Ground Cherry Pie
- 3 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 3/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
- 1 dash salt
- 2 1/2 cups husked cape gooseberries (ground cherries)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- Line a 9" pie pan with pastry and set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 400u0b0.
- In a medium bowl, combine the tapioca, sugars, almond extract, nutmeg and salt.
- Sprinkle half the mixture in the bottom of the pastry shell and top with the cherries.
- Sprinkle the remainder of the sugar mixture over the cherries and dot with the butter.
- Top with a lattice designed or other decorative top crust.
- Bake for 10 minutes, then lower the heat for 350u0b0 and bake for 45-50 minutes longer, or until the crust is deep golden and the juices in the pie are bubbling in the center.
- Cool before cutting.
quickcooking tapioca, granulated sugar, brown sugar, almond extract, grated nutmeg, salt, gooseberries, butter
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/ground-cherry-pie-129555 (may not work)