It’s almost the end of our cherries for the year. A few handfuls of fresh ones remain. This Father’s Day I made a cherry pie for my man and it was really really good! I always wanted to have a recipe with a “secret ingredient” and now I do but it won’t be a secret anymore because I’m telling you. I improvised majorly, taking a cue from the cherry orange salads we’ve been enjoying and the secret ingredient is… orange juice! It gives some needed acidity and a fresh flavor to this sweet cherry pie. It doesn’t taste orangy at all, just perfect. 😉
Sweet Cherry Pie
Recipe4 cups of sweet cherries, pitted
1/3 cup orange juice
1/4 cup flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 T butter, cut up
pastry for 2 pastry pie
Mix cherries, orange juice, flour, and sugar together well and pour into bottom pie crust. Put cut up butter on top of the cherry mix. Put on top crust of pie and cut and pinch edges and cut slits. Cover edges with foil for first 20 minutes of baking. Bake at 400 degrees for 35 minutes or until done. Let sit a few hours at least before cutting into it.
Enjoy with some ice cream!
I must to try this pie! Thanks for the recipe. 🙂