Put the flour in a bowl. Press a depression in the middle, crumble yeast into it and mix with 1 teaspoon of sugar. Cover and leave to rise for about 15 minutes. Melt butter, add milk and warm up lukewarm. Stir the egg into the milk-fat mixture.
Spread 70 g sugar, salt and lemon zest on the flour rim. Add the milk-fat mixture and knead to a smooth dough with the dough hooks of the hand mixer. Cover and leave to rise in a warm place for about 30 minutes. Wash the cherries, remove the stalks and pit them. Roll out the yeast dough on a greased baking tray (32 x 39 cm). Cover and leave to rise for another 20 minutes. Stir the sour cream until smooth and spread on the yeast dough. Spread cherries on top. Sprinkle with flaked almonds and sugar crystals.
Cover and leave to rise for another 20 minutes. Stir the sour cream until smooth and spread on the yeast dough. Spread cherries on top. Sprinkle with flaked almonds and sugar crystals. Bake in the preheated oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/ convection oven: 175 °C/ gas: level 3) for 30-35 minutes. Whipped cream tastes good with it
Waiting time approx. 45 minutes