Tailgating Time .... Cherry Crumble Pie

Cherry Crumble Pie

One unbaked pie crust
One quart of canned cherries (or two cans). Not pie filling
1 1/4 sugar
10 Tbs cornstarch
4 drops of red food coloring
1 Tbsp butter
1/2 tsp. almond extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In saucepan or a Dutch oven, heat the cherries. Combine the sugar and cornstarch and add to cherries.  Add food coloring. Stir constantly.  Bring to a boil and simmer on low for about one minute. It will thicken and the sauce will  become clear. Add butter and stir til melted. Take off of heat and stir in extract. Pour into prepared pie shell.

Crumble Topping

1 cup of flour
1/2 cup of packed brown sugar
1/2 c of butter

Combine flour and sugar. Put butter in mix and cut in til it crumbles and mixture is the size of peas. Sprinkle on top of cherry filling and bake the pie for about 30 minutes or til crust is brown.