Name: Best Cherry Pie
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie - 1 recipe; Pitted sour cherries - 1 (20 ounce) can; White sugar - 1 cup; All-purpose flour - ⅓ cup; Salt - ⅛ teaspoon; Butter - 2 tablespoons; Almond extract - ¼ teaspoon; Red food coloring (Optional) - ¼ teaspoon; Egg yolk - 1

Ingredients for - Best Cherry Pie

1. Pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie 1 recipe

2. Pitted sour cherries 1 (20 ounce) can

3. White sugar 1 cup

4. All-purpose flour ⅓ cup

5. Salt ⅛ teaspoon

6. Butter 2 tablespoons

7. Almond extract ¼ teaspoon

8. Red food coloring (Optional) ¼ teaspoon

9. Egg yolk 1

How to cook deliciously - Best Cherry Pie

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 C). Make pastry and refrigerate.

2 . Stage

Drain cherries, reserving 1 cup liquid. In a saucepan combine sugar, flour and salt. Stir in cherry liquid and bring to a boil, stirring often. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Mixture will thicken.

3 . Stage

When mixture is thickened, add butter, almond extract, food coloring and cherries. Cover and refrigerate.

4 . Stage

On lightly covered surface, roll out half of the pastry into an 11 inch circle. Put into 9 inch pie dish. Roll other half of pastry into another 11 inch circle. With a knife or pastry wheel, cut eight 1/2 inch strips.

5 . Stage

Pour cooled cherry filling into pie dish. Place pastry strips horizontally, then vertically, across the top of the pie and lightly brush with egg yolk. Bake 30 to 35 minutes, and cool before serving.