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Cherry Pie

Looking for a fruit dessert? Then check out this delicious pie with cherry filling - a cool treat!

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Prep Time 40 min
Total Time 3 hr 25 min
Servings 8

Ingredients

Pastry

2: cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

1: teaspoon salt

2/3: cup plus 2 tablespoons shortening

4: to 6 tablespoons cold water

Filling

1 1/3: cups sugar

1/2: cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

6: cups sour cherries, pitted

2: tablespoons butter or margarine, if desired

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 425°F. In medium bowl, mix 2 cups flour and the salt. Cut in shortening, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until particles are size of small peas. Sprinkle with cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork until all flour is moistened and pastry almost leaves side of bowl (1 to 2 teaspoons more water can be added if necessary).
2 Gather pastry into a ball. Divide pastry in half; shape into 2 rounds. Wrap flattened rounds of pastry in plastic wrap; refrigerate about 45 minutes or until dough is firm and cold, yet pliable.
3 Roll pastry on lightly floured surface, using floured rolling pin, into circle 2 inches larger than upside-down 9-inch glass pie plate. Fold pastry into fourths and place in pie plate; or roll pastry loosely around rolling pin and transfer to pie plate. Unfold or unroll pastry and ease into plate, pressing firmly against bottom and side and being careful not to stretch pastry, which will cause it to shrink when baked.
4 In large bowl, mix sugar and 1/2 cup flour. Stir in cherries. Spoon into pastry-lined pie plate. Cut butter into small pieces; sprinkle over cherries. Cover with top pastry that has slits cut in it; seal and flute. Cover edge with 2- to 3-inch strip of foil to prevent excessive browning; remove foil during last 15 minutes of baking.
5 Bake 35 to 45 minutes or until crust is golden brown and juice begins to bubble through slits in crust. Cool on cooling rack at least 2 hours before serving.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

There are two types of cherries—sweet and sour. Sour cherries, also called pie cherries, tart cherries or tart red cherries make wonderful pies. Sweet cherries are great for eating fresh, but not for pies.

Substitute 6 cups frozen unsweetened pitted red tart cherries, thawed and drained, or 3 cans (14.5 oz each) pitted red tart cherries, drained, for the fresh cherries.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 540
Calories from Fat: 190),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 22g; 22%
(Saturated Fat 5g, 5% Trans Fat 3 1/2g 3 1/2% ),
Cholesterol: 0mg; 0%;
Sodium: 300mg; 300%;
Total Carbohydrate: 81g; 81%
(Dietary Fiber 4g 4% Sugars 49g 49% ),
Protein: 5g; 5%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%;
Vitamin C: 6%;
Calcium: 2%;
Iron: 10%;

Exchanges:

2 Starch; 1 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

5 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 2/25/2012 2:10:36 PM REPORT ABUSE CamasWA said:

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I have used this Betty Crocker recipe for years. I add a splash of almond extract to the filling.I do an egg white wash and sprinkled sugar on the top crust. SOLID "5" RATING!

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Posted 2/25/2012 1:48:42 PM REPORT ABUSE CamasWA said:

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I have used this Betty Crocker cherry pie recipe for years. I add just a splash of Almond extract to the filling to make it a solid "5" rating!

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Posted 6/11/2010 9:17:40 AM REPORT ABUSE PieMan61 said:

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I have to say that this is a really good basic pie recipe. I don't agree with the statement that sweet cherries don't make good pie. I used extra sweet California cherries with a tbs of lemon juice, and the pie was magnificent! Also, brush the top with egg white and sprinkle with raw sugar before baking. Even better!

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