Description
A classic homemade cherry pie with a flaky, buttery crust and sweet-tart cherry filling.
Ingredients
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup cold unsalted butter, cubed
6 tablespoons ice water
4 cups pitted cherries (fresh or frozen)
1 cup granulated sugar
¼ cup cornstarch
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 egg, beaten
1 tablespoon coarse sugar (optional)
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
2. Prepare crust by mixing flour, salt, and butter, adding ice water until dough forms. Chill 30 minutes.
3. In saucepan, cook cherries, sugar, cornstarch, and lemon juice until thick. Stir in vanilla.
4. Roll out bottom crust, add filling, and dot with butter.
5. Top with lattice crust, brush with egg, and sprinkle with sugar.
6. Bake 45–50 minutes until golden and bubbly.
7. Cool completely before slicing.
Notes
Store covered up to 1 day at room temp or 5 days refrigerated. Freeze up to 3 months.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 34g
- Sodium: 190mg
- Fat: 21g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 53g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 80mg