The Pie Recipes

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup rye flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 8 oz. cold unsalted butter, cut into cubes
• ½ cup ice cold water (you may not need all of the liquid)
• 1 teaspoon cherry bitters
• 3½ cups sour cherries, rinsed, stems removed, pitted
• 2½ cups rhubarb, rinsed, leaves and stems removed, cut into ½” pieces
• 1 tablespoon fresh orange juice
• ½ cup sugar
• ¼ cup dark brown sugar
• generous pinch of cardamom
• pinch of salt
• 3-4 tablespoons cornstarch (the lesser amount yields a runnier pie)
• generous dash of cherry bitters
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ⅛ teaspoon almond extract
• ½ teaspoon orange zest
• egg wash made from 1 egg whisked with 1 tablespoon water
• coarse sanding sugar for sprinkling
• ¼ cup cherry pits from 2 pounds of whole cherries
• 1 cup heavy cream