Cherry Pie Recipe

A cherry pie recipe nice to make when cherries come in season. Enjoy it at a gathering of friends or family or as an after dinner dessert.

If you like cherry desserts and are looking for more cherry recipes, add this to your collection and give it a try!

What you need:

• 4 cups tart cherries

• 1 cup sugar
• Dash salt
• 3 tbsp corn starch
• 3/4 cup cherry juice
• 1/4 tsp. lemon or almond extract
• 1/4 tsp red food coloring (optional)
• 2 tbsp. butter
• Crust for two crust pie

What you do:

Mix 1/4 cup sugar, salt and corn starch.

Add 1/4 cup cherry juice to make a paste.

In a saucepan, mix 3/4 cup sugar and 1/2 cup cherry juice and bring to a boil.

While boiling, slowly add corn starch mixture.

Stir constantly, and cook until thick and clear.

Fold in the cherries and add lemon or almond extract, food coloring (if using) and butter.

Pour into pie crust, cover with top crust and bake at 375 degrees for one hour.

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