Grammy's Kitchen · Cherry Pie · Cherry Pie
One of 24 cherry pie recipes we measured
from www.chelseasmessyapron.com
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 24.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 6% | 6% |
| liquid | 0% | 6% |
| total sugar | 34% | 46% |
| egg | 11% | 11% |
| thickener | 7% | 5% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 5 cups fresh cherries (pitted, see note 1) | |
| 133 g | 2/3 cup granulated sugar |
| 1 large lemon ((1-1/2 tablespoons juice)) | |
| 1 g | 1/8 teaspoon salt |
| 32 g | 1/4 cup cornstarch |
| 28 g | 2 tablespoons unsalted butter |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 0 g | 1/8 teaspoon almond extract (optional) |
| 460 g | 2 homemade pie crusts |
| 50 g | 1 large egg (plus 1 tablespoon milk) |
| 25 g | 2 tablespoons coarse sparkling sugar |
Method: 6 steps, published by www.chelseasmessyapron.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.