Country Fair Cherry Pie Recipes

GLAZED COUNTRY CHERRY PIE

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 400 degrees F. Coat cookie sheet with no-stick cooking spray.
• PREPARE recipe for double crust pie. Roll entire recipe into one thick 10-inch circle. Stir preserves and cornstarch in small bowl until smooth. Spread on one-half of the dough, to within about 1-inch from the edge. Fold in half. Press edges together. Flute edges or press with a fork to seal.
• BAKE 20 to 25 minutes or until top is light golden brown. Cool 15 minutes. Stir powdered sugar and milk in small bowl until blended. Spread over entire surface of pie. Cool 15 minutes or until glaze hardens.
• If using a package of refrigerated pie crusts, place one crust on top of the other to make a thick crust.
• For variation, try other Orchard's Finest® Preserves in this recipe - Coastal Vally Peach Apricot, Northwoods Blueberry, Northwest Triple Berry.

FRESH CHERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. In a large saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch; gradually stir in cherry juice until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat. Add cherries, cinnamon, nutmeg and extract; set aside., In a large bowl, combine flour and salt; cut in shortening until crumbly. Gradually add cold water, tossing with a fork until a ball forms. Divide dough in half so that one ball is slightly larger than the other. , On a lightly floured surface, roll out larger ball to fit a 9-in. pie plate. Transfer dough to pie plate; trim even with edge of plate. Add filling. Roll out remaining dough; make a lattice crust. Trim, seal and flute edges. If desired, brush with egg wash., Bake for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 375°; bake until crust is golden brown, 45-50 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

COUNTY FAIR PIE

Steps:

• in a mixing bowl, beat the butter, sugar, flour, eggs and vanilla until well blended.
• stir in nuts and chips.
• pour into pastry shell.
• bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour or until golden brown.
• cool on a wire rack for 1 hour.
• store in refrigerator.