About 2000 years ago, people started eating cherries. At the same time, around the same time period, mankind began to cultivate cherries.
Archeologists first learn about cherry plantations thanks to China. However, in addition to Asians, cherries were cultivated in the Caucasus and Turkey. From these countries, the berry came to Europe and America. The
cult of cherries appeared at the end of the XX century, when special flavorings were invented. But, much tastier cherry real than chemical.
Let’s tell you how to prepare a delicious cherry pie at home.
Ingredients of the dough for cherry pie:
- Soft butter – 80 g;
- Sugar – 80 g;
- Eggs – 1 pc;
- Sour cream – 120 g;
- Vanilla sugar – 1 tsp;
- Baking powder – ½ tsp;
- Flour – 250 g;
- Cherries – 250 g.
Ingredients for the filling:
- Sour cream 25% – 200 g;
- Sugar – 3 tbsp;
- Starch – 1 tsp.
Preparation of cherry pie:
In a deep bowl put butter, sprinkle with granulated sugar, break an egg and beat with a mixer until a creamy mass is formed. Add sour cream and vanilla sugar to the
mixture,
beat again with a mixer until all the products are combined.
Pour the flour mixed in advance with baking powder into the mixture
.
Knead a homogeneous elastic dough. Grease a baking dish with butter, cover the bottom with parchment. Place the dough on the surface, spread it on the mold.
Remove the pitted cherries, rinse and dry. Place the cherries on the surface of the dough.
For the filling, mix the sour cream with sugar and starch with a spoon in a separate bowl. Spread the filling on the surface of the cherries, spreading it evenly.
Bake the pie at 180 degrees in the oven for half an hour.
As a result, we have a tender and juicy cherry pie. You can add other berries as a filling, for example, cherries.
