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Gesine Confectionary Cherry Pie

MAKES 1
(9- /23- ) -

. It’s a simple
cherry pie, but when cherries are in season and abundant, there’s
nothing simple about the flavor. Just make sure you pit all of the
cherries. I don’t think I need say more.

sugar 1 cup 200 g

ground cloves pinch

salt pinch
Clearjel (see Note, page 57) 3 tablespoons 30 g

fresh pitted cherries 7 cups 1.1 kg

juice and zest of 1 lemon
All-Butter Easy Pie Dough
(page 19) 1 batch
Crust Dust (see Note, page 1 to 2 tablespoons 10 to 20 g
24) for the shell
unsalted butter, cubed into 3 tablespoons 42 g
tiny pieces

egg wash (1 egg whisked with 2 tablespoons/30 ml water)
sanding sugar or turbinado 2 tablespoons 25 g
sugar, for sprinkling

1

. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the sugar, cloves, salt, and
Clearjel. In a large bowl, toss the cherries with the lemon zest and
juice until they are evenly coated. Sprinkle the sugar mixture over
the cherries and again toss until evenly coated.

2
. Divide the dough into 2 pieces, one slightly larger than the other.
Roll the larger piece into a rough 11-inch (28-cm) round and line a
9-inch (23-cm) pie plate with it. Roll the second piece into a 9½- to
10-inch (24- to 25-cm) round. Cut out decorative shapes or lattice