All Butter Vodka Dough Recipe

1. You will need a single batch (2 disks, one for the top crust and one for the bottom crust) of prepared pie dough, you can't go wrong with my All Butter Vodka Dough Recipe.

CHERRY BOURBON PIE FILLING

1. Pit and halve 5-6 cups of cherries and set aside in a mixing bowl. Peel two 1" wide strips of orange peel and add to cherries.
2. Combine the cherries, brown sugar, granulated sugar, 1/4 cup of bourbon and orange juice in a large saucepan or dutch oven. Allow to sit at room temperature for 15 minutes.
3. Add tapioca starch and simmer mixture over medium/low heat for about 5 minutes, until it begins to thicken.
4. Remove from heat and remove orange peel. Stir in vanilla and bitters. Transfer to a mixing bowl and refrigerate the filling until cool, about an hour.

ASSEMBLING & BAKING THE PIE

1. Place oven rack in the lower third of oven and preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Remove dough disks from refrigerator and roll out the first disk into a 12" round on a lightly floured surface. Gently transfer the dough disk into a 9" pan, leaving a 1" overhang all the way around. Let it chill in the fridge while you prepare the rest.
3. Roll the second dough disk out into a 12" round and cut desired top crust design. To create the stripes and stars, first slice the dough round into 1" strips using a straight edge and a pastry wheel. 
4. Pour the cherry filling into the prepared pie shell. Use the cut strips to create a stripe design over the filling. Cut little stars from the remaining pie dough and decorate the pie as desired.
5. Mix the egg and 1 teaspoon of bourbon together in a small bowl. Gently brush the top crust with egg wash and sprinkle with turbinado sugar.
6. Bake for 20 minutes on 400°F. Lower the oven temperature to 350° and bake for another 25-35 minutes until the crust is a deep golden color.
7. Allow to cool for at least an hour before enjoying. FYI, you have all the mixings to make yourself an Old Fashioned so why not pour yourself one while you wait.