Chrerry Pie (fresh)

By Carolanne

Ingredients

• 2 crust pastry
• 5 cups pitted cherries
• 1 1/4 cup sugar
• 4 Tbsp cornstarch
• juice from cherries with 1/2 cup reserved
• 1/2 tsp almond flavoring

Details

Servings 1
Preparation time 90mins
Cooking time 135mins

Preparation

Step 1

Sprinkle cherries with sugar, mix well. Set aside for and hour or so until juice forms. Drain juice into sm saucepan, reserving 1/2 cup into small bowl.

Add cornstarch to 1/2 cup drained juice. Heat rest of juice in saucepan to boiling, add cornstarch mixture gradually and cook until thickened slightly and clear. Remove from stove, add almond flavoring and cherries. Pour into bottom crust, cover with top crust or lattice strips. Bake 30 min at 350, then 10-15 min at 375.