Easy Cherry Pie Recipe
I live in an area where freshly grown tart Niagara cherries are in abundance during the summer. Using them to make fresh homemade cherry pie is such a treat.
Ingredients
- 1 Pastry for a double crust pie
- 4 - 4 1/2 cups red sour cherries, pitted
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 dash almond flavoring, optional up to 1/4 teaspoon
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425ºF.
- In a large bowl, mix together the cherries, sugar, cornstarch, salt and almond flavoring. Line a 9" pie plate with 1/2 the pastry, rolled thin. Pour the cherry mixture into the pastry-lined plate. Top with second layer of pastry.
- Glaze pastry with a mixture of sugar and milk, using a pastry brush. Cut vents into the top pastry layer to let steam escape.
- Bake for 15 minutes at 425ºF. Reduce heat to 350ºF and bake 35 minutes more or until the filling is bubbling and pastry is browned.
- Let cool before cutting.
- Yummy served with vanilla or cherry vanilla ice cream.
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