Sour Cherry Pie Recipe

Updated August 30, 2018

sour cherry pie with lattice crust — Lauren Weisenthal

If I was offered one kind of pie on my deathbed, this is the one I would choose—a bold statement from a cook who writes a column entitled "Pie of the Week".

Sour cherries are practically inedible when taken raw and difficult to source outside a farmers' market. The sense of victory you feel once you've sought them out, combined with the satisfaction of (finally!) getting through the tedious job of pitting them makes the resulting pie all the more sweet.

Pie of the Week: Sour Cherry Pie

Recipe Details

Sour Cherry Pie Recipe

Active 45 mins

Total 4 hrs

Serves 8 servings

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Ingredients

3 pints pitted sour cherries, halved
1 cup (or more if you'd like it sweeter) granulated sugar, plus more for the top
4 to 5 tablespoons cornstarch (use 5 if you like a thicker filling)
One recipe easy pie dough, one half shaped and chilled in a pie plate, the other rolled out flat and chilled on a floured sheet pan

Directions

Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C). In a bowl, mix sour cherries, sugar, and cornstarch. Toss together and allow it to sit for 5 minutes.
Stir cherry mixture until cornstarch is completely hydrated and there are no lumps of starch. Allow mixture to sit 5 minutes more.
Pour cherry mixture into shaped, chilled bottom crust. Use rolled-out, chilled dough to design your top crust: (here are a few top-crust ideas.) Chill shaped pie for 20 minutes.
Brush top crust with egg wash and sprinkle with granulated sugar. Bake at 425°F (220°C) for 15 minutes, rotating halfway through, then lower oven temperature to 350°F (180°C) and continue to bake for approximately 30 minutes, rotating again halfway through. Bake until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbling though entire pie. Allow to cool for at least one hour before serving.

Special equipment

9-inch pie plate

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Pie of the Week: Sour Cherry Pie

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
499	Calories
19g	Fat
81g	Carbs
5g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 8
Amount per serving
Calories	499
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19g	24%
Saturated Fat 6g	32%
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 301mg	13%
Total Carbohydrate 81g	29%
Dietary Fiber 4g	13%
Total Sugars 38g
Protein 5g
Vitamin C 12mg	58%
Calcium 30mg	2%
Iron 2mg	10%
Potassium 267mg	6%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.