Deep Dish Cherry Pie

Instructions

1. Drain the cherries; reserve 1 1/2 cups of juice and set cherries aside.
2. Combine cherry juice, 2/3 cup of sugar and cornstarch in a large saucepan.
3. Stir and cook over medium heat until thick and bubbly.
4. Gently stir in cherries, cinnamon, and almond extract.
5. Place one pie crust in a pie pan and crease the edges.
6. Pour the cherry mixture into the prepared crust.
7. Bake at 400°F for 20 minutes.
8. Place foil on edges of crust to prevent over-browning.
9. Reduce oven temperature to 375°F.
10. Add the top crust over the filling.
11. Cut out heart shapes on the top crust.
12. Bake for an additional 25 to 30 minutes until golden brown.