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Homemade Cherry Pie and a Lattice Crust Tutorial

June 26, 2012 by overtimecook 19 Comments

When I was growing up, there was a store my family frequented that had an amazing bakery section. They baked everything fresh on premises, and it was all super delicious. My parents still shop there often, and they never leave the store without a loaf or two of their amazing homemade bread, or maybe a couple of bagels. There’s one treat we often used to buy from this bakery that stood out in my mind above all else.

Their cherry pie never looked very elegant. It was wrapped in saran wrap that often stuck to the top a bit, and the “lattice” crust was made from a cutter, not an actual lattice. But nobody could care about that, because it was just so delicious. We didn’t get this pie often, and in fact, it’s been years since I had it. But the amazing buttery crust filled with sweet yet tart and always juicy cherries stands out in my mind.

When I last had this pie, I doubt if I would have believed you had you told me that I’d soon be making my own cherry pie. Remember that I only made my first ever pie crust within the last year that I have been blogging. Plus, cherry pie filling is something that comes from a can, not that gets made. Right?

As you can imagine, my feelings towards making cherry pie have shifted since then. I’ve made numerous pies since that first one, but I finally decided to make a cherry pie. Naturally, with plans to make my own pie crust, lattice and all, I couldn’t open a can to fill it with. Besides, cherries are in season now, and absolutely delicious. I can’t believe I considered that in the past!

If you’re hesitant, let me tell you a few secrets. Firstly, making cherry pie filling is as simple as boiling a few ingredients in a pot. Promise. Secondly, making a lattice top for your pie is a lot easier than you think. And because I am awesome, I made you a little illustration. Excuse the pictures. I took them on my iPhone in the terrible lights of my kitchen. Scroll down past the ingredients for the directions.

Homemade Cherry Pie:

Ingredients:

For Crust:

2 cups flour

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup vegetable shortening (crisco), ice cold

4-7 Tablespoons ice water

For pie filling:

Adapted from My Baking Addiction

4 cups pitted cherries

2 Tablespoons water

2 Tablespoons Kirsch (cherry brandy- if you don’t have, use water)

2 Tablespoons lemon juice

3/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup corn starch

Optional topping:

1 egg, beaten

sugar, for sprinkling

Instructions:

For pie crust: (Note: these are basic directions. For more detailed information, see my tutorial here.)

In the bowl of a food processor, mix together the flour, sugar and salt.

Cut the shortening into cubes and add to the food processor. Pulse in short bursts until the mixture resembles coarse (and uneven) crumbs. Do not over-mix.

Add the ice water, starting with 4 tablespoons and adding additional tablespoons as needed. Pulse until mixture just comes together. Do not add too much water!

Remove the dough from the food processor and roll it into a ball. Flatten into a disk and place in a plastic bag in the fridge to chill.

For pie filling: Combine all ingredients in a small pot. Bring to a boil and lower flame. Stir frequently for about ten minutes until the mixture appears jelly-like. Remove from heat and allow to cool.

To assemble pie: On a lightly floured surface, roll out the chilled pie dough to fit into a 9 inch pie dish. press it into the dish and trim the edges.

Place the filling inside the pie. Set aside.

Prepare the lattice top: (see diagram above for pictures to correspond with the numbers.) Roll out the remaining pie dough into a rectangle large enough to fit over the pie.

(1) Cut the dough into even strips.

(2) Place 5 strips of dough evenly across the top of the pie.

(3) Lift every other strip of dough a little more than halfway, and gently fold it back across itself.

(4) Place another strip of dough going the opposite directions, just at the edge of where the dough strips are folded. Unfold the strips and lay them flat. Half of the strips should be over the opposite strip, and half should be under.

(5) Repeat the previous step, this time alternating the strips that you fold, so that those that didn’t get folded before are folded this time.

(6) Repeat the steps until you have five woven strips in each direction. Trip the edges.

To bake the pie: Preheat the oven to 375.

Brush beaten egg over the top of the pie, then sprinkle sugar over it.

Bake the pie for 35 minutes, until golden brown.

Enjoy!

