Cherry Pie

Marg (CaymanDesigns)'s Note:

I got this recipe from my sister-in-law when I got married and my husband's aunt had a cherry tree. It is our favorite! Prep time does not include the time it takes to pit the cherries or make the pie crust. ;) I use the Pie Crust recipe in the Fanny Farmer Baking Book. Homemade Pie Crust is the recipe for 2 8-inch crust.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 8

Yield: 1.0 pie

• 4 cups cherries, pitted
• 1 cup sugar (1 1/4 cups for sour cherries)
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• pastry for a double-crust 9-inch pie

Directions:

1. Mix ingredients for filling.
2. Place in pastry-lined pie pan.
3. Put top crust on. Cut vent slits in top crust, and flute edges.
4. Brush with milk and sprinkle with sugar.
5. Bake at 425°F for 25 minutes, reduce heat to 350°F and bake for 25-30 minutes more.
6. TIP: put sugar, flour and cinnamon in a large zip-loc bag. Add the cherries and toss to coat. This coats them more even than doing it in a bowl and the filling is firmer.

Reviews

[Chef 13765]

I made the cherry pie for our Fall Fair.The pie top had to be lattice handmade.I won first prize.It,s very good.A keeper.Nora Marie

[Mommy2two]

OMG!! I have never made a cherry pie before, but I will be making it again, and I will never use a different recipe/method for it. I have found a keeper here!! Thank you for this recipe (and the bag trick--what a wonderful idea, I'm thinking it would work with apples, too!). I used a beer bottle and a pencil without an eraser to pit my cherries, and that worked really well, but with as good as this pie was, I might need to invest in a cherry pitter. Thanks Marg!

[RuthlessWr]

My husband, the pie expert, claims this was the best cherry pie he ever ate. Nuff said.