Sweet Pies Cherry Pie Total Time 55m Prep Time 30m Bake Time 25m Serves 8 Skill Level Intermediate Dietary Needs 0 Reviews No ratings yet Save Save this recipe Share Share Print Print A lovely traditional pie, perfect with ice cream or custard. Method To make the pastry, place the flour in a bowl with the sugar and a pinch of salt. Cut the butter and vegetable fat into small pieces and rub between your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add 5 tbsp water and bring the mixture to a ball, adding a little more water if necessary. Chill for 30 minutes if possible. Place the cherries, 100ml of water and the caster sugar in a pan and cook gently for five minutes. Mix the cornflour with 1 tbsp cold water and add to the cherries, cook for 1 minute until thickened. Turn of the heat and leave to cool. Set the oven to 200°C (180°C fan, gas mark 6). Roll out half of the pastry on a floured surface to around 3mm thickness. Line a 20cm pie dish and then add the cooled cherries. Roll out the remaining pastry and trimmings into a circle to form a lid for the pie. Moisten the edges of pastry in the pie dish with water and then carefully lift the lid, using the rolling pin, over the pie. Trim the edges. Make a small cross in the top of the pie to let the steam escape. Brush the pie with beaten egg white and sprinkle with granulated sugar. Bake for 10 minutes until the pastry is golden. Then reduce the heat to 180°C (160°C fan, gas mark 4) for a further 10-15 mins. Serve with ice cream. Let's Bake The easiest way to follow a recipe Reviews Unfortunately there are no reviews for this recipe yet! Leave Your Thoughts Unfortunately reviews are not permitted to non-registered users. Please Log in to leave your review or ask us a question. Ingredients For the pastry 2 tbsp Unrefined golden caster sugar 1pinch Salt 400g Plain white flour 100g Butter (unsalted) (chilled and cubed) 100g Vegetable fat (white) 5 tbsp Water For the filling 500g Cherries (stoned) 100ml Water 50g Unrefined golden caster sugar 0.5 tsp Almond extract 2 tsp Cornflour 1 tbsp Water 1 Egg white(s) (free range) (lightly beaten) 1 tbsp Unrefined golden caster sugar Recipe Alternatives Whoopie Pies Whoopie Pies Total 35m Serves 6 Skill Easy Diet Rating No ratings yet Save this recipe Chocolate Whoopie Pies Chocolate Whoopie Pies Total 50m Serves 6 Skill Easy Diet Rating No ratings yet Save this recipe Pumpkin Pie Pumpkin Pie Total 1h 40m Serves 4 Skill Intermediate Diet Veg Rating No ratings yet Save this recipe
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