Cafe Hon's Mixed Berry Pie
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup chilled shortening
- 1/2 cup cold butter
- 1/2 to 13 cup ice water
- 2 cups blueberries, fresh or frozen
- 2 cups raspberries, fresh or frozen
- 1 cup blackberries, fresh or frozen
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 1/2 tablespoon butter
- For the crust: Process the flour, salt, shortening and butter in a food processor until you get the visual consistency of fine meal.
- Place the fine meal into a bowl.
- With a fork make a hole in the meal.
- Pour the ice water in the hole and gently mix the water into the fine meal.
- Continue this process until the fine meal has the consistency of play dough.
- Flour your board and rolling pin, and then roll out the dough.
- Divide the dough in half and roll out dough for a 2 crust 9-inch pie.
- For the filling: If using frozen fruit, measure first, then thaw and drain fruit.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Combine the flour, sugar and cinnamon, stir with fork.
- Place 1 crust into the pie pan.
- Spread 1/3 of the sugar mixture on the bottom and add fruit.
- Top the mixed berries with the rest of the sugar mixture.
- Wet the edges of the bottom crust by dipping your finger in the ice water and rubbing it around the edge of the crust.
- Place the top crust on the pie and gently press the top crust to the bottom.
- Trim with a knife and roll under.
- Press together with the thumb and forefinger to make a scalloped edge.
- With the knife, place 8 1/2-inch slits on the top of the pie.
- Bake for 45 minutes.
- When checking the doneness of the filling, insert a knife into the center of the pie.
- If there is little or no resistance, the pie is done.
allpurpose, salt, chilled shortening, cold butter, water, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, allpurpose, sugar, ground cinnamon, butter
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/cafe-hons-mixed-berry-pie-recipe.html (may not work)