Baked Fresh Cherry Pie

Ingredients

• 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
• 4 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca
• 0.13 teaspoons salt
• 1 cup white sugar
• 4 cups pitted cherries
• 0.25 teaspoons almond extract
• 0.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1.5 tablespoons butter

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Place bottom crust in pie pan. Set top crust aside, covered.

2. 2

   In a large mixing bowl combine tapioca, salt, sugar, cherries, and extracts. Let stand 15 minutes. Turn out into bottom crust and dot with butter. Cover with top crust, flute edges and cut vents in top. Place pie on a foil-lined cookie sheet--in case of drips!

3. 3

   Bake for 50 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown. Let cool for several hours before slicing.