Lattice-Topped Cherry Pie

A quintessential summer dessert. The cherry filling is thickened slightly with flour to ensure it slices perfectly, while the woven lattice crust allows steam to escape and looks beautiful.

Lattice-Topped Cherry Pie

A quintessential summer dessert. The cherry filling is thickened slightly with flour to ensure it slices perfectly, while the woven lattice crust allows steam to escape and looks beautiful.

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Prep Time 40 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins

Servings: 8 servings

Course: Dessert

Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients

  

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Main Ingredients

• Crust: 2 cups flour 1/2 cup shortening, 5 tbsp butter, 1/2 tsp salt
• Filling: 1 lb 2oz cherries pitted, 1 cup sugar, 1/4 cup flour, 1/4 tsp almond extract
• Glaze: 1 egg beaten, sugar for sprinkling

Equipment

• Pie dish
• Rolling Pin
• Bowl

Method

 

Instructions

1. Make pastry by rubbing fats into flour and binding with water. Chill.
2. Roll out 2/3 of the dough to line the pie dish.
3. Mix pitted cherries, sugar, flour, and almond extract. Fill the pie shell.
4. Cut remaining dough into strips and weave a lattice over the top.
5. Brush with egg glaze and bake at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) for 20-25 mins.

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