Cherry Pie
This is a very very tasty recipe for an excellent dessert.Its special.
Ingredients
Five cups of tinned or fresh cherries.
1 1/2 cup sugar granulated
1/2 cup sugar to top
4 tablespoons corn starch
2 tablespoons butter unsalted
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 egg
For pastry:
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour and a little extra for rolling.
1 cup butter unsalted cut in pieces
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
8 Tbsp ice water
How to make Cherry Pie
Method
Mix flour, butter,salt,sugar in a bowl and slowly add ice water kneading the dough..Do not add too much water as this will hen its firm its done.You can use a food processor and swirl it 6-8 times.
Keep it aside.
On a lightly floured kitchen board , roll the flour into thin pastry and make 2 rolls out of it for a six inch pastry dough.
Now take a pie tray and grease it lightly .
In a pan add cherries, butter,lemon juice , and place on medium heat.Slowly add corn starch and lemon juice and keep mixing. Let water dry.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Now in the pie tray, greased, place a pie crust and lightly butter it inside.
Now add cherry mixture that has cooled.
Cover with pastry / crust and sprinkle sugar beaten with an egg yolk. Make a small slit in the middle for steam to let out.
Place in oven for 45-50 minutes and then remove when baked to a golden color.
Let it cool.
Serve with custard or cream.
Posted By:
Khalida Ahmad, Lahore