Description
Sweet cherry pie promises a delightful journey through classic American dessert traditions. Homemade pastry envelops juicy cherries, delivering a perfect balance of buttery crust and luscious fruit that will enchant you with its irresistible charm.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 600 grams (21.2 ounces) cherries, pitted
- 250 grams (8.8 ounces) plain flour
- 175 grams (6.2 ounces) cold unsalted butter
Dry Ingredients:
- 50 grams (1.8 ounces) ground almonds
- 100 grams (3.5 ounces) caster sugar
- 2 teaspoons caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon cornflour
- Icing sugar (for dusting)
Liquid Ingredients:
- 2 egg yolks
- 3 tablespoons cream
- 1 tablespoon icy water
Instructions
- Prepare pie dough in food processor, then refrigerate for half an hour to enhance texture and firmness.
- Combine fresh cherries with cornflour and sugar, creating a glossy, sweet filling mixture.
- Carefully grate approximately half of the chilled dough directly into a pie dish, gently pressing to create an even base layer.
- Spread the cherry mixture uniformly across the prepared dough base, ensuring complete coverage.
- Delicately grate the remaining dough over the cherry filling, allowing a rustic, scattered appearance without pressing down.
- Position pie in preheated oven at 180°C (350°F), baking for 45-50 minutes until golden and bubbling.
- Remove from oven, allow brief cooling, then dust with powdered sugar and slice into delectable servings.
Notes
- Chill dough thoroughly to prevent shrinkage and ensure a flaky, tender crust that melts in your mouth.
- Use fresh or frozen cherries, ensuring they’re pitted and patted dry to prevent excess moisture from making the pie soggy.
- Add a splash of almond extract to enhance the cherry flavor and create a more complex, aromatic profile.
- Create decorative lattice top or use cookie cutters for fun shapes if you want to elevate the pie’s visual appeal and impress guests.
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 45-50 mins
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 332 kcal
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 5 mg
- Fat: 21 g
- Saturated Fat: 11 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 90 mg