Cherry Crisp Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Crust
3/4 cup flour
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup butter, melted
Filling
4 cups tart cherries, with pits and stems removed
1 cup sugar
4 tablespoons cornstarch
Topping
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup butter, softened

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375\u00b0F.
In a small mixing bowl, combine crust ingredients with a fork until mixture resembles wet sand. Press into the bottom and up the sides of a standard pie plate, using the back of a spoon or fingers.
Combine filling ingredients in a large mixing bowl; set aside until juice begins to form (Note: If the cherries are especially juicy, add more cornstarch for thickening. Otherwise, the pie filling will not set up well). Pour cherry mixture into crust.
In a small mixing bowl, combine topping ingredients until butter is thoroughly incorporated. With fingers, crumble atop cherry filling.
Bake for 45-60 minutes or until topping is crispy and brown, and filling is bubbly.
To allow the pie filling to set up well, cool for at least two hours on a wire rack.
Cut into eight slices to serve. If desired, garnish each slice with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.