Yes – I realize I’m way behind at this point. Funny how a resolution always starts to slide after the first six months ? Anyway – June’s recipe was a sour-cherry pie with a lattice crust.
It was a bit of a stretch to find sour-cherries in the Pacific Northwest in early May ( when the magazine came out). Our spring was pretty chilly – and I just couldn’t find any decent ones. So I used regular cherries and cut-down on the sugar.
The crust was fun to make, and it was also fun to pit the cherries myself ( what Northwest home would be complete without a cherry-pitter?). Here is the crust and cherry mix before assembly. 
The final pie was a breeze… it turned out quite good. Unfortunately I didn’t get a tool to do the lattice properly. It’s a little jagged but has that great home-made look.
So how was this ? The pastry was great – I will definitely use this again. I think the Pie on the whole was a bit dissappointing. I don’t think I’d bother with doing this again. Reading through some of the raves/comments on Bon Appetit – I think I’ll try harder next time to get sour cherries. Perhaps that would have made a difference! Maybe next time….
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