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Cherry: Stagecoach Inn Cherry Pie

Source of Recipe

Stagecoach Inn


Recipe Introduction

This recipe appeared on a 1948 postcard from a series of 16 entitled "Famous Recipes from Famous Eating Places". These cards came free inside packages of Aunt Jemima Pancake Mix. from the historic Stagecoach Inn in Colorado Springs

List of Ingredients

CHERRY PIE:
2 cups fresh Colorado cherries, pitted
1 ½ cups sugar
1 tablespoon flour
1 tablespoon butter

RICH PASTRY PIE CRUST:
2½ cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon salt
¾ cup shortening
¼ cup water




Recipe

CHERRY PIE:
Mix flour and sugar, then stir in with cherries. Pour into pastry shell, dot with butter, and cover with pastry top. Bake slowly for 45 minutes in a 350 degree oven

RICH PASTRY PIE CRUST:
Mix flour and salt. Cut shortening into it until pieces are size of a bean. Mix well with water until dough comes together and can be shaped into a ball. Divide into 2 parts and roll out crusts. Makes two 9-inch pie crusts.