Easy Cherry Pies

Name: Easy Cherry Pies
Total time: 2100 s
Yield: 6 to 8 Pieces
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 can (400 g) Pitted Cherries; 1/3 cup Syrup from the can of Cherries; 2 tablespoons Sugar; 1 small pinch Salt; 1 tablespoon Corn Starch; 1 & 1/2 sheets Frozen Butter Puff Pastry; *Note: Depending on the amount of the filling to use for each piece, you can make 8 pieces. In that case, you would need 2 sheets of Puff Pastry; Flour to dust the work surface; Milk & Sugar *optional, read ‘Step 8’

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

Melbourne, Australia

Frozen Butter Puff Pastry if very handy to stock in the freezer. I often make pies and snacks using Puff Pastry. Today I wrapped Cherry filling and baked in the oven. As Cherries are not in season now and I couldn’t find Frozen Cherries either, I used 1 can of Pitted Cherries. It was super easy to prepare and the result was impressive.

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

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Ingredients

5 minutes & 30 minutes

6 to 8 Pieces

1 can (400 g)Pitted Cherries
1/3 cupSyrup from the can of Cherries
2 tablespoonsSugar
1small pinch Salt
1 tablespoonCorn Starch
1& 1/2 sheets Frozen Butter Puff Pastry
*Note: Depending on the amount of the filling to use for each piece, you can make 8 pieces. In that case, you would need 2 sheets of Puff Pastry
Flour to dust the work surface
Milk & Sugar *optional, read ‘Step 8’

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Steps

5 minutes & 30 minutes

1

Drain the can of Cherries and save the syrup.
2

Place 1/3 cup of the saved Syrup, Sugar, Salt and Corn Starch in a small saucepan, mix well, and bring to the boil, stirring constantly, over medium low heat. When thickened, add the drained Cherries, and stir to combine. Set aside and cool completely.
3

*Note: If you want to use Fresh Cherries OR Frozen Pitter Cherries, see ‘Cherry Crumble Pie’ recipe.

Cherry Crumble Pie
4

Preheat oven to 180°C. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
5

Dust a flat work surface such as a cutting board with Flour, place a sheet of Butter Puff Pastry, and cut into 4 squares. Place some completely cooled Cherries on each Puff Pastry square.
6

Fold in half to wrap the filling and secure the edges using a fork pressing down to stick them together. Make some cuts on top.
7

Cut remaining 1/2 sheet of Puff Pastry into 2 squares, and repeat the process.
8

To make the outside of the pies extra crunchy, brush them with a very small amount of Milk and sprinkle with Sugar, about 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoonful each. But this is optional.
9

Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown.