Ingredients:
- 1.5 cups (190g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp (8g) granulated sugar
- 0.5 tsp (3g) kosher salt
- 0.5 cup (113g) unsalted butter, chilled and cubed
- 6 tbsp (90ml) ice water
- 4 cups (600g) sour cherries, pitted
- 0.33 cup (65g) granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp (16g) cornstarch
- 1 tsp (5ml) vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp (15ml) lemon juice
- 0.25 tsp (1g) ground cinnamon
- 1 egg (50g), lightly beaten
- 2 tbsp (25g) coarse turbinado sugar
Instructions:
- Whisk flour, sugar, and salt in a large bowl.
- Add chilled butter cubes. Use a pastry cutter or your fingers to work the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs with some pea-sized pieces remaining.
- Stir in ice water one tablespoon at a time until the dough just begins to clump together.
- Form into a disk, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour to relax the gluten.
- In a bowl, combine the pitted sour cherries, sugar, cornstarch, vanilla extract, lemon juice, and cinnamon.
- Let the filling sit for 15 minutes to allow the juices to thicken into a syrupy consistency.
- On a parchment-lined surface, roll the chilled dough into a rough 12-inch circle.
- Mound the cherry mixture in the center, leaving a 2-inch border of dough around the edges.
- Gently fold the edges of the dough over the filling, leaving the center open.
- Brush the crust with beaten egg and sprinkle with turbinado sugar, then bake for 35 minutes until golden brown.