Ground Cherry Pie
For those of you who decided to try growing ground cherries here is a recipe for a pie that is really good. Even if you don’t like the ground cherries off the vine, give the pie a try. It is really good. The pie has a different taste from eating the ground cherries. in salads or just out of the garden. This is a sweet pie. If you don’t like really sweet things, cut down on the sugar.
Ingredients
* 2 1/2 cups ground cherries
* 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
* 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
* 2 tablespoons water
* 1 (9 inch) pie shell
* 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
* 3 tablespoons white sugar
* 2 tablespoons butter
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 425° F (220°C).
2. Remove covering from cherries. Wash cherries and place
in an unbaked pie shell.
3. Mix brown sugar and 1 tbsp of flour and sprinkle over
cherries.
4. Sprinkle water over top of cherries.
5. Mix together 3 tbsps of flour and 3 tbsps of sugar. Cut
in butter until crumbly.
6. Top cherry mixture with crumbs.
7. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes and then reduce
the temperature to 375° F (190° C) and continue to bake
for 25 more minutes.
