All-American Cherry Pie

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ALL-AMERICAN CHERRY PIE

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Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Pies Fruits

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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4 cups Fresh tart cherries
1 1/3 cups Sugar
2 tablespoons Plus 2 teaspoons
- quick-cooking tapioca
2 tablespoons Kirsch -- optional
Pastry for 9" double-crust
- pie shell -- unbaked
2 tablespoons Butter

Preparation time: 35 minutes. Cooking time: 50 minutes. 1. Heat oven to 450
degrees. Sort, rinse, stem and pit cherries. Mix cherries, sugar, tapioca and
kirsch in large bowl; let stand for 1 minutes.2. Pour fruit into unbaked pie
shell and dot with butter. Cover with top crust (slashed to allow steam to
escape) or lattice pastry. Bake 10 minutes at 450 degrees. Then reduce oven
temperature to 350 degrees and continue baking until golden brown, about 40
more minutes. Cool on wire rack.Nutrition information per serving: 501
calories; 22 g fat; 8 mg cholesterol; 496 mg sodium; 38 percent calories from
fat. From the Chicago Tribune 7/1/93.

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