Sunday, November 15, 2009

Year of the Pie - Pie #17 Cherry Pie


Pie # 17
Cherry Pie

For our cherry pie we used the Betty Crocker crust recipe. For a 9-inch pie crust do the following.

Right or wrong, I use Crisco. Every now and then, lard.

1/3 C. + 1 T. shortening or 1/3 C. lard
1 C. Flour
1/2 t. salt
2 to 3 T. ice water

Cut the shortening into the flour/salt mixture with a pastry blender til small pieces form, then sprinkle in 1 T. of water at a time til the dough can be formed into a ball-cleaning the sides of the bowl.
Form into a disk and then roll out, using flour to keep it from sticking to the counter and rolling pin. Roll out like this: Roll from the 'middle of the disk' out. Start in the middle and roll to twelve o'clock, then start in the middle and roll til six o'clock, then three o'clock, nine o'clock, then go to two o'clock, eight o'clock, etc. After you have rolled (or rocked) your way around the clock, start over if necessary to get the desired size of crust.
Then transfer it to the pie plate.

Mix the filling as follows:
6 C. red tart cherries, pitted (we used frozen that my mom prepared)
1 1/3 C. sugar
1/2 C. flour
2 T. butter, diced
1/4 tsp. almond extract
(I researched several recipes and only one did NOT call for almond extract-so if you don't have any...you might can get away with it-don't know)

Mix the cherries with the flour/sugar mixture and then sprinkle on the almond extract give it a nice stir.
Dot the top of the pie with the diced butter.

Margaret chose a lattice top crust for this pie. We just used the single crust recipe, rolled it out and then she used a pastry tool to cut the lattice. She chose a design that did not require weaving. It is pretty.


Use a pie shield for the edges of the pie til the last few minutes of baking.
Bake 425° 35-45 minutes.


This pie was a pleasure to make. The lattice was easy. Maggie has not tasted this pie yet, but my husband and I gave it
Also, after tasting the pie, my husband said...."You have gotten the crust thing down". That's a good thing.

Does anyone have recipes that use Almond Extract? I have almost a full bottle and I don't want it to go to waste.

Until Next Time


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