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Cherry Pies (Gluten & Dairy Free)

cherry pies
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Difficulty: Beginner
Servings: 6
Best Season: Fall
Ingredients
  • 1 sheet gluten free pastry (I used Jus Rol)
  • 1 egg (beaten)
  • 450 g cherries (stones removed)
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tsp cornstarch (dissolved in 1 tbsp water)
Instructions
  1. 1

    Place the cherries, sugar and lemon juice in a saucepan over a medium heat

  2. 2

    Simmer for 20 minutes then stir in the dissolved cornstarch

  3. 3

    Cook until the sauce thickens, about 5 minutes

  4. 4

    Set aside while you prep the pastry

  5. 5
    Preheat the oven to 180 oC
  6. 6

    Roll out until the sheet of pastry

  7. 7

    Cut out 12 equal sized circles

  8. 8

    Spread the cherries onto six of the pastry circles leaving about 1cm of space around the edge of the pastry, this stops the filling leaking everywhere when you bake the pastries

  9. 9
    Brush the space you have left at the edge of the pastries with the beaten egg
  10. 10

    Place the remaining six circles of pastry on top of the filled slices

  11. 11
    Seal the edges by pressing down with a fork all the way round the perimeter
  12. 12
    Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper
  13. 13

    Cut a little steam hole in the middle of ech pastry

  14. 14
    Brush the pastries with the beaten egg and sprinkle on a little extra sugar if you like
  15. 15
    Bake in the oven for about 15 minutes or until golden brown
  16. 16

    Serve dusted with a little icing sugar

Keywords: cherry
Read it online: https://freefromfavourites.com/recipe/gluten-and-dairy-free-cherry-pies/