Cherry Pie

Have you ever flipped through your cookbooks or food magazines and ever thought "sure wish my foods would turn out looking like that!" Well, they can! With this pie it is basically picture perfect! I had a few bubbles of cherry pie filling pop through, but the perfect looking lattice made up for that :)

What I used:

2 cups flour
2/3 cup shortening
dash of salt
6-7 tbsp. cold water
2 cans cherry pie filling

You can follow the recipe below that has tells you how to make the dough, this recipe makes enough dough for two crusts which is what you will need to make a lattice.
Once your dough is workable, divide the dough in 1/2 making one 1/2 slightly bigger than the other. Roll out the bigger portion and place in your pie dish. Poor in your pie filling from the can or the pie filling you have made up. Then, but in small amounts of butter all across the top of your pie. Next, roll out the other portion of dough and cut several strips long enough to go all the way across your pie plate. Then begin making your lattice. Once you have finished cut all the strips so that they are even with the pie plate. Trim your bottom crust to 1/2" from the pie plate and begin folding your bottom dough up over the top of the end of the lattice strips making sure to pinch them to seal the edges. Once that is accomplished you can flute the edges by taking a small portion of dough between your index finger and thumb and use your opposite hand to gently push down in the middle. Continue this method all the way around the edge of the pie plate. Bake at 375 for 1 hr. After the pie was done I just sprinkled a small amount of sugar across the top, this is totally optional!

From our table to yours bon appetite!