Grammy's Kitchen · Cherry Pie · Sour Cherry Pie
One of 24 cherry pie recipes we measured
It ranks #24 of 24 for fruit flavour among the cherry pie recipes we compared. 69 cooks on www.kingarthurbaking.com rate it 4.2★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 24.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 12% | 6% |
| liquid | 489% | 6% |
| total sugar | 65% | 46% |
| egg | 0% | 11% |
| thickener | 0% | 5% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 230 g | 1 prepared double pie crust or your favorite recipe |
| 1125 g | 5 to 6 cups (1125g to 1350g) sour cherries, packed in water or individually quick frozen |
| 149 g | 3/4 cup (149g) granulated sugar* |
| 2 g | 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, optional |
| 74 g | 6 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons (74g) Instant Clearjel or 1/2 cup (99g) King Arthur Pie Filling Enhancer |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon almond extract |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon table salt |
| 28 g | 2 tablespoons (28g) butter, optional |
Method: 10 steps, published by www.kingarthurbaking.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.