Dark Sweet Cherry Pie

Ingredients

• 2 cans Oregon Fruit Products Dark Sweet Cherries
• Pastry for 2-crust 9" pie
• 1/4 cup Sugar
• 3 tablespoons Cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon fresh Lemon Juice
• 1 tablespoon Butter

Instructions

1. Empty the cherries with the liquid into a saucepan, reserving 3 tablespoons of liquid in a small bowl.
2. Add the cornstarch to the reserved cherry liquid and stir until dissolved.
3. Add sugar and lemon juice to the cherries in the saucepan and heat to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Reduce heat to a simmer.
4. Add cornstarch mixture to the saucepan and stir until thick. Let stand while preparing pastry.
5. Line 9" pie plate with pastry; fill with fruit mixture. Add butter on top. Adjust top crust; cutting slits for escape of steam; and seal.
6. Bake at 400 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Allow to cool before slicing.