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Red Cherry Pie

Red Cherry Pie — a community recipe on Potlikkr.

Ingredients

• 1.0 can Pitted Tart Cherries
• 0.75 cup Sugar
• 0.25 cup Plus Tbs Cornstarch
• 0.25 tsp Ground Cinnamon

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Method (preview)

1. 1

   Drain cherries, reserving 1 c. juice; set cherries aside. Combine 3/4 c. sugar, cornstarch, and cinnamon in medium saucepan; stir mixture to remove lumps. Stir cherry juice into sugar mixture. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until smooth and thickened. Remove from heat; stir in cherries, 1/2 c. sugar, butter, and almond extract. Stir in food coloring. Line 9" pieplate with half of pastry. Pour cherry mixture into pastry shell. Cover with top crust. Trim edges of pastry; seal and crimp edges. Cut slits in top of crust for steam to escape. Bake at 425F for 45-55 min. or until golden. One 9" pie.

2. 2

   This was one of the first recipes of mine printed by Southern Living