Best Cherry Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon butter, softened
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans pitted tart cherries, drained and reserving 1/2 cup juice
• 1/4 teaspoon red food coloring
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 pastry for a double-crust 9-inch pie

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 drain cherries, reserving 1/2 cup juice.
• 3 combine sugar, cornstarch and salt.
• 4 combine cherry juice, food coloring, almond extract and lemon juice.
• 5 add to dry ingredients, mixing well.
• 6 add cherries and mix well again.
• 7 add butter and let stand for 15 minutes.
• 8 pour cherry mixture into pie crust and finish top with lattice work pie crust.
• 9 bake for 50 to 55 minutes.