Lots of Love Cherry Pies Recipe

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Become the Queen of Hearts when you make these tart-style cherry pies (but without the pepper and treacle, as in "Alice and Wonderland.") Made as single servings, they disappear at the hands of friends and knaves alike.

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Lots of Love Cherry Pies Recipe
  • Prep: 30 min. + chilling Bake: 15 min./batch + cooling
  • Yield: 12 Servings
30 15 45

Ingredients

  • 3-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup cold butter, cubed
  • 3/4 cup shortening
  • 9 to 10 tablespoons cold water
  • FILLING:
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 3 cups fresh or frozen pitted dark sweet cherries, thawed, halved
  • 1/8 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • Coarse sugar

Directions

  • In a large bowl, combine flour and salt; cut in butter and shortening until crumbly. Gradually add water, tossing with a fork until dough holds together when pressed. Divide dough in half; form each into a disk. Wrap separately in plastic wrap; refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle.
  • In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, water, cornstarch and lemon juice until smooth. Add cherries. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened. Stir in extract. Set aside to cool.
  • On a lightly floured surface, roll one portion of dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut out 12 hearts with a floured 4-in. heart-shaped cookie cutter. Transfer half of the hearts to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Using a floured 3/4-in. heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut out small hearts from the remaining hearts. (Discard small hearts or reserve for another use.)
  • Spoon 2 tablespoons cherry mixture onto the center of each solid heart. Brush edges of pastry with egg. Top with cutout hearts; press edges with a fork to seal. Brush tops with egg; sprinkle with coarse sugar.
  • Bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly. While tarts are baking, repeat with remaining dough and filling.
  • Let pies stand for 5 minutes before removing to wire racks. Serve warm. Yield: 1 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 pie (calculated without coarse sugar) equals 445 calories, 28 g fat (13 g saturated fat), 58 mg cholesterol, 262 mg sodium, 43 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Lots of Love Cherry Pies in Taste of Home February/March 2012, p69

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Reviewed on Jan. 31, 2012 by mousejockey2

made recipe exactly as given except I brushed the bottom crust with egg white to keep bottom crust from getting soggy.

Everyone loved them. Will definetly make again, for family and special occasions.


Reviewed on Jan. 29, 2012 by ko44

The crust was so flakey and good! (I used butter flavored shortening) Love the filling too!

 
 
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