Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Prize Winning Cherry Pie

Prize Winning Cherry Pie
A nice fresh cherry pie recipe to try !
Ingredients:
  • 1c Sugar
  • 3tb Cornstarch
  • 1/4ts Salt
  • 2/3c Grenadine syrup
  • 2pk Frozen cherries (16-oz)
  • thawed
  • 1/2ts Almond extract
  • 2tb Butter or margarine
  • Double crust pastry
  • For double crust 9 inch
  • 2ts Milk
  • Substitute:
  • 2lb Fresh cherries - pitted
  • 1/4c Cornstarch

INSTRUCTIONS
Combine sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a medium saucepan; stir mixture to remove lumps. Stir grenadine syrup into sugar mixture. Cook over medium heat until smooth, stirring constantly. Add cherries; simmer until liquid
is thickened and transparent (about 4 minutes), stirring gently once or twice. Add almond extract and butter, stirring until butter melts; cool. Roll out half of pastry to 1/8-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Place in a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate; trim off excess pastry along edges. Pour cooled cherry mixture into pastry shell. Roll remaining pastry to 1/8-inch thickness; transfer to top of pie. Trim off excess pastry along edges. Fold edges under and flute. Cut slits in top crust for steam to escape. Brush top of pastry shell lightly with milk. Bake at 400 degrees for 55 minutes or until golden brown. Cool pie before serving. The cherry pie recipe is ready to serve....nice one ! Enjoy it !
NOTE: Two pounds fresh cherries, pitted, may be substituted for
2 (16-ounce) packages frozen cherries; use 1/4 cup cornstarch instead of 3 tablespoons.
deep-dish-fresh cherry-pie recipe

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