CRUMB TOPPED CHERRY PIE 
2 (1 lb.) cans tart red cherries
3/4 c. sugar
3 tbsp. cornstarch
1/2 tsp. grated lemon peel (opt.)
2 tbsp. lemon juice
Few drops red food coloring
1 (9") unbaked pastry shell

Drain cherries, reserving 1 1/4 cups liquid. Combine sugar, cornstarch and add reserved juice and cook until thick, stirring constantly.

Add cherries, lemon peel, lemon juice and food coloring. Pour into pastry shell.

TOPPING:

1/2 c. flour
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/3 c. butter

Combine dry ingredients for topping and cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over cherries. Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.

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Crumb Topped Cherry Pie
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 Gigi (Pennsylvania) says:
I did not use the filling part of recipe because I used canned filling, but the crumb topping of this recipe is very delicious, cinnamony and sweet. Great compliment to the cherries!

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