Cherry pie

Name: Cherry pie
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 recipe 2 shell pie crust. (see my flaky pie crust recipe); 6-7 cups fresh picked and pitted sour cherries. (you can use frozen. use about 2.5 lbs); 1 cup granulated sugar; 1 tsp. vanilla; 6 tablespoons cornstarch; 2 Tbsp butter for dotting; 2 Tbsp milk (to brush on crust); 1 Tbsp sugar (to sprinkle on milk.)

jcroskey42 @cook_3412840

Sour cherries are only in season a short time. This is the best way to celebrate their arrival for independence day!

jcroskey42 @cook_3412840

Sour cherries are only in season a short time. This is the best way to celebrate their arrival for independence day!

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Ingredients

40 mins

6 servings

1recipe 2 shell pie crust. (see my flaky pie crust recipe)
6-7 cupsfresh picked and pitted sour cherries. (you can use frozen. use about 2.5 lbs)
1 cupgranulated sugar
1 tsp.vanilla
6 tablespoonscornstarch
2 Tbspbutter for dotting
2 Tbspmilk (to brush on crust)
1 Tbspsugar (to sprinkle on milk.)

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Steps

40 mins

1

Preheat oven to 325
2

In a mixing bowl combine cherries, vanilla, sugar, and cornstarch. Mix well. Let stand 5-10 minutes.
3

Roll out first crust and line pie plate with it.
4

Pour cherry mixture into pie plate
5

Roll out top crust. I like to cut strips and make a lattice top.
6

Dot pie with butter and place top crust on pie
7

Brush with milk and sprinkle with sugar
8

Place pie in oven on the middle rack and bake 35- 40 minutes, until crust is brown and pie is bubbly
9

Allow pie to sit at least one hour before cutting to allow sauce to thicken.