Last night’s rodeo put me in a very patriotic mood.
What is more American than cowboys?
…and while the saying is american as apple pie, I happen to believe that cherry pie is the all american backyard BBQ favorite.
I must admit, I have never made a cherry pie using fresh cherries. Not sure why, but I have only used canned cherries.
My fingers are stained red {seriously need a cherry pitter}, but it was worth the bit of extra work.
Of course, I went for the rustic look
you know how I feel about pie making
Recipe adapted from Cooking Light
Fresh Cherry Pie:
1/2 package of pie crust (like Trader Joe’s or Pilsbury)
3 1/2 cups sweet cherries (pitted)
3 tbsp sugar
1 1/2 tsp corn starch
1 tbsp raw sugar
milk (for brushing the crust)
Do:
Grease or line baking sheet with parchment paper
roll out the pie crust
combine cherries with the sugar and cornstarch
place cherries in the middle of crust (leave a 2 inch border)
fold edges (overlapping)
brush the crust with a few tsp milk
sprinkle with raw sugar
bake pie @400 for 25 minutes
Wishing you all a safe and happy 4th of July week.
Enjoy!
About Heather @French Press
OH my goodness, Heather. This looks so beautiful. My mom has a huge cherry tree in her backyard. I think I might need to take home a bunch (if the birds haven’t found them already) and make this! A cherry pitter does sound like a must
Thanks for sharing this gorgeous recipe.
definite must! my nails are still red
Oh your pie looks wonderful! I LOVE cherry pie, and love making free form pies too, so much faster and easier, and I just love that rustic look! Wish I had some cherries so I could make one too!
That’s gorgeous!
thanks!
oh my yummy.
Looks pretty sophisticated to me!
This pie looks beautiful and very unique – I love that!
This looks gorgeous! I was going to do a regular ole cherry pie today, but perhaps I’ll try this instead!
SO yummy looking!! Hope you can link this up at my trendy tuesday!! http://www.sweetlittlegals.com
It looks fabulous !! Come link it up with us at our party: http://www.finecraftguild.com/party/ . This is something to show off!!
thank you so much for the invite
Hi! My Sweet Party – July with theme My Favourite Pie is now open for submission and I’d love you to join again! In the next few days I’ll feature my top three favourite recipes from My Sweet Party – June. Make sure to stop by to se if your contribution is one of my favourites:-)
XXX
Johanna
thanks – I’ll be there
Those cherries look so juicy!
pinned! thanks for linking with kids in the kitchen!
I love the way you form the crust on this. You don’t need a pitter, make it like my German cousins….with the pits!
This looks amazing! I made a blueberry and brie galette awhile back but I may have to break out the pie crust again for some cherries. Yum
Hi there! I’m visiting from Share Your Cup Thursday. I love your blog. This recipe looks amazing! I love all the pies of summer and this is great since you need only one crust!! I am now a new follower and would be honored if you would visit and follow me back at http://lifeofblocks.blogspot.com/ Thanks!