Cherry Pie

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 1/3 tablespoons butter (about 4 teaspoons)
• 1 (16 oz can) pie cherries, not cherry pie filling (look for dark sweet pitted cherries packed in water) most grocery stores carry them
• pastry for double crust pie

Method

Preheat oven to 425°F. In saucepan, combine sugar, flour, cinnamon and undrained cherries. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens and boils. (about 7 minutes). Remove from heat and stir in almond extract. Pour into a 9 inch unbaked pie shell. Dot with butter. Cover with top crust, seal edges and crimp. Put one or several vents in crust. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes until crust is brown.