Cherry Pie IV

Name: Cherry Pie IV
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons almond extract; 1 Tbsp butter; 907 grams sour cherries, pitted; 4 Tbsps cornstarch; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 pinch salt; 237 milliliters shortening; 118 milliliters cold water; 266 milliliters white sugar

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Cherry Pie IV a try. One portion of this dish contains around 4g of protein, 28g of fat, and a total of 547 calories. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up shortening, flour, cornstarch, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

In a large bowl, combine flour and salt.

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All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Bowl

Cut in the shortening until pea sized. Stir in water until mixture forms a ball. Divide dough in half and shape into balls. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.

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Shortening

Dough

Water

Wrap

Roll one ball out to fit a 9 inch pie plate.

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Roll

Place bottom crust in pie plate.

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Crust

Roll out top crust and set aside.

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Crust

Roll

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C.) In a saucepan, combine cherries, sugar and cornstarch.

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Corn Starch

Cherries

Sugar

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Sauce Pan

Oven

Let sit for about 10 minutes. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes or until the juices thicken and become translucent.

Remove from heat and stir in the butter and almond extract.

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Almond Extract

Butter

Mix thoroughly and pour into pie shell. Cover with top crust, seal edges, and cut away excess dough. Make several small slits in the top to allow steam to escape.

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Pie Crust