Bocconcini & Pickled Cherry Skewers | culture: the word on cheese

Ingredients

• 1 cup white wine vinegar
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 2 strips orange zest
• 1 stick cinnamon
• 1½ teaspoons mustard seeds
• 1 bay leaf
• ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 1 pound red cherries
• 1 pint bocconcini mozzarella (1-ounce balls)
• ¼ pound thinly sliced prosciutto
• 24 medium-size fresh basil leaves (washed)
• 24 ½- inch-thick toasted baguette slices