Cherries at our house, finally!

These cherries were beautiful. We picked and picked. Our little tree is a volunteer from Grandpa's house and this is the first year we have had much of any crop. They are sour pie cherries. Regular cherry pie is such a disappointment compared to the sour cherrie pie.

My pit crew. They were great. We just bagged the cherries and put them in the freezer. I'm adding one bag to our sour dough muffins for breakfast. We also made cherry cobbler in my sun oven. No heating the house up.

Fresh Cherry Crisp

INGREDIENTS:

4 cups pitted sour cherries

1 1/2 cups white sugar (just 1 cup)

4 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (or sprouted wheat flour)

1 cup old-fashioned oats

1 cup brown sugar (or sucanat)

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup shortening(BAD!  Just use more butter or coconut oil)

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

2. In a large bowl, combine cherries, 1 1/2 cups white sugar, and 4 tablespoons flour. Pour into 9x13 inch baking dish. In a medium bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups flour, oats, and brown sugar. Cut in butter and shortening until crumbly. Sprinkle over cherries.

3. Bake in preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes, or until topping is golden brown.