Cherry Pie
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Line a pie dish with the pie crust.
Fill the crust with ripe cherries, adjusting the sugar based on their sweetness.
Bake and serve
Cover the pie and bake until done.
Serve chilled, with sifted white sugar on top.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Pie crust
- Forms the base and walls that hold the filling while it bakes.
- Ripe cherries
- Provide the main fruit flavor and moisture for the filling.
- Sugar
- Sweetens the cherries and balances their natural tartness.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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