Recipe for the day ~ Cherry Pie

I personally DO NOT like cherries so I would never make this but I thought I would share this recipe =)

Cherry Pie

(Courtesy of All Recipes)

Ingredients:

**FOR THE CRUST**

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup shortening, chilled

1/2 cup cold water

1 pinch of salt

**FOR THE FILLING**

1 1/8 cups white sugar

3 1/2 TBspns cornstarch

2 pounds sour cherries, pitted

1 TBspn butter

1/4 tspn almond extract

Directions:

In a large bowl, combine flour and salt

Cut in the cold shortening until pea-sized (you may use the paddle of a stand mixer for this step or pulse in a food processor, then transfer to a bowl)

Stir in water until mixture forms a ball

Divide dough in half and shape into balls

Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or over night

On a lightly floured work surface, roll out half the dough to fir a 9-inch pie plate

Place the bottom crust in pie plate

Loosely cover with plastic and refrigerate

Whisk together sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan

Add cherries and toss to coat

Let stand for about 10 minutes to draw out the cherry juices

Preheat oven to 475

Place a baking sheet in the oven while it's preheating

Bring cherry filling to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly

Lower the heat and simmer for 1 minute or until the juices thicken and become translucent (filling will thicken further as it cools)

Remove from heat and stir in the butter and almond extract

Mix thoroughly and allow to cool to room temperature

Roll out 2nd crust and cut into lattice strips or decorative shapes

When filling has cooled, pour into the bottom shell

Cover filling with top crust or cutouts and crimp edges

Reduce oven to 375

Place pie on the hot baking sheet

Bake for about 45 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly

Let pie cool and set several hours before serving