Thursday, March 17, 2011

Cherry Pie

Pastry for 9 inch pie
1 1/3 C sugar
1/3 C flour
4 C fresh red tart cherries, washed & pitted
1/4 tsp almond extract
2 Tbsp butter or margarine

Pastry for 10 inch pie
1 2/3 C sugar
1/2 C flour
5 C fresh red tart cherries, washed & pitted
1 tsp almond extract 3 Tbsp butter or margarine

Heat oven to 425 degrees. Prepare pastry. Stir together sugar & flour; mix with cherries. Turn into pastry lined pie pan; sprinkle with almond extract & dot with butter. Cover with top crust, cut slits, seal & flute. Cover edge with 2-3 inch strip of aluminum foil to prevent excessive browning: remove foil last 15 minutes of baking. Bake 9 inch 35-45 minutes. 10 inch 40-50 minutes

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