Pies and Tarts Dessert Recipes - Cherry Pie Recipe

Ingredients

• 240 g/generous 2 cups plain (all­ purpose) flour

• 125 g/generous 1/2 cup butter, diced

• 65 g/generous 1/4 cup caster (superfine) sugar

• 1 egg yolk

• Cold water, to mix

• 750 g/1 1/2 lb cherries, stoned (pitted)

• Finely grated rind of 1 orange

• A little milk, to glaze

• Creme fraiche, to serve

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Method:

1. Sift 225g/8 oz/2 cups of the flour into a bowl. Add 100 g/4 oz/1/2 cup of the butter and rub in with the fingertips.

2. Stir in 15 g/1 tbsp of the sugar. Add the egg yolk and enough water to form a firm dough. Knead gently on a lightly floured surface.

3. Wrap in Clingfilm (plastic wrap) and chill for 30 minutes. Roll out about two-thirds of the pastry (paste) and use to line a 20 cm/8 in pie dish. Put the cherries in a bowl.

4. Mix the remaining sugar and flour with the orange rind and stir in. Spoon into the pastry case (pie shell) and dot with the remaining butter.

5. Roll out the remaining pastry and use as a lid. Press the edges well together to seal. Make a hole in the centre to allow steam to escape.

6. Decorate with leaves made out of the trimmings and brush with a little milk to glaze.

7. Bake in a preheated oven at 220°C/425°F/gas mark 7 for 10 minutes, then reduce the heat to 180°C/350°F/gas mark 4 and continue cooking for 40 minutes. Serve warm or cold with creme fraiche.