Ingredients
- Crust:
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/4 cup very cold water
- 2 cups Stirling Creamery Churn 84 Unsalted Butter, frozen
- Filling:
- 6 cups cherries, washed and pitted
- 2 cups blueberries, washed
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 4 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- Pinch of kosher salt
Preparation
Step 1
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and sugar. Using a cheese grater, grate butter into flour. Using two cold forks or a cold pastry blender, cut in butter until incorporated. Slowly add in cold water until a ball of dough begins to form. You want your dough to look moist, but not wet. Once dough comes together, divide into two balls. Wrap both in plastic wrap and flatten into disks. Refrigerate for about an hour to allow the proteins to relax.
Just a side note: The key to a flaky, buttery crust is keeping everything cold.
To make filling:
In a large mixing bowl, combine cherries, blueberries, sugar, salt and cornstarch together until fruit is completely coated. Add in lemon juice. Mix well and set aside.
Once ready to assemble and bake, preheat oven to 375ºF. Lightly flour surface and rolling pin with all purpose flour. Roll out your dough to fit slightly larger than the 18" x 12" baking sheet needed for this pie (leave about an inch overhang on all sides). Fix dough onto baking sheet. Pour filling into crust. Place in fridge while rolling out top layer.
Roll out the same way you did the bottom crust. Remove sheet from fridge and place on top of filling. Crimp, roll, or fork print dough together to seal in filling. Stab top with fork to help release steam while baking. Brush top with egg white and sprinkle sanding sugar all over.
Bake for 50-55 minutes or until crust is a golden brown. Remove from oven and allow pie to cool almost completely on a wire rack. Filling will be extremely hot otherwise. (Says Captain Obvious).
Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or a custard sauce.
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