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Cherry Pie - Cans

This recipe uses 2 cans of tart pie cherries found in the grocerie store

Ingredients

Ingredients

2 Cans

Tart Pie Cherries
1 Cup Sugar
3 Tbls Corn Starch
1 Tbls Butter

3 drops

red food coloring
1 egg (whites)
1/2 Cup fine white sugar
1 tsp cinnamon

Preparation

  1. Make Marlene's Pie Crust and refregerate for 30 minutes
  2. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
  3. Drain cherries reserving 1 cup of the liquid
  4. Mix sugar and corn starch in a small heavy saucepan. Gradually stir in the reserved cherry liquid until smooth
  5. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture bubbles. Cook 1 minute longer until thick and clear and then remove from the yeat.
  6. Stir in the butter, cherries and food coloring.
  7. Pour into prepared pie crust
  8. Cover with vented or lattice top crust
  9. Bake at 425 Degrees F for 10 minutes and then reduce heat to 350 F and bake for 25 to 35 minutes until golden brown. Seems like I had to cook for 45 to 60 minutes until golden brown.