My Classic Cherry Pie is a warm and nostalgic comfort food. Serve just out of the oven and top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Classic Cherry Pie
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Author: Chef Shosh
Serves: 8 Servings
Ingredients
- Crust:
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cold butter cut into chunks
- ½ cup ice water
- ¼ tsp salt
- Filling:
- 4 cups pitted tart red cherries
- 1 cup white sugar
- ¼ cup corn starch
Instructions
- To prepare pie crust, combine flour and salt in a large bowl.
- Cut in butter until mixture forms coarse crumbs.
- Add water, one tablespoon at a time, until mixture forms a ball.
- Divide into two equal portions.
- Wrap each portion in plastic and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
- Roll one portion of dough out to fit a 9 inch pie plate.
- Place crust in pie plate. Press the dough evenly into the bottom and sides of the pie plate.
- Roll out second portion of dough and cut into one-inch strips with a pizza cutter. Set strips aside.
- To prepare filling, place cherries into a saucepan over medium heat, and cover.
- Heat cherries until they release their juice and come to a simmer, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Stir consistently. In a bowl, whisk the sugar with cornstarch until smooth.
- Then pour the mixture into the hot cherries and juice, and thoroughly combine.
- Turn heat down to low, bring to a simmer, and cook until the filling has thickened for just a couple minutes.
- Remove from heat and let cool.
- Once filling is cooled, preheat over to 375 degrees F.
- Pour filling into pie crust. Use remaining dough strips to cover with lattice design.
- Bake for about 45 minutes or until dough is golden brown. Serve warm.
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