Cherry Pie

Ingredients

 

For the crust

1½ cup butter
1 cup sugar
5 eggs
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon vanilla
⅓ cup milk

For the filling

2 cups cherry (fresh or frozen) pitted
½ cup sugar
1 cup milk
2 tablespoon corn starch
½ cup water

Method

 

 

For the filling

- In a sauce pan combine the cherries with sugar and milk on a medium heat until it comes to a boil.
- Reduce the heat and leave to cook for about 10 minutes.
- Dissolve the starch in water and add it to the cherries mixture with continuous stirring until thickened.
- Set aside to cool.

For the crust/dough

- Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
- Whisk the butter and sugar using an electric mixer until creamy.
- Add eggs, continue whisking.
- Combine the flour, baking powder and vanilla, then gradually add it to the batter while kneading.
- Gradually add milk, and continue kneading until having soft elastic dough.
- Roll out half of the dough, line a pie pan.
- Fill with filling.
- Roll out the other half of the dough; cover the filling and cut slits and seal.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until doneness.
- Set aside to cool then cut and serve.