Did you enter my cookbook giveawayyet? If not, hurry and do so, time is running out! Thanks all for stopping by! I hope you enjoy this pie, and found the pictures helpful! -Miriam

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Filed Under: Dessert, Fruit, Pies/Tarts, Seasonal, Tutorial/How-To Tagged With: cherry, pie, pie crust, tutorial


Comments

  1. Irene Saiger says

    June 26, 2012 at 11:38 pm

    Love the story and the pie. My mom used sour cherries but it doesn’t matter, it’s the memories that count.

    Reply
  2. Paula Kelly-Bourque (@VanillaBeanBake) says

    June 26, 2012 at 11:52 pm

    What a beautiful looking pie, the filling, the crust, your lovely lattice work! I’ve never made a cherry pie from scratch (or from a can). Your recipe makes it look easier than I thought it would be.

    Reply
  3. Sarah Pascal says

    June 27, 2012 at 12:45 am

    Wow!
    This looks stunning and delicious!!

    Reply
  4. cravingsofalunatic says

    June 27, 2012 at 12:46 am

    This is freaking gorgeous. Love, love, love!

    Reply
  5. Tali Simon says

    June 27, 2012 at 4:43 am

    Great how-to on the lattice! As a teenager, I often made apple pie for Shabbos by just laying strips of dough in opposite directions. They crossed each other and looked nice, but now I see how it’s really done!

    Reply
  6. Chung-Ah (@damn_delicious) says

    June 27, 2012 at 9:20 am

    What a gorgeous pie! And that lattice crust is absolute perfection!

    Reply
  7. Brucha says

    June 27, 2012 at 10:01 am

    You just bake this for 3 minutes?

    Reply
  8. mommy says

    June 27, 2012 at 2:06 pm

    Your pie looks and tastes better then Fairways- and your tutorial pictures are great, no need to apoligize.

    Reply
  9. Liz says

    June 28, 2012 at 12:31 pm

    A lattice crust makes such an elegant pie! Beautiful!!!

    Reply
  10. erinmotz says

    June 30, 2012 at 10:47 pm

    That pie looks outrageous! Amazing, beautiful, the real deal 😉 I’ll tell ya what – I can’t be trusted to lattice my crust, so I’ll give you a high five and make you a sweet latte if you stop over at my house and do it for me, lol 🙂

    Reply
  11. Rachel K says

    July 1, 2012 at 5:39 am

    Would love to try this especially since cherries are about 7 shekels (2 bucks) in the shuk now for 2.2 pounds- question though: how do you pit them??

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      July 1, 2012 at 11:11 am

      Hey Rachel, I actually just found this brilliant guide to pitting cherries without a pitter: http://www.thekitchn.com/no-cherry-pitter-use-a-pastry-88418

      Enjoy!

      Reply
  12. Rachel Kaye says

    July 1, 2012 at 1:43 pm

    thanks!

    Reply
  13. grace says

    July 16, 2012 at 10:14 am

    I made the cherry pie for Shabbos. It was a huge hit. I’m a lot older than you and consider myself a pretty good baker. I have never been able to master pie crusts. Your tutorial was excellent and made the pie the hit of the block. Thanks

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      July 16, 2012 at 1:26 pm

      You made my day with that comment grace! Glad it worked out for you. 🙂

      Reply
  14. Shelby says

    June 16, 2013 at 10:25 pm

    I attempted to make this pie crust and I have to say it was very difficult to work with and I ended up throwing my crust away. I was so disappointed because I wanted to make my husband a cherry pie for father’s day. I consider myself a pretty experienced baker (and someone who follows direction well), but in this case I failed miserably. The crust was very crumbly and kept sticking to my rolling pin and counter despite the flour. I added more a little bit more water then put back in the fridge. This didn’t help and I got the same results. The dough never even made it off the counter in one piece and into the pie tin. Sorry to say that I won’t be trying again.

    Reply
  15. Audrey says

    June 21, 2013 at 1:39 pm

    A straw works great for pitting cherries also. I just did 9 1/2 qts

    Reply
  16. Jaina V. says

    August 11, 2014 at 4:34 pm

    My dad has been begging me to make him a cherry pie. I made this one today and it was delicious ans beautiful! He loved it. Thank you so much!

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      August 13, 2014 at 8:45 am

      I’m so happy to hear! Thanks for the feedback!

      Reply

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