Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 pints of pitted tart cherries
- 3/4 cup cane sugar
- 1/8 cup flour
- 1/8 cup cornstarch
- Ground cinnamon
- Nutmeg
- Pinch of sea salt
Instructions
- Place the cherries, sugar, flour and cornstarch in a saucepan.
- Add in a pinch (quite literally) of ground sea salt.
- Top that off with fresh ground cinnamon and nutmeg (to taste, so go lightly at first). I generally start with about a Tablespoon of cinnamon and make four turns on the nutmeg grinder, which I estimate would be about 1/8 of a teaspoon.
- Sit the pan on medium heat. You need to keep an eye on the cherry mixture making sure to stir it on a regular basis so it doesn't burn.
- Once it starts to bubble, remove it from the heat.
- Place the first pie crust in the bottom of the pie pan.
- Press the edges to the top of the pan. If you are using a pie crust that is pre-formed, you can skip this step.
- Pour the filling on top of the pie crust.
- You can add a second crust to the top, add lattice or bake it just like it is. That is your choice.
- Cover the edges of the pie crust with a pie crust cover or foil so it doesn't burn while the rest of the cherry pie is baking.
- Place the cherry pie in the oven and bake it. I bake my cherry pie at 400 degrees for 30 minutes. The amount of time can vary depending on where you live and your oven.
- Allow the pie to cool for 10 minutes once you remove it from the oven.
- Enjoy your homemade cherry pie recipe.
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts
