Cherry Sour Cream Pie

By á-170456

Ingredients

• PASTRY:
• 1 1/3 cups flour
• 1 dash salt
• Finely-grated zest of 1 lemon
• 1 cup unsalted butter cut small pieces
• 2 egg yolks
• FILLING:
• 1 pound cherries
• 1/4 cup sugar plus
• 1 teaspoon sugar divided
• 1 cup blanched whole almonds
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 egg yolk
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• Flour for rolling

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

For the Pastry: Combine the flour, salt and lemon zest in a bowl. Add the butter and blend in using a pastry blender or 2 knives, working the ingredients to a coarse meal. Add the egg yolks, kneading in the bowl until the dough holds together and becomes smooth. (The dough can also be made in a food processor.) Cut the pastry in half, wrap both halves in plastic; refrigerate 1 hour.

For the Filling: Pit the cherries, catching the juice. Combine the cherries, the juice and 1/4 cup of sugar in a saucepan. Heat over medium-high heat, stirring, then reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook, stirring frequently, until the cherries have softened and a syrup has formed, about 10 minutes. Do not let burn. Set aside.

Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Roughly chop the almonds and place them in a large bowl. Add the sour cream, egg yolk, cinnamon and almond extract, then fold in the cherries.

Roll out one pastry half on a lightly floured surface to fit a 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom. Spoon in the cherry mixture, then cover it with the sour cream and nut mixture.

Roll out the remaining pastry slightly larger than the tart pan, so it overlaps about an inch, and cover the pie. Trim the pastry edges and pinch to seal. Sprinkle the remaining teaspoon of sugar over the top.

Cut 3 or 4 slits in the top of the pie. Bake the pie until the top is golden, 45 minutes. Serve warm.

This recipe yields 8 servings.

Each serving: 514 calories; 60 mg sodium; 236 mg cholesterol; 40 grams fat; 18 grams saturated fat; 33 grams carbohydrates; 10 grams protein; 3.40 grams fiber.