Cherry Pie with Cherry Pit Whipped Cream - Rothliving

Ingredients

• 2 sticks salted butter, cut into chunks
• 2 tablespoons Crisco or vegetable shortening
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 - 3/4 cup ice water
• 28 ounces pitted cherries (5 heaping cups) from about 2 pounds whole fruit (6 heaping cups)
• 1 ounce fresh lemon juice (2 tablespoons) from 1 small lemon
• 7 ounces sugar (1 cup)
• 3/4 teaspoon (3 grams) Diamond Crystal Kosher salt (for table salt, use half as much by volume or use the same weight)
• 1 1/2 ounces tapioca starch, such as Bob's Red Mill (1/3 cup + 1 teaspoon)
• 5 ounces cherry pits, reserved from the filling
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract