Cherry-Almond Pie
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Cooking:
20 min.
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Servings per container:
8
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Ingredients for - Cherry-Almond Pie

1. All-purpose flour - 1 ½ cups
2. White sugar - ½ cup
3. Butter, cubed - ½ cup
4. Sliced almonds - ½ cup
5. Ice water - ½ cup
6. Pitted fresh tart cherries, halved, or more to taste - 2 cups
7. White sugar, or more to taste - ½ cup
8. Salt - ¼ teaspoon
9. Almond extract, or more to taste - 1 tablespoon
10. Amaretto liqueur, or more to taste (Optional) - 1 tablespoon
11. Cornstarch - 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Cherry-Almond Pie

1. Stage

Combine flour and sugar for crust in a bowl. Cut in butter using hands to mix and mush until thoroughly combined and mixture resembles tiny pebbles or cornmeal. Stir in almonds. Sprinkle with ice water until dough holds together in a ball. Cover in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 30 minutes.

2. Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

3. Stage

Toss cherries, sugar, and salt for filling together in a bowl.

4. Stage

Combine almond extract, amaretto, and cornstarch in a separate bowl until smooth; add to cherry mixture and mix well.

5. Stage

Roll out refrigerated crust dough using a lightly floured rolling pin on a lightly floured work surface to desired thickness. Press into the bottom of an 8-inch pie pan.

6. Stage

Bake crust in the preheated oven until set, about 15 minutes.

7. Stage

Remove crust from the oven and fill with cherry mixture. Increase the oven temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

8. Stage

Bake pie in the hot oven until edges of dough are golden and filling is bubbly, 35 to 45 minutes.