Sweet Summer Cherry Pie

Sweet Summer Cherry Pie

Ingredients:
1 full recipe basic pie dough
1 lb. sour cherries, pitted and halved
1 lb. sweet cherries, pitted and halved
1/2 - 2/3 c. granulated sugar
1 Tbsp cornstarch
1 tsp blood orange bitters
1 Tbsp black cherry vodka
1 large egg
1 Tbsp milk

Directions:
-Preheat oven to 425 degrees
-In large bowl, combine cherries, sugar, and slurry of cornstarch, bitters and vodka.
-Toss to combine and set aside.
-Roll out half of pie dough recipe.
-Spray bottom of pie dish with baking spray and transfer rolled out dough to line bottom of dish.
-Toss cherry mixture and pour into pie dish, smoothing top.
-Roll out other half of pie dough, cut into even one inch strips.
-Weave lattice top onto top of pie and crimp edges.
-Decorate with leftover pie dough trimmings or discard.
-In small bowl combine egg and milk, whisk to combine and brush onto lattice top.
-Line edges of pie with foil to protect from burning and place in oven.
-Bake for 20 minutes and reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees.
-Continue baking until filling is thick and bubbly and crust is golden brown, about 50 - 60 additional minutes.
-Remove from oven and place on wire rack until completely cooled.