Gluten-free Cherry Pie

Ingredients

• 1 cup gluten-free all purpose baking flour
• 3/4 cup tapioca flour
• 1/2 cup sweet white rice flour
• 1 Tbsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp xanthan gum
• 1/2 tsp guar gum
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 2 Tbsp butter or margarine
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice
• 32 oz (or 2 16-oz cans) tart red cherries or other fruit
• 2 Tbsp cherry or other fruit juice
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 Tbsp quick-cooking tapioca
• 1 tsp almond extract
• Small amount egg or milk wash
• 1/2 tsp sugar, optional for sprinkling on top