Cook the Book: Simple Cherry Pie

Name: Cook the Book: Simple Cherry Pie
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps cornstarch; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 5 Tbsps cold milk; 1 teaspoon salt; 355 milliliters sugar; 158 milliliters vegetable shortening; 118 milliliters water

Need a vegetarian dessert? Cook the Book: Simple Cherry Pie could be a spectacular recipe to try. One serving contains 427 calories, 4g of protein, and 18g of fat. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. If you have salt, flour, vegetable shortening, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350° F. Line a 9-inch pie plate with 1 rolled out crust.

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Crust

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Oven

Mix the cornstarch with 1/4 cup of the water to form a smooth paste.

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Corn Starch

Water

Put the cherries in a saucepan over medium-high heat, stir in the sugar and the remaining 1/4 cup water, and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to medium, stir in the cornstarch, and cook, stirring constantly, until thick, about 5 minutes.

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Corn Starch

Cherries

Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

Sprinkle the flour in the bottom of the prepared pie crust, then pour in the cherry filling and spread it out evenly.

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Pie Crust

Cherries

Spread

All Purpose Flour

Bake for 45 minutes, until the crust is golden brown. Cool on a wire rack for about 2 hours before slicing.

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Crust

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Wire Rack

Oven

Serve at room temperature.

Plain Pie Pastry

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Pie Dough

- makes two 9-inch crusts -

Sift the flour and salt into a bowl.

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All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Bowl

Cut the shortening with a pastry blender until it is the size of small peas.

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Shortening

Peas

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Blender

Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the milk over part of the flour mixture. Gently toss with a fork and push to one side of the bowl.

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All Purpose Flour

Milk

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Bowl

Sprinkle another tablespoon over another dry part, toss with a fork and push to another side of the bowl. Repeat with the remaining milk until all of the flour is moistened.

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All Purpose Flour

Milk

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Bowl

Press the dough together to form 2 equal balls, then flatten into disks.

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Dough

Roll out the crusts right away. or wrap the dough tightly, smoothing out any little wrinkles or air pockets, and refrigerate for up to two weeks. On a lightly floured surface, roll out each ball to a thickness of 1/8 inch. Use a light touch and handle the dough as little as possible.

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Dough

Roll

Wrap

To prebake an empty crust, preheat the oven to 400° F. Press 1 rolled-out crust into a 9- or 10-inch pie plate. Line with parchment paper and weigh the crust down with dry beans or pie weights to keep the crust from bubbling or shrinking.

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Beans

Crust

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Baking Paper

Oven

Bake for 10 minutes, until firm and lightly browned. To parbake the crust, remove it from the oven after about 10 to 20 minutes, when you first see a golden hue to the crust.

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Crust

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