Wild Blueberry Pies
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 12 teaspoon salt
- 12 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 23 cup shortening or 23 cup butter
- 6 -7 tablespoons cold water
- 1 egg, beaten
- sugar
- 2 -3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 12 teaspoon lemon, zest of
- 1 12 cups wild blueberries or 1 12 cups cultivated blueberries (fresh or frozen, but if frozen, do not defrost first)
- 3 -4 tablespoons sugar
- 4 teaspoons all-purpose flour
- 12 teaspoon lemon, zest of
- 1 12 cups raspberries, frozen or fresh (again do not defrost)
- Line a large baking sheet with foil.
- Set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl blend flour, salt and cardamom.
- Cut in shortening/butter until pea-sized.
- Sprinkle 1 Tbs of water over part of the mixture, toss with a fork.
- Push moistened dough to the side of the bowl.
- Repeat, using 1 Tbs of water at a time, until dough is moistened.
- Divide dough in half and form into flat rounds.
- If your dough is too sticky at this point or you are making it in advance, cover it in saran wrap and refrigerate.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll one half of your dough into a 16x8 inch rectangle.
- Use a 4 inch round or scalloped cutter to cut 8 circles.
- Stack cutouts between pieces of waxed paper.
- Repeat with remaining dough to make 16 cutouts, total.
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- To make filling simply stir together all ingredients in a medium bowl.
- Place 8 pastry cutouts 2 inches apart on your foiled baking sheet.
- Spoon about 2 Tbs filling onto each.
- Moisten edges with water and place remaining cutouts on top of each.
- Seal edges with a fork.
- Prick tops of pies as well to allow the escape of steam.
- Brush each with beaten egg, sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake 18-20 minutes or until golden brown.
- Remove from pan, cool on wire rack.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/wild-blueberry-pies-73739 (may not work)