pie - e = pi

This cherry-almond pie is a favorite of both our sober and drunk college friends.  The sweet almond flavor complements the tart sour cherries, creating an interesting twist on the classic cherry pie.  The decoration on the pie pays homage to not only one, but two famous constants: pi (3.141...) and e (2.718...).  Technically, this puts pie at about 5.859... but we think it's a 10.

Step 1 Ingredients

Crust
2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup shortening
1/3 cup orange juice
Filling
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup raw cane sugar
6 tablespoons flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter
2 cans tart cherries in water (or home-canned cherries, if you're fancy like that)
1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Comments

[brooklynbrownie]

Haha! Very cute!

[Beth-uh-knee]

This is the most wondrously nerdy pie imaginable--bravo!

[scoochmaroo]

This is a very cute pie. Well done.