If baking from frozen, place the pies on a baking sheet in a cold oven, then turn it on to 375F and bake for 50-60 minutes, until the tops are golden brown and you see the filling bubbling. If banking from fresh, bake for about 45 minutes at 375F. I've been buying frozen fruit in bags to use lately (winter time) because it's so fast and easy to assemble the pies. But when peaches and cherries are in season, or when the best apples appear in the fall, I use fresh. It's easy to make a little basket from a brown lunch bag to carry a hot pie to an ailing neighbor.

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