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Tart Cherry Pie

This recipe uses canned tart cherries in water, you are going to make the filling yourself. This is delicious pie, and how a cherry pie is supposed to taste, and no red food coloring used like in ready made pie filling.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 pie crusts, ready made or homemade
  • 2 cans tart cherries, in water, 15 oz / 425 g cans
  • 1 cup cherry liquid, See step 2.
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 egg, beaten

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 220 C (425 F), get out a pie dish. Line the pie dish with one sheet of pie crust dough.
  • Drain the cherries and save 1 cup of liquid, discard the remaining liquid. (I got exactly 1 cup of liquid from both cans.) If both cans do not have 1 cup of liquid, just top up what you do get with water to make 1 cup.
  • In a saucepan, add the sugar and cornstarch and whisk together, slowly whisk in the reserved liquid from the cherries and mix until smooth.
  • Place the saucepan on medium heat and stir continuously until the mixture starts to bubble. You will see a noticeable change when the mixture starts to bubble.
  • Once it bubbles, continue stirring for 1 more minute until the mixture is thick and clear, remove from heat.
  • Now stir in the butter, almond extract, and cherries, mix until combined.
  • Pour into the prepared pie dish.
  • Cover with the second crust and cut several slits to vent steam, or if adventurous, slice that crust up and make a lattice top on the pie. Brush the top crust with beaten egg.
  • Bake for 10 minutes then reduce the temp to 180 C (350 F) and bake for another 35 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Remove to a rack to cool.
  • Slice, serve, and enjoy. Sometimes this will come out very runny, and sometimes much drier, this time was runny, so just grab a spoon and enjoy, the flavor is still perfect regardless of the texture.

Notes

Since I am in the states for a while, a can of tart cherries in water runs about $3.40 in Walmart, so for 6 servings, this dessert would cost about $1.13 per serving.
Adapted from an internet recipe.