How to Make Fresh Cherry Pie
If the first U.S. president had tasted one of these fresh cherry pies, he'd likely be known for chopping down a different type of tree because there's no way George Washington would want to prevent fresh cherries from growing. While fresh cherries are only available during summer in most places, this pie makes it worth seeking them out and paying unseasonably high prices throughout the year. The difference between canned pie filling and real cherries warrants it.
- Difficulty:
- Moderate
Instructions
Things You'll Need
- 5 cups fresh pitted cherries
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1 to 2 tbsp. butter
- Pie crust
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Pit the cherries. If you don't have a cherry pitter, cut a circle around each cherry with a knife and pull it apart with your fingers to remove the pits.
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Mix sugar and cherries in a large bowl and leave standing for 20 minutes.
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Mix flour into the cherry and sugar mixture. Pour into pie shell.
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Cut up small bits of butter and place them in the filling.
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Top the filled pie shell with a lattice crust. Bake at 425 degrees for 40 minutes, or until crust is golden brown. Cooking time may vary by 5 minutes. In high altitudes, bake at 400 degrees.
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Cool the pie on a wire rack and serve at room temperature.
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Tips & Warnings
Be ready for compliments.
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Comments
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Thanks to my neighbor, I will be taking a stab at a fresh cherry pie today.
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God help me. I just might kill someone. This is a result of cherry picking the weekend before last. The results? A type of meditation or relaxation with friends and their daughter. A surprisingly nice work out. My senses were alert as I hear rattlesnakes. And another form of brain exercise -- I have never made jam or pies before. Thus, building new brain pathways! Go figure... Last year if you had said I would be cherry picking and making baked goods I would have laughed.
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Jonra Springs
Feb 13, 2009
Sorry brittni, there was a data loss in '08 that must have claimed the pie crust recipe. I've added it back into the eHow knowledge resource pool. See "How to Make Easy as Pie Crust. Thanks - Jonra -
Jonra Springs
Feb 13, 2009
Sorry brittni, there was a data loss in '08 that must have claimed the pie crust recipe. I've added it back into the knowledge resource pool. See "How to Make Easy as Pie Crust. Thanks - Jonra
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brittni
Nov 21, 2008
I don't see your "how to make an easy as pie crust" article. Maybe it was taken down? So, I'm guessing that any regular pie crust would work as well?
