Cherry Pie Filling

[mrs_dragon]

My supervisor gave me a brown paper lunch bag stuffed to brimming with cherries. He says they are pie cherries (not the sweet kind you get at the supermarket) so naturally I want to try to make a pie with them! Does anyone have any recipes for making cherry pie filling in the crock? I have some vauge idea that usually you make these fillings

Comments

[frkyjenn]

You can make a cherry pie without boiling/cooking them first. I do it every year.

This is the recipe I use:

about 4 cups of cherries
1-1/3 cups sugar
3 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca or
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Pastry for 2-crust, 9-inch pie
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
Combine cherries, granulated sugar, tapioca (or flour) and almond extract in a large mixing bowl; mix well. Let cherry mixture stand 15 minutes.

Line a 9-inch pie plate with pastry; fill with cherry mixture. Dot with butter. Adjust top crust, cutting slits for steam to escape.

Bake in a preheated 400-degree oven 50 to 55 minutes, or until crust is golden brown and juice begins to bubble through slits in crust.

[cozyjeans]

Oooooh, that sounds wonderful. I'll be making this at Thanksgiving. *mouth waters* LOL

[luxxie]

you should make it right now! cherries are in season, and only for a short time...

[rodabug]

Ah...my cherry true doesn't usually get cherries until the middle of June/early July. We usually make some home made cherry Vodka for July 3.

I'll have to try this recipe for pie, though. To now, I generally eat them raw or send them to friends who make wine.

[revchris]

Don't forget to remove the pits first (assuming they're whole cherries and haven't been pitted).