Berry Pie

Fruit filling:

3 bags (12 ounces each) frozen cherry and berry fruit, thawed and drained

1 cup sugar

1/4 cup corn starch

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 tsp almond extract

2 Tbls butter, cut up

Egg Wash:

1 egg

1 Tbls milk

Make Fruit filling:

Thaw and drain fruit, this takes several hours in a strainer on my counter.

I don't how it would turn out if you don't drain the fruit and just mix ingredients when the fruit is still frozen. This pie was firm when right out of the refrigerator. Great flavor.

add all other ingredients except for butter

Add to pie shell

Dot top of fruit with butter.

Cover with pie dough

brush with egg wash

Sprinkle with sugar if you want

Make pie dough:

2 1/2 cup flour

1 tsp salt

2 sticks cold butter

1/4 cup to 1/2 cup ice water

Add flour and salt to food processor, blend

Add butter and mix to pea size dough

add ice water slowly as it is on until a dough forms.

take the dough out. divide in half. flatten into a disc.

refrigerate for 1 hour or over night.

Take out of refrigerator and flatten to 1/8 inch.

Add to bottom of pie plate.

second dough disc roll out. cut in strips if you want or how ever you want the top to look.

Bake the Pie

preheat oven to 375 degrees

Place pan lined with foil under the pie to catch drippings.

I cover the outside of the crust with foil

bake 1 hour with the crust covered.

take foil off

uncover and bake pie for another 45 minutes.

Cool and place in refrigerator.