Cherry Pie

7 ingredients
11 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 recipe Pie Dough
  • 2 1/2 cups pitted tart cherries
  • About 1/3 cup sugar, depending on the sweetness of the fruit
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca
  • Zest of 1/2 lemon
  • 1 egg, beaten with 2 tablespoons water, for egg wash
  • 9-inch pie pan

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to 350.
  2. 2
    On a floured board, roll out half of the dough about 1/4-inch thick.
  3. 3
    Fit it evenly into a 9-inch pie pan, pressing gently against the bottom and sides.
  4. 4
    In a bowl, toss the cherries with the sugar, tapioca, and lemon zest.
  5. 5
    Pour the mixture into the pie crust.
  6. 6
    Roll out the remaining dough and set the top crust in place.
  7. 7
    Trim the dough and crimp and seal the edges.
  8. 8
    Cut 3 small steam vents in the center of the pie crust.Brush the egg wash over the top.
  9. 9
    Bake the pie in the center of the oven for about 1 hour, until the crust is lightly browned.
  10. 10
    Let cool before cutting.
  11. 11
    Serve slightly warm.

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