Sweet Washington Cherry Pie

Ingredients

• 0.3 teaspoon almond extract 
• 0.3 cup brown sugar 
• 1 tablespoon butter cut into small chunks
• 0.3 cup bottled cherry juice 
• 1  pastry for a double-crust 9-inch pie
• 0.3 cup flour all-purpose
• 2 cups cherries dark fresh sweet such as bing or lambert pitted
• 0.3 cup sugar white

Equipment

• bowl
• oven
• knife
• pie form

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
2. In a bowl, mix the cherries, cherry juice, almond extract, brown sugar, white sugar, and flour until the sugar has dissolved; allow to stand while you prepare pastry dough, about 15 minutes.
3. Line a 9-inch pie dish with a pastry crust, and fill with the cherry filling; sprinkle small chunks of butter over the filling. Top with the remaining crust, and crimp the edges to seal; cut several steam vents into the top crust with a sharp paring knife.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until the cherry filling is bubbling and thickened and the pie crust is browned, 35 to 40 minutes. Allow to cool before serving.