Classic Bing Cherry Pie

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

Made with fresh Bing cherries, fresh lemon juice, and a hint of almond, this classic cherry pie recipe is a variation on the typical sour cherry pie.

Ingredients

1 (15 ounce) package double crust ready-to-use pie crust
4 cups Bing cherries, pitted and sliced
1 cup white sugar
1/4 cup instant tapioca
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1 tablespoon unsalted butter

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Press one pie crust into a 9-inch pie plate.
2 Combine cherries, sugar, tapioca, lemon juice, and almond extract in bowl; refrigerate until cherry filling begins to set, about 10 minutes. Stir filling; chill until flavors combine, about 10 minutes more.
3 Pour filling into bottom crust in pie plate; dot with butter. Cover with remaining 1 crust; crimp edges to seal. Cut several ventilation slits into top crust with a sharp knife.
4 Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes; quarter rotate pie. Continue baking until crust is golden brown, about 20 minutes.