Door County Cherry Sour Cream Pie Food

CHERRY CREAM PIE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the flour, walnuts, butter and brown sugar. Transfer to a 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 375° for 15 minutes, stirring once. Set aside 1 cup of crumbs. While warm, press the remaining crumbs into a greased 9-in. pie plate, firmly pressing onto the bottom and up the sides. Chill for 30 minutes., In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and almond extract until smooth. Spread over bottom of crust. Gently fold whipped cream into the pie filling; spread over cream cheese layer. Sprinkle with reserved crumbs. Chill for at least 4 hours before serving.

SOUR CREAM CHERRY PIE

Steps:

• Arrange cherries evenly in the pastry shell. Dot with butter. In a large bowl, combine 1-3/4 cups sugar, flour and salt. Stir in the eggs, sour cream and lemon juice. Spread evenly over cherries. Sprinkle with remaining sugar. , Bake at 400° for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°; bake 30 minutes longer or until topping is set. Cool for 1 hour on a wire rack. Refrigerate for 3-4 hours before cutting. Refrigerate leftovers.

DOOR COUNTY CHERRY SOUR CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Line 9" pie plate with unbaked pie crust. To make filling: combine sugar, flour, Breakstone's Sour Cream, egg, vanilla and salt. Beat until smooth. Fold in sour cherries and pour filling into crust.
• Cover crust edges with tin foil and bake at 425°F for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 325°F and bake for additional 30 minutes. While pie is baking, combine topping ingredients and mix well.
• Remove foil from crust edges and sprinkle topping evenly over pie filling. Return to oven and bake for additional 20 minutes at 325°F.

DOOR COUNTY CHERRY DESSERT

Steps:

• Grease a 9x13 cake pan Preheat the oven to 350 degrees LAYER ONE: Sprinkle the cherries into the pan.
• LAYER TWO: Sprinkle the dry cake mix over the cherries.
• LAYER THREE: Drizzle the melted butter evenly over the top of the cake mix.
• LAYER FOUR: Sprinkle the chopped pecans on top of mixture.
• Bake for 50 minutes.
• Serve warm with ice cream or with cool whip.

DOOR COUNTY CHERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F and butter an 8 x 8" square baking pan.
• BOTTOM LAYER: Combine 1 cup of flour, the butter, and the confectioners' sugar in a bowl.
• Beat until smooth.
• Pat mixture into the prepared pan with fingers, and bake for 25 minutes or until golden.
• TOP LAYER (THIS SHOULD BE MADE WHILE THE BOTTOM LAYER IS IN THE OVEN): In a small bowl, toss frozen cherries with vanilla; set aside.
• In a large bowl, slightly beat the eggs.
• Gradually add the sugar and beat until they are thick and light.
• Add the remaining 1/4 cup flour, baking powder, and salt to the bowl and stir with a spoon until blended.
• Stir in the walnuts and cherry-vanilla mixture.
• Immediately spread the cherry mixture over the hot bottom layer and return the pan to the oven.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until the bars are a deep golden brown.
• Allow to cool in the pan on a wire rack before serving.

DOOR COUNTY CHILLED CHERRY SOUP

Steps:

• Place cherries in a food processor or blender: cover and process until smooth. Add ginger ale, milk, sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla: cover and process until blended.
• Pour into bowl: whisk in sour cream until smooth. Cover and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, about 2 hours.