I picked 2 quarts of sour cherries. How do you make and bake a sour cherry pie?!


Question: I picked 2 quarts of sour cherries!. How do you make and bake a sour cherry pie!?
Answers:
Makes 1 nine-inch pie
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
Pate Brisee (Pie Dough)
2 large eggs, beaten
1 tablespoon milk
7 cups cherries, pitted
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
Directions
On a lightly floured surface, roll out half the dough to 1/8-inch-thick circle, about 13 inches in diameter!. Drape dough over a 9-inch pie pan, and transfer to refrigerator to chill for about 30 minutes!.
Heat oven to 425 degrees!. Whisk together beaten egg and milk, and set aside!. Combine cherries, lemon juice, sugar, and flour, and pour into chilled bottom crust!. Dot with butter!. Roll out the remaining dough to the same size and thickness!. Brush rim of bottom crust with the remaining beaten egg, place the other piecrust on top, and crimp the edges with a fork or your fingers!. Transfer to the refrigerator until firm, about 30 minutes!. Brush the crust with egg wash, and bake 20 minutes!. Reduce heat to 350 degrees!. and bake 30 to 40 minutes more!. Let cool before serving!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Dough
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1/4 cup chilled vegetable shortening, cut into pieces
5 to 7 tablespoons ice water
Filling
4 cups fresh sour cherries, pitted (include juice produced during pitting), or 4 cups frozen unsweetened sour cherries, unthawed
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca or cornstarch

How To:
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
2 tablespoons whole milk
1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar

Preparation Make dough:
Combine flour and salt in processor and blend!. Add butter and shortening and process, using on/off turns, until mixture resembles coarse meal!. Add 5 tablespoons ice water and toss or pulse just until combined!. If necessary, gently mix in additional ice water, a little at a time, until mixture forms moist clumps!. Gather dough into ball!. Divide in half and flatten each piece into disk!. Wrap in plastic and chill until cold, at least 30 minutes or up to 1 day!.
Make filling:
Preheat oven to 400°F!. Line heavy baking sheet with foil and set on middle rack of oven!. In large bowl, combine cherries, sugar, and tapioca or cornstarch; mix well and let stand while rolling out crust!.

On lightly floured surface with floured rolling pin, roll out 1 piece dough into 11-inch round (about 1/8 inch thick)!. Fit dough into 9-inch (1-quart) pie pan, leaving 3/4-inch overhang!. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and refrigerate!.

On lightly floured surface with floured rolling pin, roll out second piece dough into 11-inch round (about 1/8 inch thick)!.With sharp knife or fluted pastry wheel, cut into 1-inch-wide strips!.

Remove pie pan with bottom crust from refrigerator and pour in filling!. Top with pieces of butter!. Brush rim of bottom crust lightly with water!.

Make lattice top:
Lay 5 pastry strips vertically across pie, spaced evenly!. Fold strips 2 and 4 back halfway, and insert new strip across center of pie, perpendicular to other strips!. Drop folded strips back over inserted strip!.

Fold back strips 1, 3, and 5 and add another cross strip, leaving room between strips for filling to show through!. Lay folded strips flat again!. Continue from center out to edge of pie, weaving lattice top!. Repeat process on other half, again working from center out!. Gently press ends of strips to edge of bottom crust to adhere!. Trim lattice edges flush with rim of pie plate!.

Roll overhanging dough from bottom crust up over edge of lattice top!. Press to adhere and crimp decoratively!. Brush lattice with milk and sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar!.

Place pie on baking sheet in oven!. Bake 20 minutes!. Cover crust edges with foil collar to prevent overbrowning!. Continue to bake until filling bubbles and crust is golden brown, about 25-30 minutes longer!. Transfer pie to rack and cool at least 1 hour!. Serve warm or at room temperature!.Www@FoodAQ@Com





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