First, make your pie crustIll forgive you if you want to buy yours premade, but its really not hard to make. Note I used to use butter and Crisco and still think it makes the flakiest crust, but now use Earth Balance instead of Crisco just because its so much better for you. I buy it in sticks, like butter, from the natural foods store and keep them in the freezer. You can also make the pie crust with all butter and it turns out just fine. Crust Ingredients. Earth Balance, or comparable vegetable shortening, chilled or simply use more butter8 tablespoons ice water. Crust Instructions. Mix the flour, salt, and sugar in a food processor. Cut butter into smaller pieces and add to food processor. Pulse a few times. Cut Earth Balance into smaller pieces and add to food processor. Pulse a few more times, until butter and Earth Balance are the size of peas or smaller. Transfer to a large bowl. Note You can do all this with a pastry blender instead if you dont have a food processor. Sprinkle 3 4 tablespoons of ice water over the dough mixture at a time, mixing and pressing with a sturdy rubber spatula until the dough comes together. Divide into two and wrap each half in plastic wrap. I usually dump the semi formed dough onto plastic, wrap it up, then knead it with my hands a bit until it forms a ball, then flatten it somewhat into a disk. Refrigerate until ready to use. Next, make and assemble the cherry pie. Filling Ingredients. I buy Oregon Fruit Products Red Tart Cherries which are often with the canned fruit rather than in the baking aisle of the grocery store you can also order them online4 tablespoons cornstarch. Filling and Pie Instructions. Make the pie filling by mixing the 3 cans of cherries plus the juice from 1 12 cans with sugar, cornstarch, salt, and almond extract in a large, heavy bottomed saucepan. Bring to a simmer and cook over medium low heat for about 1. Set aside to cool. Preheat the oven to 4. Cover a cookie sheet with foil and place on a lower rack to catch any potential drips. Sprinkle the counter with flour and roll out the bottom pie crust. Arrange in pie pan. Pour your cooled pie filling in the pan. Roll out the top crust. Use a sharp knife to cut the top crust into strips for a lattice crust or use a cookie cutter to make other designs. Either drape your top crust over the pie, if you used a cookie cutter design, or weave your traditional lattice crust if you need instructions for weaving the lattice, heres a You. Tube video. 5. Trim the edges of the top and bottom crust to 12 1 inch beyond the pie pan and then fold under. Either press around the perimeter with the tines of a fork or crimp it with your fingers. If desired and I always do, brush the crust with a beaten egg white or cream and sprinkle sugar on top. Bake for 2. 0 minutes at 4. F then lower the oven temperature to 3. F and add a pie crust shield or a foil tent with the center cut out to protect the outer edges of the crust from burning. Bake for another 3. Blueberry Crumble here. Remove from the oven and let cool for 3 hours or so before eating. This is the hard part but it really helps to have the filling gel properly. Plus it looks and smells so nice sitting on the tableEat and enjoy This cherry pie is delicious with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. Click here for the printable version of the Best Cherry Pie Recipe. P. S. Cherry hand pies are delicious, too. Pin It for Later More from The Artful Parent. Canned Peach Pie Recipe. Drain juice from peaches. Mix sugar, cornstarch, and nutmeg and add to juice. Add butter and cook over low heat until mixture thickens. Line pie tin with crust. Top with second crust. Bake at 4. 50 degrees for 2.