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21 Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 tsps salt
• 2 1/2 sticks (10 ozs) very cold (frozen is fine) unsalted butter, cut intro Tbsp-size pieces
• 1/2 cup very cold (frozen is even better) vegetable shortening, cut into 4 pieces
• About 1/2 cup ice water
• For a 9-inch Single Crust:
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 Tbsps sugar
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1 1/4 sticks (10 Tbsps) very cold (frozen is fine) unsalted butter, cut into Tbsp-size pieces
• 2 1/2 Tbsps very cold (frozen is even better) vegetable shortening, cut into 2 pieces
• About 1/4 cup ice water
• FILLING
• 1 cup plus 1 Tbsp sugar
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• Pinch salt
• 5-6 cups cherries (2 29-oz jars or 4 14.5-oz cans, drained) (Steph's note: I ONLY use Trader Joe'...
• 1/4 tsp almond extract
• 1 Tbsp water