Sour cherry pie

Sour cherry pie

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Difficulty
Medium 👍
Preparation
40 min
Baking
60 min
Resting
60 min

Ingredients

2Servings
MetricImperial
kg
sour cherries (pitted)
87½ g
flour
42½ g
sugar (divided)
¾ tsp
salt (divided)
57½ g
butter (cold and cubed)
20 ml
ice water
¼
lemon (zest)
1 tbsp
cornstarch
¼
egg
flour for dusting
butter for greasing
demerara sugar for sprinkling

Utensils

food processor (optional), whisk, large mixing bowl, plastic wrap, rubber spatula, pie dish (23-cm/9-in), oven, rolling pin, knife, pastry brush

Nutrition per serving

Cal577
Fat25 g
Protein7 g
Carb80 g
  • Step 1/6

    To make the pie crust, mix together flour, some of the sugar, and some of the salt. Add butter and use your fingers or a food processor to combine, just until large clumps form. Make a well in the center of the mixture and pour in the water a little at a time, using your fingers to lightly mix. Continue until all the water has absorbed and a crumbly dough has formed. If dough seems dry, add more water, a tablespoon at a time.
    • 87½ g flour
    • ¼ tbsp sugar
    • ½ tsp salt
    • 57½ g butter (cold and cubed)
    • 20 ml ice water
    • food processor (optional)
    • whisk
    • large mixing bowl

    To make the pie crust, mix together flour, some of the sugar, and some of the salt. Add butter and use your fingers or a food processor to combine, just until large clumps form. Make a well in the center of the mixture and pour in the water a little at a time, using your fingers to lightly mix. Continue until all the water has absorbed and a crumbly dough has formed. If dough seems dry, add more water, a tablespoon at a time.

  • Step 2/6

    Scrape dough onto a lightly floured work surface and press the dough into a compact disc, then halve and form each half into a disc. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for an hour.
    • flour for dusting
    • plastic wrap

    Scrape dough onto a lightly floured work surface and press the dough into a compact disc, then halve and form each half into a disc. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for an hour.

  • Step 3/6

    For the filling, combine remaining sugar with lemon zest in a large bowl. Add cornstarch and salt and whisk until combined, then add cherries and toss to coat. If using frozen cherries, be sure to drain off any excess juice after thawing and before combining with other ingredients for filling.
    • 37½ g sugar
    • ¼ lemon (zest)
    • 1 tbsp cornstarch
    • ¼ tsp salt
    • kg sour cherries (pitted)
    • whisk
    • rubber spatula
    • large mixing bowl

    For the filling, combine remaining sugar with lemon zest in a large bowl. Add cornstarch and salt and whisk until combined, then add cherries and toss to coat. If using frozen cherries, be sure to drain off any excess juice after thawing and before combining with other ingredients for filling.

  • Step 4/6

    Preheat oven to 190°C/375°F and grease a pie dish (9-inch/23-cm.) Take dough out of refrigerator and let warm up for a few minutes. On a lightly floured work surface, roll one disc into a 0.25-in./0.5-cm thick round. Transfer the round to the pie dish, letting the excess hang over the edge, and distribute cherry filling evenly on top.
    • butter for greasing
    • flour for dusting
    • pie dish (23-cm/9-in)
    • oven
    • rolling pin

    Preheat oven to 190°C/375°F and grease a pie dish (9-inch/23-cm.) Take dough out of refrigerator and let warm up for a few minutes. On a lightly floured work surface, roll one disc into a 0.25-in./0.5-cm thick round. Transfer the round to the pie dish, letting the excess hang over the edge, and distribute cherry filling evenly on top.

  • Step 5/6

    Roll second dough disk into a round of same thickness and cut into 1-in./2.5-cm wide strips. Use the strips to form a lattice pattern over the cherry filling.
    • flour for dusting
    • knife

    Roll second dough disk into a round of same thickness and cut into 1-in./2.5-cm wide strips. Use the strips to form a lattice pattern over the cherry filling.

  • Step 6/6

    Trim the bottom and top dough, leaving 0.5-in./1.33-cm of dough hanging over the sides. Lift the sides up and fold them under the dough edge to form a thick crust, then crimp the sides or simply press to seal the dough together. Beat the egg and brush it on top of the lattice dough. Sprinkle generously with demerara sugar. Bake pie at 190°C/375°F for approx. 1 hour, or until the crust is golden brown and filling is bubbling. Let cool completely before serving. Enjoy!
    • ¼ egg
    • demerara sugar for sprinkling
    • pastry brush
    • oven

    Trim the bottom and top dough, leaving 0.5-in./1.33-cm of dough hanging over the sides. Lift the sides up and fold them under the dough edge to form a thick crust, then crimp the sides or simply press to seal the dough together. Beat the egg and brush it on top of the lattice dough. Sprinkle generously with demerara sugar. Bake pie at 190°C/375°F for approx. 1 hour, or until the crust is golden brown and filling is bubbling. Let cool completely before serving. Enjoy!

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    Sour cherry pie

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