Travis' Cherry Pie

By debrcovey

Ingredients

• FILLING:
• 1 1/2 cup sugar
• 4 Tbsp. cornstarch
• 3/4 cup juice from cherries
• 3 cup canned pitted tart red cherries packed in water
• 1 Tbsp. butter
• 1/4 tsp. red food color
• Pastry
• PASTRY:
• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. salt
• 2/3 cup shortening
• 5-7 Tbsp. cold water

Preparation

Step 1

FILLING:
Combine 3/4 cup sugar with cornstarch. Stir in cherry juice. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until mixture thickens. Cook 1 minute. Add remaining sugar, cherries, butter, and food coloring. Let stand.

PASTRY:
Sift flour and salt together, cut in shortening until pieces are the size of small peas. (For extra tender pastry, cut in 1/2 shortening until like cornmeal, and 1/2 like peas). Sprinkle 1 Tbsp. water over mixture. Toss with fork. Repeat and roll into ball. Divide in 2.