Blueberry Pie with homemade lattice crust top.
A recipe for homemade Blueberry Pie that takes some time to make, but the results are worth it.. 1 1/2 hours plus 3 1/2 hours to chill.
Items needed:Pie filling:
5 cups blueberries
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon regular salt
Pie crust:
2 cups all purpose flour
2/3 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon baking powder
12 tablespoons unsalted butter in small cubes
1 1/2 tablespoons grated lemon zest
1 egg yolk, plus one more if needed
2 tablespoons heavy cream
Whipped Cream to top (optional)
1. In a 1-gallon plastic bag, combine flour, confectioners' sugar, salt and baking powder. Wrap butter cubes in plastic wrap. Place both in freezer for at least 30 minutes. Pour contents of flour bag into a food processor and pulse a few times. Add butter and pulse until mixture is reduced to flakes. Add lemon zest, egg yolk and heavy cream and pulse 5 times. Dough is ready if it holds together when you press mixture between your thumb and index finger. Otherwise, add another egg yolk.
2. Pour dough onto a countertop. Using the heel of your hand, knead dough bits until they cohere. Form into two balls, one slightly smaller than the other, and flatten each into a disk. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 3 hours.
3. In a large bowl, mix together the blueberries, cornstarch, sugar, lemon juice and salt.
4. Roll out larger ball of dough between 2 sheets of floured plastic wrap. When it is 1/8 inch thick, remove top layer of plastic and invert dough into a pie dish. Gently lift edges and press into dish, without stretching dough. Chill. Roll out other ball of dough, and when it is 1/8 inch thick, slice into one half inch wide strips.
5. Remove pie shell from refrigerator and pour berry mixture into it. Arrange strips of pastry in a lattice pattern on top. Cut overhang of dough to 1/2 inch, then roll it up and over lattice edge, making a neat rounded border. Crimp this border. Chill unbaked pie while you heat oven to 400 degrees.
6. Bake pie until filling bubbles on edges and crust is golden brown, 40 to 45 minutes. Check after 20 minutes. If crust is browning too quickly, cover it with a round band of aluminum foil. Place finished pie on a rack and let cool to room temperature. Serve with huge dollops of whipped cream.
Yield: 8 servings.
Blueberry Pie Recipe by Gladys Night