Grammy's Kitchen · Cherry Pie · Pear and Sour Cherry Pie
One of 24 cherry pie recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 24 for bottom crispness among the cherry pie recipes we compared. 3 cooks on www.kingarthurbaking.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 24.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 0% | 6% |
| liquid | 0% | 6% |
| total sugar | 0% | 46% |
| egg | 0% | 11% |
| thickener | 0% | 5% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 1 recipe All-Butter Pie Crust, chilled | |
| 907 g | 5 medium (907g) firm, ripe pears |
| 170 g | 1 1/2 cups (170g) fresh sour cherries |
| 53 g | 1/4 cup (53g) light brown sugar, packed |
| 53 g | 1/4 cup (53g) dark brown sugar, packed |
| 30 g | 1/4 cup (30g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour |
| 3 g | 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cardamom |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon table salt |
| 14 g | 1 tablespoon (14g) lemon juice, fresh preferred |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon King Arthur Pure Vanilla Extract |
| 14 g | 1 tablespoon (14g) unsalted butter |
| 50 g | 1 large egg yolk, for brushing |
| 14 g | 1 tablespoon (14g) heavy cream, for brushing |
| 14 g | 1 tablespoon (14g) granulated sugar, for garnish |
Method: 8 steps, published by www.kingarthurbaking.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.