Ingredients

Baked Pie Shell
1 C. sugar
1/4 C. cornstarch
1/8 tsp. salt
2 cans (16 oz. each) pitted tart red cherries (water pack), drained
1/2 tsp. almond extract
1/3 C. sliced almonds

Cooking Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Mix fruit, tapioca, sugar, lemon juice and extract in a bowl. Let stand 15 minutes. Fill pastry lined 9 inch pie plate with fruit mixture. Cover pie with top crust; seal and flute edge. Cut several slits in top to permit steam to escape. Bake 1 hour or until juices form bubbles that burst slowly. Cool.
 
 
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