Blooming Cherry Pie

Create a blooming cherry pie with this easy-to-make pie recipe. Forget the lattice design—create a beautiful floral motif using fondant cut-outs. This is a great pie to bring to a new neighbor or friend, or bake it for a pot luck or dinner party. You'll love how quick and easy this pie is, not to mention how wonderful it will look when it's done! You can see this pie and many more sweet treats in the How to Decorate with Fondant Shapes and Cut-Outs kit, filled with lots of tutorials, inspiration and even a few must-have tools to make your treats blossom.

Skill LevelBeginner

Ingredients & Tools
Instructions

Ingredients

1 package refrigerated pie crust
2 cans cherry pie filling
1 egg, beaten with 1 tablespoon water

Tools
Non-Stick Cooling Grid - 14.5 x 20-Inch - Cooling Rack
Non-Stick Cooling Rack,14.5 x 20-Inch $20.67
Fondant Mini Cut Out Set Flower Leaf
Recipe Right Pie Pan, 9 Inch
Pastry Brush

Instructions

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Prepare pie. Prepare pie pan with bottom crust. Fill with cherry pie filling.
Prepare top crust. Using small and large blossom and leaf cut-outs, cut shapes from top pie crust. Place on top of pie; crimp edges.
Inlay smaller dough shapes into larger shapes, if desired.
Bake pie. Brush top of crust with egg wash. Bake at 425 degrees F for 15 minutes. Turn oven down to 375 degrees F and bake until crust begins to brown and filling is bubbly, about 35 to 45 minutes.