Ingredients
300g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
150g chilled unsalted butter, cubed, plus extra for greasing
100g golden caster sugar
1 large egg yolk
1 tbsp cornflour
Pinch of ground cinnamon
500g cherries, stoned
1 tbsp milk, for brushing
2 tbsp golden granulated sugar
Method
Put the flour, butter and 75g golden caster sugar into a food processor and pulse until the mixture resembles crumbs.
Add the egg yolk and 2-3 tablespoons of cold water and pulse until the mixture comes together to form a ball.
Turn out using a dough scraper, wrap in cling film and chill for 30 minutes in the fridge.
In a bowl, mix the cornflour, remaining golden caster sugar and cinnamon together, then gently toss the cherries in to the mixture.
Preheat the oven to 220°C/fan200°C/gas 7 and place a baking sheet in to the oven.
Grease a 23cm pie dish with butter.
Roll out half of the pastry on a lightly floured surface and use to line the bottom and the sides of the dish.
Trim any excess pastry from the edges and pile the cherry mixture into the centre and spoon over four tablespoons of water.
Brush the pastry edges with water.
Roll out the remaining pastry, with a sharp knife or a pizza cutter cut the dough in to even strips, 1-2 inch – 3-4 inch wide.
Lay out 4 – 7 parallel strips of the dough depending on how thick your strips are, on top of the filling, with 1-2inch space between them.
Alternate horizontal and vertical strips, weaving the pastry in an over-and-under pattern.
Brush the pie with milk and sprinkle with the granulated sugar.
Put the pie on to the baking sheet in the oven and bake for 15 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 180°C/fan160°C/gas 4 and bake for a further 15-20 minutes until the pastry is golden.
Products Used
KITCHEN CRAFT DOUGH CUTTER AND SCRAPER
HOME MADE TRADITIONAL STONEWARE 26.5CM MIXING BOWL
KITCHEN CRAFT NON-STICK 34CM X 32CM BAKING SHEET
MASTER CLASS NON-STICK 23CM DEEP PIE PAN
KITCHEN CRAFT BEECH WOOD SOLID 40CM ROLLING PIN