Cherry Pie
By Morrisons
Published on 02 February 2022
This cherry pie is deliciously sweet and is the perfect dessert to serve at a party or to share with others. Time and servings
1 hr 20 minsTotal time
Serves 615 kcal/serving
20 minsPrep time
1 hrCooking time
Ingredients
- 2 whole of lemons, juice only
- 200 g of frozen forest fruits
- 300 g of gluten free plain flour
- 150 g of unsalted butter, cubed, cold
- 1 tin of cherry pie filling
- 2 small of egg, beaten
- 1 sprinkle of demerara sugar
- 2 whole of lemons, juice only
Method
Step 1
Place the plain flour and cold cubed butter into a food processor*. Pulse until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.Step 2
Slowly add the cold water, blitzing until the mix comes together as a soft dough.Step 3
Remove from the food processor*, wrap the dough with cling film and chill in the refrigerator for a minimum of 30 minutes.Step 4
Place the cherry pie filling, frozen forest fruits and lemon juice in a bowl, mix well and set aside.Step 5
Preheat the oven to 180C fan/200C/gas 6.Step 6
Remove the rested pastry from the refrigerator.Step 7
Cut 2 large sheets of parchment paper and roll your pastry between the parchment paper sheets, with a rolling pin, until ½ cm thick.Step 8
Line a 23cm fluted round tin with the rolled pastry and trim away any excess from the edges.Step 9
Re-roll the excess pastry to approximately ½ cm thick, using the method above. Cut 8 strips, approximately 26cm long and 1cm wide.Step 10
Place these strips on a baking tray lined with parchment paper and refrigerate.Step 11
Cut a circle of parchment paper that's slightly bigger than the tart tin. Place on top of the pastry and fill with baking beans. Red lentils could be used as a substitute for baking beans.Step 12
Blind bake for 15 minutes.Step 13
Remove the baking beans and parchment paper and bake for a further 15 minutes.Step 14
Remove from the oven and spoon the prepared filling into the pastry case.Step 15
Carefully make a lattice on top of the cherry pie using the chilled pastry strips. Brush the pastry lattice carefully with 1 small beaten egg and sprinkle the Demerara sugar over the top.Step 16
Bake in the preheated oven for 45-50 minutes.