Berry Or Cherry Pie With Canned Or Bottled Fruit

  • 30m Prep Time
  • 1h 15mCook Time
  • 2h Ready In
  • Cuisine : American
  • Course : Dessert

One 9-inch double-crust pie Please read About Crusts Baked with Fillings.

Ingredients

Servings:
(8 servings) Units:
  • 1
  • Three 15- to 16-ounce cans or bottles sweet or sour cherries or berries, preferably packed in unsweetened juice
  • ½ to ¾ cup (100 to 150g) sugar
  • ¼ cup (30g) tapioca starch or cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons (30g) lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces
  • (1 large egg, beaten with 1 teaspoon water)

Let's Prepare

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  • 1 1 recipe Basic Pie or Pastry Dough, All-Butter Pie or Pastry Dough, or a double recipe Cream Cheese Pastry Dough
  • Three 15- to 16-ounce cans or bottles sweet or sour cherries or berries, preferably packed in unsweetened juice
  • ½ to ¾ cup (100 to 150g) sugar
  • ¼ cup (30g) tapioca starch or cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons (30g) lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces
  • (1 large egg, beaten with 1 teaspoon water)

Let's Cook

  1. Step 1.

    Prepare: 1 recipe Basic Pie or Pastry Dough, All-Butter Pie or Pastry Dough, or a double recipe Cream Cheese Pastry Dough

  2. Step 2.

    Line a 9-inch pie pan with half the dough.

  3. Step 3.

    Drain, reserving the juice: Three 15- to 16-ounce cans or bottles sweet or sour cherries or berries, preferably packed in unsweetened juice

  4. Step 4.

    Measure 3 ½ cups fruit and ½ cup juice and combine in a bowl with: ½ to ¾ cup (100 to 150g) sugar; ¼ cup (30g) tapioca starch or cornstarch; 2 tablespoons (30g) lemon juice

  5. Step 5.

    Let the mixture stand, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes, then pour into the bottom crust. Dot with: 2 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces

  6. Step 6.

    Cover with a pricked or vented top crust or a lattice, and freeze the pie for 15 minutes or refrigerate for 1 hour to chill the crust. Position a rack in the lower third of the oven. Preheat the oven to 400°F.

  7. Step 7.

    For a bronzed crust, brush the top of the pie with: (1 large egg, beaten with 1 teaspoon water)

  8. Step 8.

    Place the pie on a baking sheet and bake until thick juices bubble through the vents, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Let cool completely on a rack.

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