I bought a lot of cherries...and since the weather was cool, I thought I'd bake a cherry pie. For the crust, I used
Hilah's pie crust recipe, but doubled it, so I could have enough dough to do a lattice top:
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2/3 cup coconut oil (I got mine at Trader Joe's $5.99 for a 16 oz. jar)
- 1/4 cup cold water
- a pinch of salt
I put everything in the freezer for about 5 minutes, then mixed well in my food processor, rolled out half of the dough for the bottom crust. For the filling, I pitted the cherries and gently combined all the following ingredients:
- 4 cups fresh cherries
- 1 1/2 tablespoons corn starch
- 1/2 cup sugar
- Sprinkle of sea salt
I like simple recipes. I used this
vegan cherry pie recipe as inspiration, but simplified things. I baked the pie at 350' F for a little longer than 30 minutes. If you make this, you'll need to buy 2 to 3 pounds of cherries. Enjoy! ♥
YUM! We love cherries, but they are so expensive here, that we only get a small amount around Christmas as a "treat". Hope the pie was delish!!
ReplyDeleteI'd never thought of using coconut oil in a pie crust. What a great idea.
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking! Your pie looks delicious. I bet the coconut flavor was magical with the cherries.
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