Credit: Excerpted from The Lake Michigan Cottage Cookbook © by Amelia Levin. Used with permission from Storey Publishing.
A staple in this part of the country (and in Traverse City, Michigan), cherry pie makes for a delicious dessert, afternoon pick-me-up, and even comforting breakfast treat.
Traverse City folks will tell you their cherry pie is the best. Door County residents might beg to differ. I’ve found joy in both versions. Some are more crumbly, some are sweeter, others are more tart. Everyone seems to have his or her own nuanced variation.
I modeled this recipe after the one from Sweetie Pies in Fish Creek, Door County, but I use an all-butter crust instead of shortening for an even richer, flakier consistency.
Note: Save the juice from the bottled tart cherries in this recipe to use in the Cherry-Poached Pears with Mascarpone Cream.