Now fold half of the new perpendicular strip back, lay a new parallel strip of dough across the pie, and then fold the perpendicular strip back over the new one. Lay the two longest strips across the center of the pie, intersecting in the middle to form a large cross.įold half of the bottom strip back from under the perpendicular upper strip, and lay another strip parallel to that upper strip (about 1/4 inch apart.)įold the bottom strip back overlap part of the newly laid perpendicular strip of pastry. Grab the favorite cherry pie out of the refrigerator. The strips will differ in length based on where they are on the circle. Use the ruler as a guide to cut 1-inch strips width-wise. Since I don’t have a pastry wheel, I use a pizza wheel, or for today’s demonstration purposes, a crinkle cutter. Roll out the second disk of pie dough to the roughly same circumference as the first. To create a Lattice Top for Favorite Cherry Pie: Pop the whole thing, as is, into the refrigerator while you attack the other disk of pastry. Spoon the filling into the pastry lined pie plate. Once the filling is completely cool, roll out the first disk of pie dough on a floured surface, large enough to line a 9-inch deep dish pie plate, leaving a 1 1/2 inch overhang. If you’re impatient like me, you’ll pop the filling in the ‘fridge for about 20 minutes to speed things along. Pour the thick syrup over the drained cherries and stir to coat.Īllow the filling to cool completely before rolling out the pie dough. When thick enough, the resulting syrup should run in heavy globs off of a spoon. Just when I think the syrup is thick enough, I cook it a little bit longer. I’m not a fan of runny cherry pies, so I have a Rule: Once the whisk leaves “trails” in the syrup, then you are getting closer. Once the mixture comes to a rolling boil, whisk a little more vigorously until the mixture becomes very thick. Pour the mixture into the pan, whisking until smooth.Ĭontinue to stir the juice mixture with the whisk over medium heat until it begins to boil. Mix some of the cherry juice from the thawed cherries with an equal amount of water. Once the cherries have thawed, measure the sugar, cornstarch, and salt into a medium saucepan, whisking well to combine. Too much liquid is the enemy of cherry pie, so make sure the cherries are well drained. Tart cherries that have been canned in juice can also be used–just ensure that you have a full 4 cups of cherries after the juices from the cherries have had time to drain. No need to compress the cherries because gravity does a good job on its own. Place the frozen tart cherries in a fine mesh strainer set over a bowl to thaw and drain. (Or use another favorite double-crust pie pastry recipe.) My Favorite Cherry Pie requires: cherry juice (from draining the cherries,) salt, cornstarch, granulated sugar, (frozen) pitted tart cherries, and one recipe of No Excuses Pie Dough. So let’s do both! My Favorite Cherry Pie with a lattice top crust is as pretty as it is scrumptious. I’ve received emails requesting my favorite cherry pie recipe, a couple of which also requested a tutorial for a lattice top pie crust. I love cherry pie more than I used to love Rick Springfield. I may of just over-shared just a teensy bit. Twelve year old me was so going to marry Rick Springfield! No offense to Tom or his Heartbreakers, but he was seriously getting in the way of me and my true love tween crush. I’ve never really forgiven Tom Petty for that indescretion. Back in the day, MTV primarily played a lot of Tom Petty. Mind you, neither of us were allowed to watch MTV because the videos were Inappropriate for Children. Getting caught would have been a real bummer because we never did get to see any Rick Springfield videos. Then we polished off the rest while secretly watching MTV with the hope of them playing a Rick Springfield video. We snarfed half of our pies while swooning over Rick-Springfield-as-Doctor-Noah-Drake on General Hospital. It wasn’t even a good cherry pie, either! My friend & I each bought one from a gas station on the walk home from school. Favorite Cherry Pie is a delicious take on the American classic tart cherry pie for when simplicity yields the tastiest results.Ĭomfortably Domestic Confession: I once ate an entire full-sized cherry pie in one sitting.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |