Blueberry Pie With Amaretti Streusel Recipe
- 1 c. all-purpose flour
- 1 Tbsp. powdered sugar
- 2 Tbsp. vegetable shortening chilled cut into small pcs
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp. light butter chilled cut into small pcs
- 3 Tbsp. ice water
- 1/2 tsp cider vinegar
- 12 x Amaretti di Saronna cookies about 3 ounces
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 1/3 c. all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp grnd cinnamon
- 5 tsp light butter chilled cut into small pcs
- 2 lrg egg whites at room temperature
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp. sugar
- 4 c. fresh blueberries about 1 1/4 lbs
- 1 Tbsp. fresh lime juice
- Preheat oven to 400.
- Place first 4 ingredients in a food processor and pulse 2 times or possibly till blended.
- Add in 2 Tbsp.
- chilled butter; pulse 4 times or possibly till mix resembles coarse meal.
- Combine ice water and vinegar.
- With processor on, add in vinegar mix through food chute, processing just till combined (don't form a ball).
- Press mix gently into a 4-inch circle on heavy-duty plastic wrap, and cover with additional plastic wrap Roll dough, still covered, into a 11-inch circle.
- Refrigeratedough 15 min or possibly till plastic wrap can be easily removed.
- Remove plastic wrap; fit dough into a 9-inch pie plate coated with cooking spray.
- Fold edges under, and flute.
- Pierce bottom and sides of dough with a fork; bake at 400 for 15 min.
- Let cold on a wire rack.
- Reduce oven temperature to 350.
- Place cookies in a heavy duty zip-top plastic bag; coarsely crush with a mallet or possibly rolling pin, and set aside.
- Combine 1/2 c sugar, 1/3 c flour, and cinnamon in a small bowl.
- Cut in 5 tsp butter with a pastry blender or possibly 2 knives till mix resembles coarse meal.
- Stir in cookie crumbs.
- Sprinkle 1/4 c crumb mix over bottom of prepared piecrust.
- Set remaining crumb mix aside.
- Beat egg whites and 1/8 tsp salt with clean, dry beaters at high speed of a mixer till foamy.
- Add in 2 Tablespoons sugar, 1 Tablespoons at a time, beating till stiff peaks form.
- Gently fold blueberries and lime juice into egg white mix.
- Spoon blueberry mix into prepared crust, spreading proportionately (crust will be very full).
- Sprinkle remaining crumb mix proportionately over blueberry mix.
- Bake at 350 for 45 min.
- Shield edges of piecrust with foil after 30 min to prevent overbrowning, if necessary.
- Let cold completely on a wire rack.
- Yield: 10 servingsRatings : Do Again 8 Points 6
- Serving Ideas : Great with whipped cream or possibly vanilla ice cream.
- NOTES : Dad made this!
- (I do not remember the bottom crust - Mom may have omitted).
flour, powdered sugar, vegetable shortening, salt, light butter, water, vinegar, saronna, sugar, allpurpose, cinnamon, butter, egg whites, salt, sugar, fresh blueberries, lime juice
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/blueberry-pie-with-amaretti-streusel-88291 (may not work)