Door County Cherry Rum Pie and an Award

For the past few Thanksgivings my husband has been making  this Door County Cherry Rum Pie.He even makes his own crust and cuts out cherries from the crust, for the top of the pie. For those of you who aren't from the Midwest, Door County is a far North Eastern county in Wisconsin.  It is a getaway location for many people from the Chicago area.  They grow the most amazing cherries up there, hence the name Door county cherries.. We were lucky to have friends that were going up there for a weekend last August,, and brought us back the coveted cherries, small ruby gems bursting with flavor  We would be able have the Door County Cherry Pie, once again,

Ingredients Adapted from McCall's Cookbook
Preheat to 425 F

Make pie rust and refrigerate until ready to use.  He used Michelle at Brown Eyed Baker's Recipe for Perfect Pie Crust.

Filling

 32 oz or about 4 cups of tart cherries drained reserve  juice

 3/4 cup reserved Cherry juice

1/4 c dark rum

1 c sugar

1/3 c unsifted flour

1/8 tsp salt

2 Tbsp butter

1 egg yolk (for egg wash)

1/4 tsp almond extract

What to do

1. Combine sugar, flour, and salt.  Stir into reserved cherry juice and rum. Bring to

    boiling, stirring.

2. Reduce heat, and simmer for 5 min, till thickened.  Stir in buter

3. Add almond extract and refrigerate. 

4. Roll out half of pastry on well floured surface, and place in 9" pan. Trim pastry even with pan      and fill bottom crust with cooled cherry pie filling

5. Roll out the other half of the pasty into an 12" circle

6.. Place pastry circle on top of your cherry     filling . Cut  a few large slits on the surface to allow      steam to escape. Crimp edges as desired. Brush with egg wash.      

7.Bake 30-35 Min., until pastry nicely browned. Cool on wire rack.  Serve warm.  Enjoy!

Now, for the Award!   Dimah at Orange Blossom Water, who has a beautiful blog with a lot Syrian recipes handed down from generations, gave me The Versatile Blogger Award. Thank you, Dimah.I appreciate it so much!  I have learned so much about your food and customs  That's what blogging is about, isn't it. Go check out her lovely bog, and I'm sure that you won't be disappointed!

Here are the rules for the award:
1. Thank the person who gave you the award and put a link on your blog back to the person who  gave you the award.
2.  Share 7 things about yourself.

3.  Pass this award along to 10-15 bloggers whom you have recently discovered and who you  think are fantastic for whatever reason, in no particular order.

4.Contact the bloggers that you have picked and let them know about it.

Here are the bloggers that I have chosen for the award:  Please stop by their blogs and check them out, if you already haven't done so.

Ubiquitous Food Cravings

Pam at  Sticks Forks Fingers 

Amber at Sprinkled with Flour

Laura at Sweet Savory Planet 

Karen at Tasty Trials

Mara at What's for Dinner?

Lindsey at Gingerbread Bagels
Mags at The Other Side of Fifty
Gwen at Bunkycooks
Carla at Ideal Cooking in Carla's Kitchen

7 things about me:

1. I don't watch scary or violent movies of any kind.  I have nightmares.
2.My favorite food is strawberries.
3. I have a Cock-a-Poo, named Bailey,  who is sweet, but high maintenance.
4 .I started blogging after seeing Julie & Julia. I wonder how many people started blogging     then?
5.I love tea parties! 
6. My favorite colors are green or purple.
7. I don't like mashed potatoes, turnips, or anchovies.