Sweet Washington Cherry Pie

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 cups pitted fresh dark sweet cherries, such as bing or lambert
• 1/3 cup bottled cherry juice
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 pastry for a double-crust 9-inch pie
• 1 tablespoon butter, cut into small chunks

Recipe

Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Ready Time: 2 hrs 15 mins


• preheat oven to 425 degrees f (220 degrees c).
• in a bowl, mix the cherries, cherry juice, almond extract, brown sugar, white sugar, and flour until the sugar has dissolved; allow to stand while you prepare pastry dough, about 15 minutes.
• line a 9-inch pie dish with a pastry crust, and fill with the cherry filling; sprinkle small chunks of butter over the filling. top with the remaining crust, and crimp the edges to seal; cut several steam vents into the top crust with a sharp paring knife.
• bake in the preheated oven until the cherry filling is bubbling and thickened and the pie crust is browned, 35 to 40 minutes. allow to cool before serving.