suemunzlinger's Recipe

Cherry Pie

Category: Desserts

Preheat oven 400
1 9" pie plate
crust for two crust pie.

4 cups canned tart cherries, drain and save juice
1 cup granulated sugar
pinch of salt
3 tablespoon cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1/4 teaspoon red food coloring
2 tablespoons butter

Crust for two crust pie

Mix 1/4 cup sugar, salt and cornstarch.

Add 1/4 cup of the cherry juice. Mix well and set aside (make sure cherry juice is room temperature or cold)

In a saucepan, mix 3/4 cup sugar and 1/2 cherry juice and bring to a boil.

While boiling slowly add the cornstarch mixture and stir constantly.
Cook until thick and clear.

Fold in the cherries and almond extact and butter.
Let cool slightly

Pour into bottom crust

Top with top crust and crimp around the edges to seal. Cut slits in top crust to let steam escape.
(Can brush top crust with beaten egg)

Preheat oven 400.
Bake 50-55 minutes.

If edges of crust are getting to brown, cover edges with foil.