Cherry Pie Made With Fresh Cherries. Cover cherries with boiling water cover and let soak for 30 minutes. Let stand until cherries begin to release juice stirring occasionally about 10 minutes.
Preheat oven to 400F 204C. My Homemade Cherry Pie recipe calls for fresh or defrosted frozen pitted cherries and a simple pie crust. The cherries are transformed into a deliciously sweet filling by adding among other ingredients sugar almond extract and lemon juice.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place in the lower third of the oven.
Drain cherries erserving 1 cup liquid. Combine the cherries cornstarch sugar salt vanilla almond extract and lemon juice in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Turn burner on medium simmer and add sugar and flour to thicken. In a large bowl stir the cherries sugar cornstarch lemon juice vanilla and almond extract together until thoroughly combined.