Fruit Pie

Ingredients

Servings: 3

3 recipes pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie

1 (14.5 ounce) can pitted sour red pie cherries

1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling

4 cups dried currants

3 cups dried cranberries

2 (16 ounce) cans gooseberries

6 apples - peeled, cored, and sliced

2 1/4 cups sugar

1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

1 tablespoon almond extract

3 tablespoons butter

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 20 mins

preheat oven to 425 degrees f (220 degrees c).

in a large bowl, mix together cherries, cherry pie filling, currants, cranberries, gooseberries, apples, sugar, cinnamon, and almond extract. allow to set 15 minutes.

spoon equal amounts of fruit mixture into 3 pastry-lined 9 inch pie pans. dot each pie with 1 tablespoon butter. cover each pie with top pastry. seal edges and cut steam vents in tops.

bake in preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes, until golden brown.