Cherry Pie (lactose free)

Ingredients

• 1 pcs Homemade pie crust, lactose free
• 500 g Cherries, frozen
• 200 g Icing sugar
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp Cinnamon, ground
• 1 pcs Lemon, washed

Method

1. Prepare the pie crust from frozen base, reserve 1/3 of it for covering.
2. Bake the crust halfway (to harden the outer side and avoid the filling from making it sticky later) and let it cool down covered after baking.
3. Grate the lemon zest, then squeeze the lemon juice.
4. Put the frozen cherries into a pot with the lemon juice and sugar.
5. Stew the cherries until soft and creamy, feel free to blend the mixture with a robot mixer if you want a creamier texture (I prefer it lumpy).
6. When cherry mixture is ready, take it off from heat then add vanilla extract and cinnamon. Also add the lemon zest then mix them well.
7. Pour the mixture into the pie crust, set aside while you cut star shapes (or any other shapes you wish) from the remaining pie crust dough.
8. Place the stars onto the filling and bake the pie for 15-20 minutes on medium-high heat until the stars on the top are baked.
9. Serve it dusted with icing sugar or with a spoon of vanilla ice cream.