The Pie Recipes

Ingredients

• 2½ cups cold flour
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon sugar
• 12 oz. cold, unsalted butter, cut into cubes
• ¾ cup ice cold water (you will use less than the full ¾ cup)
• 1¼ pound of sweet cherries
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped using the tip of a small sharp knife
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• pinch of salt
• egg wash made from one egg yolk and 2 tablespoons cream or milk
• coarse sugar for sprinkling