Homemade Mediterranean Cherry Pie with the addition of a unique spice.
Course Pies
Cuisine American Fusion
Keyword Mediterranean Cherry Pie
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time 1 hourhour
Total Time 1 hourhour30 minutesminutes
Servings 8servings
Equipment
Pie pan
Cherry pitter
Rolling Pin
Ingredients
Pie Crusts - top and bottomhomemade or store bought
8tbspButtercold
1tbspSugar
1tspSalt
1tspMahlebMediterranean spice
1 3/4cupAll-purpose flourextra for dusting
1Eggwhisked with water to equal 1/4 cup
Filling
2cupsCherries pitted and sliced
1/2cupSugarextra for top
1/4cupCornstarch or potato starch
1/2tspCardamom
1/4tspNutmeg
1tbsp Lemon juice
2tbsp Cherry liquor
1/2tsp Salt
3 Eggs
Instructions
Crust - Place butter, flour, sugar, mahleb and salt into a food processor and pulse to blend until resembling coarse meal. With the machine running, slowly pour in the measured egg liquid until it forms a smooth ball. If too dry, add drops of water, if too wet, add sprinkles of flour.
On a floured surface, roll out 3/4 of the dough to fit the size of the pie dish. Fit the dough into the pie dish pressing up the sides, down on the bottom and with a fork lightly prick the bottom of the pie dough.
With remaining dough, roll it out to a size that will fit the top of the pie dish. Transfer to a parchment paper lined sheet pan and place in the fridge, along with the pie dough already in the pie dish.
Preheat the oven to 425.
Filling - remove 1/3 of the sliced cherries and crush them. Mix in the sugar, cornstarch, lemon or lime juice, liquor, spice and salt. Whisk in 2 eggs. Fold in the remaining sliced cherries.
Remove the dough from the fridge and pour the filling into the pie crust.
Using a cookie cutter, make cutouts in the dough to be placed on top. Carefully roll the dough around the rolling pin and place it on top of the filling, taking care to unroll the dough to fit the top of the pie.
With final egg, whisk with 1 teaspoon of water to make an egg wash. Brush lightly on top of the pie crust, sprinkle with a little sugar, place on a baking sheet and into the oven.
Bake in a preheated oven of 425 for 10 minutes, turn down the oven to 350 and bake until the top is golden, about 55-60 minutes.