Mom's Cherry Pie
 
 
The cherries can be difficult to find. I found them in the canned fruit section at my grocery store. I put a picture above in the post.
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Recipe type: Pie
Serves: 8
Ingredients
  • 1 (15 ounce) can Red Tart Cherries, drained, reserve juice
  • ¼ cup plus 2 tbsp cherry juice
  • 1½ tbsp corn starch
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ⅛ tsp red food coloring
  • ⅛ tsp almond extract
  • Dough for a 2-crust pie
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. In a saucepan, combine half of the sugar and corn starch.
  3. Next, add cherry juice and stir constantly over medium heat until it becomes thick and bubbly.
  4. Remove from heat and add remaining sugar, food coloring, and almond extract. Mix well.
  5. Pour filling into the bottom of the pie crust. Dot small pieces of butter on top of the filling before adding top crust.
  6. Add top crust, seal, and crimp edges. Put a few slits in top crust to allow steam to escape.
  7. Bake for 45-55 minutes. I cover the edges with foil to prevent them from getting too dark.
  8. Cool pie several hours to allow filling to thicken before slicing.
  9. You can warm each slice in microwave for 20 seconds when serving if you prefer warm pie.
  10. Serve with vanilla ice cream or fresh whipping cream.
  11. Enjoy!
Recipe by Real Life Dinner at https://reallifedinner.com/moms-cherry-pie/