Blueberry Pie Recipe
- 4 c. fresh blueberries or possibly dry-pack frzn blueberries, rinsed and liquid removed
- 3/4 c. sugar
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 2/3 c. flour
- 2 teaspoon sugar
- Dash of salt
- 1 c. vegetable shortening
- 4 tbsp. ice water
- Sprinkle blueberries with 3/4 c. sugar; squeeze lemon juice over top.
- Set aside.
- Sift flour, 2 tsp.
- sugar, and salt into mixing bowl.
- Cut shortening into flour.
- Gradually add in ice water; mix with pastry blender.
- Refrigeratedough.
- Divide dough into 2 parts.
- Roll out half on floured board till thin sufficient to cover sides and bottom of 9 inch pie plate.
- Prick bottom with fork.
- Bake bottom crust 10 min at 400 degrees.
- This prevents berry juice from soaking through crust.
- Cold bottom crust about 10 min while rolling out remaining dough and cutting into strips.
- Fill bottom shell with blueberries; place strips of dough across top for latticework effect.
- Use 1 or possibly 2 long strips around edge of plate to seal crusts.
- Bake no longer than 20 min at 400 degrees.
- If you like, top crust can be rolled in 1 piece and used to make a 2 crust pie.
- Yield 6 to 8 servings.
fresh blueberries, sugar, lemon, flour, sugar, salt, vegetable shortening, water
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/blueberry-pie-15018 (may not work)