Posts Tagged: Cherry Pie Recipe


8
Feb 11

Strawberry Cherry Pie

Ingredients:

2 (9 inch) pie shell
3/4 cup white sugar
2 Tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca
2 Tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 (16 ounce) can pitted sour cherries, drained with liquid reserved
1 (10 ounce) package frozen strawberries, thawed
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons white sugar

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

2. In a medium saucepan combine 3/4 cup sugar, tapioca, cornstarch, and salt.

3. Mix well; then stir in reserved cherry and strawberry liquids.

4. Stirring constantly, cook mixture over medium heat 5 to 10 minutes or until it begins to thicken. Remove from heat.

5. Spoon filling into pastry lined pan. Top with second pastry. Seal and flute edges. Cut steam vents in top crust.

6. Sprinkle with 2 teaspoon sugar. Cover edges of crust with aluminum foil to prevent excessive browning.

7. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove foil for the last 15 minutes of baking.


24
Jul 09

Cherry Pie

Cherry Pie

Ingredients

* 1 cup sugar

* 1/3 cup flour

* 2 cans red tart Cherries, drained, reserving juice

* ¼ teaspoon red food coloring (optional)

* ¼ teaspoon almond extract (optional)

* 1 tablespoon margarine or butter

* Pastry for double-crust 9-inch pie

Directions

1.Preheat oven to 425°F.

2.In a saucepan, combine sugar and flour.

3.Blend in 1 cup reserved cherry juice. Bring to a boil, stirring often. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes, until thickened.

4.Remove from heat and add food coloring (optional), almond extract (optional), and margarine. Cover and refrigerate.

5.Roll out half of pastry and line a 9” pie pan.

6.Roll out other half of pastry into an 11” circle – cut into eight ½” strips.

7.Pour cooled cherry filling into pastry-lined pie pan – lay pastry strips horizontally and then vertically across the top of the pie. Crimp edges with forefinger of one hand pressed into thumb of the other hand, to seal edges.

8.Bake 30-35 minutes until crust is brown and filling is bubbling.


2
Jul 09

Cherry Pie

Cherry Pie

4 to 5 cups fresh or frozen sour cherries – pitted
1/4 cup corn starch
2 tablespoons flour
1 1/4 cups sugar
2 drops almond extract
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
egg wash (1 egg with a pinch of salt) for glazing

Preheat oven to 425 F.
Line a 9-inch pie pan with pastry dough (more).
In a large bowl, toss the cherries, corn starch, flour, sugar, almond extract and lemon juice. Spoon or mound into pie shell. Dot with the unsalted butter. Wet pie edges with a bit of water (more). Roll remaining pastry to fit top of pie. Place on pie and press securely onto fruit and edges to seal. Trim edges and crimp. Cut slits for steam to escape. Brush top of pastry with egg wash.

Place pie on baking sheets and place on lowest rack in oven. Bake for 20 minutes, reduce heat to 375 F. and bake until juices begin to bubble through steam slits (about 35 to 45 minutes). Cool for 1 hour before serving.