Crisscross Cherry Pie

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Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Farm Journal's Complete Pie Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1965

  • About

A Farm Journal 5-star recipe—from OUT Country Cookbook

Ingredients

  • Rich Pastry
  • 2 (1 lb.) cans pitted tart cherries (water pack)

Method

  • Drain cherries. Measure ⅓ c. liquid into mixing bowl. Add tapioca, salt, almond extract, lemon juice and food color, then cherries and 1 c. sugar. Mix and let stand while making pastry.
  • Fit pastry into bottom of 9" pie pan. Trim ½" beyond outer rim of pan. Fill with cherry mixture. Dot with butter. Sprinkle with remaining sugar. Moisten rim with water. Adjust lat