Sour Cherry Crunch Pie

Name: Sour Cherry Crunch Pie
Yield: Makes one 9-inch pie, 6 to 8 slices (level: moderate)
Ingredients: 1 recipe Traditional Pastry Piecrust dough for a 9-inch single-crust pie (page 5); 1/4 cup heavy cream (to glaze the crimped pie edges); 1 cup granulated sugar; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 3 tablespoons cornstarch; 5 cups sour cherries, stemmed, pitted, and drained; 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour; 1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar; Zest of 1/2 orange; 3/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold and cut into 1/4-inch cubes

January 24, 2012

Since the majority of sour cherry patches are in Michigan, Utah, and Washington State, depending on where you live, you may be unaware of these ruby-red delicacies. It’s worth hunting them down—just be aware that they are very perishable and should be frozen immediately or put straight to use in this scrumptious pie. For a little bit of added texture, I like to use this walnut crunch topping, infused with a bit of orange zest for that extra zing.

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