Perfect Cherry Pie Recipe

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  1. Mix flour, 2 Tbs. sugar and salt in a food processor. Add 8 Tbs. frozen butter and pulse 4 times, 1 long second each time. Drop shortening and cream cheese into flour mixture; pulse another 4 or 5 times, 1 long second each, until fats are the size of peas and fine gravel.
  2. Dump mixture into a medium bowl; rub through clean fingertips to blend. Stir in water with a rubber spatula until dough clumps form. Press dough with your palm to form a ball, then divide in half. Wrap each half in plastic wrap, pressing to form thick disks. Refrigerate at least 1 hour.
  3. Adjust oven rack to lowest position and place a pizza stone or four 9-inch quarry tiles (from a hardware store) on rack to form an 18-inch square. Preheat to 400 degrees.
  4. In a large saucepan, cook 1 cup cherry juice, 1 cup sugar, potato starch and a pinch of salt over medium-low heat; stir with a rubber spatula until a very thick paste forms. Scrape paste into cherries in a bowl. Add almond extract; stir to combine.
  5. Set a dough disk on a floured work surface. Roll into a 14-inch circle. Fold in half and quickly lift into a 9-inch Pyrex pie plate (not deep-dish). Unfold. Fit dough into pie plate so it is not stretched in any way. Refrigerate.
  6. Roll remaining dough disk into a 12-inch circle. Remove pie shell from refrigerator, add fruit filling, and dot with 1 Tb. butter. Fold dough circle in half; quickly lift onto filling and unfold. Trim all around to 1/2-inch beyond lip of pie plate. Roll overhanging dough under with fingertips; flute.
  7. Set an 18-inch square of heavy-duty foil on tiles or pizza stone. Set pie on foil and bake until crust just starts to color, about 20 minutes. Remove from oven, brush with egg white, and sprinkle with 1 1/2 Tbs. sugar. Bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes longer. Bring foil up around pie to loosely cover edges. Bake until filling bubbles, 15 to 20 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 3120.38 Kcal (13064 kJ)
Calories from fat 1026.84 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 114.09g 176%
Cholesterol 188.36mg 63%
Sodium 1928.15mg 80%
Potassium 1181.49mg 25%
Total Carbs 470.72g 157%
Sugars 151.19g 605%
Dietary Fiber 19.57g 78%
Protein 52.55g 105%
Vitamin C 7.9mg 13%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 8.8mg 49%
Calcium 341.9mg 34%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 314.13 Kcal (1315 kJ)
Calories from fat 103.37 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.49g 176%
Cholesterol 18.96mg 63%
Sodium 194.11mg 80%
Potassium 118.94mg 25%
Total Carbs 47.39g 157%
Sugars 15.22g 605%
Dietary Fiber 1.97g 78%
Protein 5.29g 105%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 13%
Iron 0.9mg 49%
Calcium 34.4mg 34%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 71.1
    Points
  • 84
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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