Double Cherry Pie = Double the Goodness!

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This tastes as good as it looks!

This time of year, cherries are fresh, sweet, and delicious (and on sale!).  Pick up a couple of bags the next time you are at the grocery store – one for snacking and one for baking.

Vicki combined two cherry pie recipes to come up with this sweet and tart, and oh so yummy, recipe.  We recommend using a pre-made crust.

Use a cherry pitter to make the job easier, and the cherries stay whole nicer versus using a knife.
Use a cherry pitter to make the pitting job easier and help keep the cherries whole.

The best crust!

Double Cherry Pie

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 10

Equipment

  • Cherry pitter

Ingredients

  • 1 pkg Pillsbury Pie Dough These are found in the dairy section of the grocery store
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 Tbsp cornstarch
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 2 1/2 pound fresh dark cherries pitted
  • 1/2 cup dried tart cherries
  • 3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 Tbsp unsalted butter cut in small pieces
  • 2 Tbsp milk
  • 1 Tbsp sugar
  • vanilla bean or cinnamon ice cream

Instructions

  • Place pie crusts on counter for about 30 minutes.       
  • Place one pie shell in the bottom of a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate.
  • Flute edges.
  • Place second pie crust on a surface dusted with flour.
  • Roll out to make slightly bigger.
  • Cut into 12 strips about 3/4 in. each.
  • In a large bowl, mix the sugar, cornstarch, salt and spices.      
  • In a separate bowl, add both types of cherries, lemon juice and vanilla and toss together.
  • Add sugar mixture and place filling in pie shell.
  • Mound slightly in the middle and dot with butter.  
  • Arrange strips in a lattice pattern - six on bottom and six woven through. Dough should overlap the pie plate.
  • Crimp strips with bottom crust.
  •  Brush with milk and sprinkle with sugar.
  • Place on a foil-lined cookie sheet (this will bubble over) and cook for 15 minutes at 425°, reduce heat to 375° and heat for an additional hour.

Notes

Serve with ice cream.

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