There's nothing like homemade berry pie
Prep Time:
15 minutes
Cook Time:
55 minutes
Servings:
Ingredients
  • 3 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup crisco
  • 6 tablespoon cold water
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 cans sour cherries in water
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 6 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon orange peel
  • 1/2 cup dried cherries
  • 1 1/2 cups frozen blueberries
Directions
  1. Step 1: In a large bowl, mix together 3 cups flour and 1 teaspoon salt. Cut 1 cup Crisco into the mixture. Set aside 1 cup of this mixture for the pie's crumb topping.
  2. Step 2: Add 6 tablespoons of water slowly, until the dough forms a ball. Roll out dough and fit to a 9-inch pie plate. Add 1 cup sugar to the crumbs for the topping.
  3. Step 1: Preheat oven to 425 F.
  4. Step 2: Drain 3 cans sour cherries, saving 1 1/2 cups of the liquid.
  5. Step 3: In a saucepan, mix the reserved cherry liquid with 1 1/4 cups sugar and 6 teaspoons cornstarch. Cook until thick.
  6. Step 4: Add 1/4 teaspoon almond extract, 1 teaspoon lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon orange peel. Add the drained sour cherries and 1/2 cup dried cherries, set aside to cool.
  7. Step 5: Place 1 1/2 cups frozen blueberries into the pie shell, then add the cherry mixture. Top with the sugared crumbs.
  8. Step 6: Bake for 15 minutes. Lower temperature to 350 degrees and bake for another 35 minutes.