Subj : 5/30 Nat Macaroon Day - 4 To : All From : Dave Drum Date : Sat May 31 2025 01:51:44 MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Macaroon Cherry Pie Categories: Pies, Pastry, Fruits, Nuts Yield: 8 Servings Dough for single-crust pie 43 1/2 oz (3 cans) pitted tart - cherries 1 c Sugar 1/3 c Cornstarch 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon 1/4 ts Red food coloring, optional MMMMM--------------------------TOPPING------------------------------- 1 lg Egg; lightly beaten 2 tb Milk 1 tb Butter; melted 1/4 ts Almond extract 1/4 c Sugar 1/8 ts Salt 1 c Sweetened shredded coconut 1/2 c Sliced almonds Set oven @ 400ºF/205ºC. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8" thick circle; transfer to a 9" cast-iron skillet or deep-dish pie plate. Trim to 1/2" beyond edge of plate; flute edge. Bake 6 minutes; set aside. Drain cherries, reserving 1 cup juice. Set cherries aside. In a large saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch; gradually stir in cherry juice until blended. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in cinnamon and, if desired, food coloring. Gently fold in cherries. Pour into crust. Cover edge loosely with foil. Bake at 400ºF/205ºC 20 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine first 6 topping ingredients. Stir in coconut and almonds. Remove foil from pie; spoon topping over pie. Reduce oven to 350ºF/175ºC; bake until topping is lightly browned, 15-20 minutes. Cool on a wire rack 1 hour. Chill 4 hours or overnight before cutting. Lori Daniels, Beverly, West Virginia Makes: 8 servings RECIPE FROM: https://www.tasteofhome.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... "Have the nerve to go into unexplored territory." -- Alan Alda --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 .