Cherry Pie

I was recently given some cherries by my father-in-law. He has a sour cherry tree in his yard and offered me some so I took him up on the offer. Not only were they free..he pitted them for me! I took this bag of cherries then on my way home I thought, what in the world am I going to do with them? My first thought, of course, was cherry pie!

This recipe is adapted from Allrecipes.com. I had to increase the amount of cornstarch and am not sure exactly how much I ended up using. You may need to add a little more to get your filling to thicken. Just remember it will thicken a little more in the oven as it's baking. I think I ended up thickening it a bit too much becasue it was very thick when I took it out of the oven...it was still super tasty nonetheless!

Cherry Pie

4 C sour cherries, pitted

2 C sugar

4 Tbsp Cornstarch

2 Tbsp butter

1/4 tsp almond or vanilla extract

2 pie crusts

Place cherries, sugar and cornstarch in medium, a non-aluminum pan. Stir and let sit for 10 minutes. Bring to a boil over medium heat; stirring constantly. Lower the heat and simmer until the juices have thickened and become transluscent- about 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in butter and extract of choice. Pour into pie shell and bake in preheated 375 degree oven  45-50 minutes or until cust is golden brown.

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