Dark Sweet Cherry Pie

​Ingredients 

• 1 pie crust (homemade or store bought) 

• 36 oz of sweet cherries 

• .25 cup of Wild Roots Dark Sweet Cherry Vodka 

• .25 cup sugar 

• .5 cup brown sugar 

• Zest from one lemon

• ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg 

• Pinch of kosher salt

• 2 tablespoons cornstarch

• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

• 1 egg

• 1 tablespoon water

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Directions 

Step 1 

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

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Step 2

Roll out pie crust 

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Step 3

Place cherries, vodka, sugars, lemon zest, salt and nutmeg in a large saucepan. Let stand with no heat for 15 min.

Step 4 

After 15 minutes, sprinkle cornstarch over the cherries and mix to coat. Turn the burner on medium, let cook until the liquid thickens, about 5 minutes.

Step 5 

Let cool to room temperature, then pour mixture into pie crust and dot with butter pieces. 

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Step 6

Roll out the second half of the pie crust and create a weaving pattern over top of the cherry mixture. 

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Step 7

Mix egg and water together and brush it over the crust 

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Step 8

Bake pie for 20 minutes at 400 degrees, then lower the temperature to 350 and bake another 20-30 minutes. Cool to warm temperature on a wire rack. 

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