Monday, October 12, 2009

CHERRY MERINGUE PIE

CHERRY MERINGUE PIE
A great cherry pie recipe to try !
INGREDIENTS
FILLING:
  • 1 c. granulated sugar
  • 3 tbsp. cornstarch
  • 1/8 tsp. salt
  • 3 c. drained tart red cherries
  • 3/4 c. cherry juice
  • 1/4 tsp. almond extract
MERINGUE:
  • 3 egg whites
  • 6 tbsp. granulated sugar
  • 1/4 c. slivered almonds
  • 1 unbaked pie shell, 9 inch
INSTRUCTIONS
Place 1/3 cup sugar, cornstarch and salt in saucepan. Stir in cherry juice and cook until thick. Add 2/3 cup granulated sugar and cook until glossy. Remove from heat. Add cherries and almond flavoring.

Pour into 9 inch unbaked pie shell. Bake at 350 degrees F. 25 to 30 minutes until crust is golden. Remove from oven and spread with meringue made by beating egg whites with 6 tablespoons granulated sugar. Top with slivered almonds and return to oven for 15 minutes or until meringue is set. The cherry pie recipe is ready to serve...nice !
cherry-cheesecake-pie.

1 comment:

Tbal said...

This is great, was looking for this recipe that would use tart pie cherries instead of ready-to-serve cherry pie filling :) was wondering why you would drain the canned cherries and then use cherry juice instead of the liquid from the can. The flavor or the color or both?