Deep Dish Cherry Pie
Deep Dish Cherry Pie might be just the dessert you are searching for. This vegetarian recipe serves 12. One portion of this dish contains approximately 5g of protein, 27g of fat, and a total of 415 calories. Head to the store and pick up vegetable shortening, butter, vanillan extract, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours and 40 minutes.
Instructions
In the bowl of a food processor, combine flour, sugar, and salt. Pulse three times to blend.
Add butter and shortening and pulse until butter is the size of peas, about 10 pulses.
Add water and pulse until dough comes together into a ball, about 10 pulses.
Add another tablespoon of water if necessary.
Divide dough in half. Wrap each ball in plastic wrap and chill in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Make Filling: In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, cornstarch, salt.
Add cherries and stir to combine.
Mix in lemon juice and vanilla.
Take dough out of fridge. On a well floured surface, roll out first ball to a 9 inch circle.
Transfer bottom crust to pie plate.
Pour filling into crust. Dot filling with two tablespoons butter.
Roll out second ball of dough to a 9 inch circle.
Cut circle into 3/4 inch wide vertical strips. Starting with the left side of the dough, transfer every other strip to the pie, placing them vertically and leaving 3/4 inch space in between pieces of dough.
Transfer the remaining strips to the pie, arranging them horizontally and weaving them over, then under the existing strips to create a lattice.
Brush lattice crust with egg wash and sprinkle with tablespoon of sugar.
Bake pie for 15 minutes at 425°F, then lower oven temperature to 375 and continue to bake until bubbling and golden brown, about 1 hour.