Easy Cherry Pie

11 ingredients
12 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 recipe for double crust pie dough
  • 6 cups sour cherries, fresh and pitted, canned and drained, or frozen (you won't need to defrost them)
  • 1 cup sugar + a few teaspoons more for sprinkling the top
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  • A very small grating of whole nutmeg
  • 2-3 tablespoons quick cooking tapioca (if you are brave, just use a good size handful)
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1-2 tablespoons orange liqueur (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon butter for dotting the top of the filling (if you forget this, it's fine...really!)
  • Egg White Wash
  • 1 egg white mixed with 1 tablespoon water for an egg white was

Directions

  1. 1
    Make dough, divide into two disks, wrap in plastic and chill.
  2. 2
    Put cherries, sugar, lemon juice, nutmeg, quick cooking tapioca, salt into a bowl and gently mix together until well coated.
  3. 3
    Roll out the bottom dough and place in your pie pan.
  4. 4
    Pour filling into crust. (Note: Cherries are a very juicy fruit so fill your pie pan to within 1/2 inch of the rim so they won't boil over when baking.)
  5. 5
    Dot with butter and set aside.
  6. 6
    Roll out remaining dough and lay over the fruit, or cut strips and make a lattice top.
  7. 7
    Trim excess dough from edges and crimp.
  8. 8
    Brush crust with some egg white wash and sprinkle evenly and lightly with 1-2 teaspoons of sugar.
  9. 9
    Place pie in refrigerator to chill while oven is preheating to 425° F.
  10. 10
    Bake at 425° F on the middle rack of the oven until crust is just golden, about 20 minutes.
  11. 11
    Reduce heat to 375° F; bake until golden brown and there is some steady bubbling in the filling, about 30-35 minutes more.
  12. 12
    Let cool before serving.

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