Tart Serbian-Style Cherry Pie (Pita sa visnjama)

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This look for rolled cherry pastry is translated from different language. Once you go comfy moving with filo, this midsummer dessert tin beryllium assembled successful little clip than it takes to marque a cherry pastry from scratch.

Sour cherries are successful farmers markets now, but you tin usage jarred Montmorency cherries disposable astatine Middle Eastern markets and astatine Trader Joe's. The jarred effect indispensable beryllium drained; the foodstuff tin beryllium reserved for stirring into sparkling h2o oregon nine soda. Even though the jars mightiness beryllium labeled "pitted" sour cherries, cheque to marque definite each pits person been removed.

Like accepted American cherry pie, pita sa visnajama tin beryllium served a la mode, with a tiny scoop of vanilla crystal cream. But that's not the customized successful the Balkans.

The pastry tin beryllium baked a time successful advance, wrapped successful aluminum foil and refrigerated.

From Washington freelance writer Joan McQueeney Mitric.

Ingredients

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Servings: 12-16 

  • 48 ounces (5 to 6 cups) caller pitted sour cherries; whitethorn substitute 2 48-ounce jars pitted sour cherries, drained; spot headnote)
  • Generous 1 tablespoonful powdered tapioca pudding
  • Grated zest of 1 lemon
  • 1 heaping tablespoonful of confectioners' sugar, positive much for dusting
  • 1 lb bladed filo dough, preferably Apollo brand
  • 1/4 cupful rootlike oil
  • 1/4 cupful mild/light olive oil
  • 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted and warm
  • 1/2 cupful regular oregon low-fat sour cream
  • Dried unsweetened cranberries, currants oregon raisins (optional)
  • Water (optional)

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (based connected 16)

  • Calories

    230

  • Fat

    14 g

  • Saturated Fat

    5 g

  • Carbohydrates

    23 g

  • Sodium

    210 mg

  • Cholesterol

    15 mg

  • Protein

    3 g

  • Sugar

    6 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From Washington freelance writer Joan McQueeney Mitric.

Tested by Bonnie S. Benwick.

Published July 1, 2014

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Updated March 15, 2026

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