Ingredients for - Baked Fresh Cherry Pie

1. Pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie 1 recipe
2. Quick-cooking tapioca 4 tablespoons
3. Salt ⅛ teaspoon
4. White sugar 1 cup
5. Pitted cherries 4 cups
6. Almond extract ¼ teaspoon
7. Vanilla extract ½ teaspoon
8. Butter 1 ½ tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Baked Fresh Cherry Pie

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Place bottom crust in pie pan. Set top crust aside, covered.

2 . Stage

In a large mixing bowl combine tapioca, salt, sugar, cherries, and extracts. Let stand 15 minutes. Turn out into bottom crust and dot with butter. Cover with top crust, flute edges and cut vents in top. Place pie on a foil-lined cookie sheet--in case of drips!

3 . Stage

Bake for 50 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown. Let cool for several hours before slicing.