Classic Bing Cherry Pie

Ingredients

• 1 2 count package ready-to-bake pie crusts , 14.1 ounce
• 4 cups Bing cherries , pitted and sliced
• 1 cup white sugar
• 0.25 cups instant tapioca
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 0.25 teaspoons almond extract
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Press one pie crust into a 9-inch pie plate.

2. 2

   Combine cherries, sugar, tapioca, lemon juice, and almond extract in bowl; refrigerate until cherry filling begins to set, about 10 minutes. Stir filling; chill until flavors combine, about 10 minutes more.

3. 3

   Pour filling into bottom crust in pie plate; dot with butter. Cover with remaining 1 crust; crimp edges to seal. Cut several ventilation slits into top crust with a sharp knife.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes; quarter rotate pie. Continue baking until crust is golden brown, about 20 minutes.