Cherry-Red Raspberry Pie

Serves: 5

Amie Torphy

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

42

Spice

59

Sweetness

40

Sourness

36

mins

Prep time (avg)

3.9

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Cake Flour

1 cup

Shortening

1 tsp

Salt

3 tbsps

Cornstarch

2 tbsps

Butter

Directions:

1

For the crust: In a large mixing bowl, combine the flours and the butter powder, if using

2

Add the shortening and using a pastry blender, cut in the shortening until it resembles coarse crumbs

3

Set aside

4

In a small bowl, beat together the egg, vinegar, salt, and water

5

Add egg mixture to the flour mixture and combine with a fork, just until the dough comes together

6

Do not over mix

7

Form dough into a disk, wrap in plastic, and chill for several hours or overnight

8

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F

9

For the filling, drain the thawed raspberries, reserving the juice in a measuring cup

10

Drain the cherries and add enough of the juice from the cherries to make 1 cup liquid total

11

In a saucepan mix the sugar, cornstarch, and salt

12

Stir in the juice and add the cherries, and simmer over medium-low heat until filling is thick and clear, about 4 to 5 minutes

13

Remove from heat and stir in the butter

14

Very gently fold in the raspberries

15

Set aside

16

Using a little more than 1/3 of the dough, roll it out between 2 pieces of plastic wrap to a size that will overlap the edge of a 9-inch glass pie dish

17

Fit dough in pie dish, trimming off excess

18

Add the filling

19

Roll out the remaining dough to fit the top

20

Place the dough over the filling, cut off the excess, and crimp edges to seal the dough

21

Brush the top with milk and sprinkle with sugar

22

Cut 3 or 4 slits for steam vents

23

Place on the bottom shelf of the oven

24

Bake for 10 minutes, and then move to the middle shelf, reduce the heat to 350 degrees F, and continue to bake until the crust is a golden brown, about 30 to 35 minutes more

25

Cool completely before cutting