Pie Filling Ingredients:
5 cups of pitted cherries
2 tsp. of lemon zest
3 Tbl. of lemon juice if using dark sweet cherries, or 1 Tbl. for sour tart red cherries
1 cup of sugar if using dark sweet cherries such as Bing or 1 1/2 cup of sugar if using red tart sour cherries.
1/4 cup of corn starch

Pie Crust Ingredients:
3 cups (12 oz) of AP flour
1 stick of cold butter (8 Tbl.) cubed
8 Tbl. (1/2 cup) shortening
2 tsp. white vinegar
1/4 tsp. of salt
2 Tbl. of sugar
*up to 4 tablespoons of cold water if needed