Fresh Cherry Pie With A Buttery Cream Cheese Crust

Directions

1. Cream together butter and cream cheese with mixer till thoroughly blended.
2. Using a pastry blender, cut in flour til it looks like it may hold together if you squeezed some or possibly it into a ball. Stop. It's done. (If you overmix, it will be tough). Refrigeratewell.
3. When chilled, cut in half, using one half of the dough to pat into a 9 inch glass pie dish. Refrigerateagain.
4. Filling: Combine all the ingredients for the filling and let stand for 30 min stirring occasionally.
5. Meanwhile, take reserved dough and place between 2 sheets of waxed paper.
6. Roll out large sufficient for top crust.
7. Pour cherry filling into pie dish and top with rolled crust. Make attractive slits and bake at 400 degrees for about 40 min.