blueberry pie
This is the only recipe I use for my Blueberry pie. I love to bake and cook, but not pies ~ have no idea why that is `~ but I never like the way they look when I take them out of the oven !!! This picture is my own pie~ haha Making it for my son-in-law as I went blueberry picking yesterday and have an abundance of them. This recipe was an award winning one from a woman in Mass. who owns Kosinski Farm Stand in Westfield.
prep time
15 Min
cook time
1 Hr 25 Min
method
Bake
yield
9 " pie
Ingredients
- PIE CRUST:
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 1 1/2 teaspoons white vinegar
- 6-8 tablespoons ice water
- FILLING:
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 6 cups blueberries, picked over
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
How To Make blueberry pie
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Step 1Prepare pastry: In bowl, mix four, sugar, and 1 teaspoon salt. With pastry blender, cut in shortening until coarse crumbs form. Reserve 1 tablespoon beaten egg. Add vinegar to remaining egg: stir into flour mixture. Sprinkle in water, 1 tablespoon at a time, mixing lightly with fork, until dough just holds together. Shape dough into 2 disks. Wrap each in plastic wrap, refrigerate 30 minutes.
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Step 2Prepare Filling: In bowl, stir sugar, cornstarch, and cinnamon. Add blueberries, toss to coat.
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Step 3Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheet with foil, place in oven on lowest rack while oven preheats. On floured surface, with floured rolling pin, roll 1 disk of dough into 12-inch round. Ease into 9" pie plate. Spoon filling into crust; sprinkle with lemon juice.
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Step 4Roll remaining dough into 12" round. Cut several 1'1/2 " slits for steam to escape, center over filling. Fold overhang under, pinch to seal. Brush with reserved egg.
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Step 5Place pie plate on hot cookie sheet. Bake pie 1 hour and 25 minutes or until filling bubbles and crust is golden. Cool pie on wire rack.
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