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No-Lie Cherry Pie

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Makes 6 to 8 slices.
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We know it’s just a myth that George Washington confessed to chopping down a cherry tree. But the story inspired our delicious No-Lie Cherry Pie recipe!

This pie has a wonderful tart-sweet taste, which comes from avoiding pre-made supermarket pie filling (often gelatinous) and using canned sour red cherries, preferably canned in water. (Of course, if it’s cherry-picking season, you could use fresh tart cherries.)

Not much surpasses the taste of a great cherry pie!

Ingredients
Pastry for 2 crusts
1/2 to 3/4 cup sugar
2-1/2 tablespoons tapioca
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup cherry juice (from can)
2 cups canned sour red cherries (drained)
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon butter
Instructions
  • Prepare pastry. 
  • Preheat oven to 475 degrees F. 
  • Blend sugar, tapioca, and salt, then add cherry juice and cherries and let stand while you roll out the dough. 
  • Line the bottom of a 9” pie pan with one crust, fill with cherry mixture, sprinkle with cinnamon, then dot with butter. 
  • Cover with top crust and seal edges, cutting vents. 
  • Bake for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 400 degrees F and bake for a half hour, until the crust is crisp and the filling is bubbling. Cool and serve.
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