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A pie for Pi Day

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March 2025

Celebrate this mathematical holiday with a deep-fill dessert.

A pie for Pi Day

What you need

  • 800g cherries

  • 150g cherry jam

  • 50g caster sugar

  • 2½ tsp cornflour

  • Shortcrust pastry

  • 2tbsp ground almonds

  • Cream or ice cream

  • Cherry stoner or chopstick

  • Bowl

  • Rolling pin

  • 25cm pie dish

  • Kitchen foil (optional)

Instructions

1 Preheat your oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas 6. Now very carefully de-stone your cherries. If you don't have a cherry stoner, you can use a chopstick.

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