Cherry Crumb Pie  Ingredients:       Sweet Pastry Dough    1 cup sifted flour       1/2 cup sugar    1/4 cup butter and lard, mixed (1/8 cup butter & 1/8 cup lard)       1 egg    Filling       2-1/2 cups sour cherries    1/2 cup granulated sugar       1/2 cup light brown sugar    2 Tablespoons flour       2 Tablespoons butter    1/2 cup water or cherry juice       Crumbs    3/4 cup flour       3/4 cup sugar    1/4 teaspoon salt       1/4 cup butter    1/2 teaspoon nutmeg or cinnamon

Preparation:

Dough: Mix ingredients into dough, form into ball, and chill. Roll out lightly on floured board. Line pie dish with pastry and chill again. Pie Preheat oven to 350° F. Use half of recipe for Sweet Pastry, roll out bottom crust, and line 9-inch pie dish. Dredge with a little flour and sugar and dot with butter. In a saucepan, add and mix flour, sugar, and water or cherry juice to a smooth paste. Cook over low heat until mixture thickens. Add balance of butter and cook a minute longer. Remove from heat, mix with cherries, cool, then pour into pie shell. For crumbs, mix flour, sugar, and salt, blend with butter, add nutmeg or cinnamon (or substitute vanilla or lemon juice) and when mixture breaks into crumbs sprinkle thickly over cherries. Bake for 35-40 minutes.

Comments:

For pies with strips on top, reserve 1/3 of the dough and add to it: 1 teaspoon baking powder 2 Tablespoons milk Mix again and roll out. Cut in strips and place on top of pie, all in one direction. These strips may not be crossed because they puff up.

Categories:  Baked Goods, Baked goods, Desert, Dessert, Desserts, Fruit, Fruits, Pie Crust, Pies, dessert, desserts

Estimated Serving:  8

Estimated preparation time:  15 min.

Language:  English

Shared by:  Jilly    2009/12/12