Cherry Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. tart cherries
3 Tbsp. Minute tapioca
1 1/3 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. almond extract
1 Tbsp. butter

Preparation

Preheat oven to 450\u00b0.
Mix fruit, sugar, tapioca and almond extract in a bowl.
Fill pastry-lined 9-inch pie plate with fruit mixture.
Dot with 1 tablespoon of butter.
Cover pie with top crust.
Seal and flute edge.
Cut several slits to permit steam to escape.
Bake in a 450\u00b0 oven for 10 minutes only.
Reduce heat to 350\u00b0 and bake 40 minutes longer.
Cool.