Cherry Pie
The American summer lattice pie — sour cherries thickened with cornflour and sharpened with lemon and a drop of almond, under a woven butter crust. Baking until the juices bubble thickly through the lattice is what makes it set.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 380 g plain flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp caster sugar, for the pastry
- 230 g cold butter, cubed
- 120 ml ice-cold water
- 1 kg sour cherries, pitted
- 200 g caster sugar, for the filling
- 40 g cornflour
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp almond extract
- 15 g butter, diced, for the filling
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 tbsp demerara sugar, for sprinkling
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 4614 kcal · P 67g · C 621.3g · F 211.8g
Estimated from 13 of 13 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Rub the cold butter into the flour, salt and sugar until the largest pieces are pea-sized, sprinkle over the iced water and press into a dough. Divide in two, flatten into discs, wrap and chill for 1 hour.
- 2Toss the cherries with the sugar, cornflour, lemon juice and almond extract and leave for 15 minutes.
- 3Roll one disc 3 mm thick and line a 23 cm pie dish, leaving a 2 cm overhang. Chill it while you roll the second disc into a 30 cm round and cut it into 10 strips, 2.5 cm wide.
- 4Heat the oven to 210°C (190°C fan) with a baking tray inside.
- 5Pour the cherries and their juice into the case and dot with the diced butter.
- 6Weave the strips into a lattice over the top, trim them, fold the overhang up over their ends and crimp the edge.
- 7Brush the lattice with beaten egg and sprinkle with demerara sugar. Chill for 15 minutes.
- 8Bake on the hot tray for 20 minutes, then lower to 180°C (160°C fan) and bake for 40–45 minutes more, until the crust is deep golden and the juices bubble thickly in the centre, not just at the edges.
- 9Cool for at least 4 hours before cutting, so the filling sets.
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Questions and answers
How long does Cherry Pie take to make?
About 155 minutes: 90 min prep and 65 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Cherry Pie?
12 ingredients: plain flour, salt, caster sugar, cold butter, ice-cold water, sour cherries, cornflour, lemon juice, almond extract, butter, egg, demerara sugar.
How many servings does this Cherry Pie recipe make?
8 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Cherry Pie?
About 577 kcal, with 8.4 g protein, 77.7 g carbohydrate and 26.5 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Cherry Pie recipe suit?
It is vegetarian.
What cuisine is Cherry Pie?
Cherry Pie comes from American cuisine.
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