CONNIE'S CHERRY PIE

Tart cherry notes: It seems increasingly difficult to find canned pie cherries (canned cherry pie filling is not even close to what's needed for this pie). Dried tart cherries are available from BulkFoods.com . These are quite expensive but can be stored in the freezer for a long time & used in many different types of recipes (examples: Alton Brown's "Free Range Fruit Cake; "Alternative filling for Snowball Surprise Cookies).

    • Set oven to preheat at 450 degrees
    • INGREDIENTS
      • 1 can pie cherries (pitted tart cherries)
      • 1 cup sugar
      • ½ cup flour
      • 1/4 tsp salt
      • 2-3 tablespoons butter
      • 1/4 tsp almond flavoring
    • INSTRUCTIONS
      • Line pie plate with pastry; prepare top pastry.
      • Blend sugar, flour & salt.
      • Sprinkle half of this mixture on bottom pastry.
      • Add almond flavoring to can of cherries.
      • Pour cherries into pastry shell.
      • Add rest of sugar mixture.
      • Dot well with butter.
      • Place top pastry & flute edges.
    • Bake at 450 degrees for 15 minutes, then 350 degrees until crust is golden
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