Ground Cherry Pie Recipe | Amish Recipes
How to prepare "ground cherry pie"
ground cherry pie
ground cherries, also known as husk tomatoes, produce tiny tomato-like fruits in papery husks on low, lanky bushes. this is an old mennonite recipe with a crumb topping.
2 1/2 cups pitted ground cherries
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon water
1 (9-inch) pie shell
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 tablespoons butter
preheat oven to 425 degrees f.
wash ground cherries and place in unbaked pie shell.
mix brown sugar and 1 tablespoon flour and sprinkle over cherries. sprinkle water over top.
mix together the 3 tablespoons flour and 3 tablespoons sugar. cut butter in until crumbly. top cherry mixture with crumbs.
bake for 15 minutes. reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees f and continue to bake for 25 minutes.
