Cherry Chocolate Pie

Chocolate chips give this cherry pie a unique and delicious upgrade!

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Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 425° F. Drain cherries, reserving 1 cup of liquid. If the cherries don't yield enough liquid to make 1 cup, add water for the rest of it.

Step 2

In a saucepan combine sugar, flour, and salt. Stir in reserved cherry juice and bring to a boil, stirring often. Reduce heat to simmer for 5 min. Mixture will thicken.

Step 3

When mixture is thickened, take off heat and stir in butter, almond extract, and cherries. Cover and refrigerate.

Step 4

While filling is cooling, make pastry. Mix together 1 cup flour, 1/8 cup sugar, and 1/2 tsp salt. Cut in 3 Tbsp shortening with a pastry dough blender. When it's low humidity, add in an extra tsp of shortening. When mixture is crumbly, add 1/3 cup milk and mix quickly with a fork. Shape into a ball. Repeat for second crust.

Step 5

On lightly floured surface, roll out the first pastry ball into an 11 in. circle. Place into a 9 in. pie plate. Roll out other pastry ball into another 11 in. circle. With a sharp knife or pastry wheel (I use a pizza cutter), cut into 1/2 in. strips.

Step 6

Mix chocolate chips into cooled pie filling. Pour filling into prepared pie crust. Place pastry strips horizontally and then vertically across the top of the pie and brush lightly with egg yolk.

Step 7

Bake in preheated oven for 30-35 minutes. Place aluminum foil around edge of crust halfway through baking so it doesn't get too dark. Cool before serving.