All-American Cherry Pie

60 minutes Prep: 10 minutes Cook: 50 minutes

310 calories per serving view nutrition facts

1 pie suggest servings

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Ingredients

4	cups	cherries	fresh, tart
1 1/3	cups	sugar
2	tablespoons	tapioca, quick-cooking	PLUS 2 teaspoons
2	tablespoons	kirsch (cherry brandy)	optional
1	x	pastry	for 9 inch double pie crust
2	tablespoons	butter

Directions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Sort, rinse, stem and pit cherries.

Mix cherries, sugar, tapioca and kirsch in large bowl; let stand for 1 minutes.

2. Pour fruit into unbaked pie shell and dot with butter.

Cover with top crust (slashed to allow steam to escape) or lattice pastry.

Bake 10 minutes at 450 degrees.

Then reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees and continue baking until golden brown, about 40 more minutes.

Cool on wire rack.

Nutrition information per serving: 501 calories; 22 g fat; 8 mg cholesterol; 496 mg sodium; 38 percent calories from fat.

From the Chicago Tribune 7/1/93.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 74g

Amount per Serving

Calories 310 16% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.0g	9%
Saturated Fat 4.0g	18%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 15mg	5%
Sodium 44mg	2%
Total Carbohydrate 67.0g	22%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g	0%
Sugars 67.0g
Protein 0.0g	0%

Vitamin A	3%		Vitamin C	0%
Calcium	0%		Iron	0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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