Cherry Pie

Name: Cherry Pie
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 sheets shortcrust pastry; 700g pitted cherries, fresh or frozen; 1/2 cup caster sugar; 3 tbsp cornflour; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1/2 tsp almond extract; 1 tbsp butter, diced; 1 egg, beaten; 1 tbsp raw sugar

A classic double-crust cherry pie, filled with a glossy, sweet-tart cherry filling and baked until the pastry turns deep golden.

Total time

70 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

50 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

American

vegetarian

Ingredients

2 sheetsshortcrust pastry

700gpitted cherries, fresh or frozen

1/2 cupcaster sugar

3 tbspcornflour

1 tbsplemon juice

1/2 tspalmond extract

1 tbspbutter, diced

1egg, beaten

1 tbspraw sugar

Instructions

Toss cherries with sugar, cornflour, lemon juice and almond extract.

Line a 23cm pie dish with one pastry sheet. Fill with cherry mixture. Dot with butter.

Top with second pastry sheet. Crimp edges and cut steam vents. Brush with egg wash and sprinkle with sugar.

Bake at 200°C for 45-50 minutes until golden and bubbling.

Cool at least 1 hour before slicing.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

227

Protein

2.3g

Fat

6.9g

Carbs

39.7g

Fiber

0.3g

Sodium

59mg

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