Cherry Galette

One day we got cherries from the CSA. But, not enough cherries to make a pie, and they weren't sweet enough to just eat. The solution: cherry galette. Or a small, flat pie. 

Recipe adapted from Grandma's recipe book and Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook

Crust ingredients:
1 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 c. + 1 Tbsp. Crisco
2 Tbsp. ice water
2 Tbsp. melted butter
2 Tbsp. raw sugar


Filling Ingredients:
2 c. pitted fresh ripe tart red cherries,
3/4 c. sugar
3 Tbsp. flour
1 tsp. lemon juice

Directions:

1. Combine flour, salt and crisco. Cut Crisco through with knife and combine with flour. Combine until Crisco is combined with flour mixture. Add water and roll out on a flat, flour coated surface. 
2. Mix filling ingredients and place in the middle of the pie crust.
3. Fold up edges. Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar
4. Bake at 400 for 50 to 55 minutes until crust is golden (I would bake on parchment paper to minimize the mess.)