Country Fair Cherry Pie Recipes

COUNTY FAIR PIE

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat the butter, sugar, flour, eggs, and vanilla until well blended. Stir in nuts and chips. , Pour into pie shell. Bake at 325° for 1 hour or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

COUNTY FAIR CHERRY PIE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt; stir in cherries. Let stand 30 minutes. , Cook and stir cherry mixture over medium heat until mixture boils and starts to thicken. , Pour into jars or freezer containers, leaving 1/2-in. headspace. Cool. Cover with lids; refrigerate or freeze. Yield: 3 cups filling for one pie., To make pie: Preheat oven to 375°. On a lightly floured surface, roll one half of dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Add thawed filling. Bake until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly, 40-45 minutes. Cover edges during the last 20 minutes to prevent overbrowning. Cool on a wire rack., Meanwhile, roll remaining dough to 1/8-in.-thick circle; cut stars using floured star-shaped cutters. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 375° for 7-11 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to a wire rack to cool., To serve, dust stars with confectioners' sugar; place over pie. Lightly dust edges of pie with confectioners' sugar.

COUNTRY FAIR CHERRY PIE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt; stir in cherries until blended. Let stand for 30 minutes. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat. , Line a 9-in. pie plate with bottom crust; trim pastry even with edge. Fill with cherry filling. Bake at 375° for 45 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cover edges during the last 20 minutes to prevent overbrowning., Meanwhile, roll out remaining pastry to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut into 12-14 large stars and 16-18 small stars; place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to a wire rack to cool. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. Place stars randomly over cooled pie. Sprinkle edges of pie with confectioners' sugar.