#3014 - Oatmeal Sour Cherry Crisp

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 qt. sour sour red cherries (washed, sliced in half, pitted and drained)
4 TBSP white sugar + 6 TBSP white sugar + 6 TBSP white sugar
3 tsp. cornstarch
1 cup water
2 tsp. lemon juice
2 cups uncooked Quaker quick oats
1/2 tsp. salt
5 TBSP butter (softened)

Spread the cherry pieces all over the bottom of a greased 9 x 13 baking dish. Sprinkle 4 TBSP white sugar evenly over the cherries. In a saucepan add 6 TBSP white sugar and cornstarch--stir to mix. Slowly add the water to the cornstarch mixture while stirring. Turn heat to low heat--cook/stir cornstarch until mixture until it thickens. Once mixture is thick, remove from heat and add lemon juice--stir to mix. Pour the cornstarch mixture evenly over the cherries. In a bowl add the oats, salt and 6 TBSP white sugar--stir to mix. Add the 5 TBSP butter--mix with a pastry blender to make crumbs. Sprinkle the crumb mixture all over the top of the cherries. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Cool completely OR serve warm.