Cherry Pie
Fresh juicy cherries baked into a delicious pie!
Ingredients
- 2 pints pie cherries or 2 cans
- 1 cup sugar divided
- 3 tbsp cornstarch
- 3/4 cup cherry juice
- 3 drops almond extract
- 1 double pie crust
Instructions
- Combine 1/2 cup sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan. Stir in cherry juice. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thick and bubbly. Remove from heat.
- Stir in the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar, almond extract and cherries. Pour filling into a pie pan lined with pie crust. Add the top crust, crimp the edges, and make slits in the top crust to vent the pie. Brush the top crust with egg white and sprinkle with sugar, if desired.
- Bake at 425°F for 25 minutes, reduce the heat to 350°F and bake for 20 minutes. Let cool before serving.