Classic Tart Cherry Pie with Lattice Crust
This recipe makes 8 servings
- Portion size: 8
Ingredients
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Pastry:
- Pastry for 10-inch double-crust pie
- 1 1eggeggs, beaten
- 1 tsp 1tspsugar Filling:
- 6 cups 6cupspitted tart cherries
- 1-1/2 cups 1-1/2cupssugar
- 1/3 cup 1/3cupcornstarch
- 1 tbsp 1tbsplemon juice
- 1 tsp 1tspvanilla
Preparation
Preheat oven to 450°F (230°C).
Filling:
Place cherries in large bowl. Whisk together sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice and vanilla; pour over cherries and stir gently.
On lightly floured surface, roll out half of the pastry and fit into 10-inch (23 cm) pie plate; pour in cherry filling. Roll out remaining pastry; cut into 1-inch (2.5 cm) wide strips. Weave strips about 1/2-inch (1 cm) apart over filling to form lattice top.
Trim pastry to 1/2-inch (1 cm) overhang. Brush some egg under each strip where it meets bottom pastry edge; press to seal. Fold both edges under and crimp. Brush lattice with egg; sprinkle pie with sugar.
Bake on baking sheet in bottom third of oven for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 375°F (190°C); bake for 65 to 70 minutes or until pastry is golden and filling is bubbly and thickened. Let cool completely on rack.
