Fresh Blackberry Pie Recipe melissadigusto

• 2- 9" pie shells (NOT DEEP) (Defrost)
• Refrigerated rolled out pie shell. (Will find in Dairy section)
• 6-cups of fresh blackberries
• 2-3 cups of sugar
• 1/2 stick of melted butter
• 1/4-1/2 cup of corn starch (use until thick not watery)
• 1/2 teaspoon of lemon zist
• 3 tablespoons of melted butter

1. Pre-heat oven to 350
2. Place both (Not ) pie shells on a baking sheet.
3. Mix fresh blackberries, sugar, cornstarch, lemon zest, butter, all together gently not to mash berries.
4. Divide mixture between each pie shell and pour into pie shells.
5. Roll out the rolled pie dough, and cut into strip and place criss-cross, on top of each pies.
6. Then take the 3 tablespoons of melted butter and brush onto the criss-cross dough that is on top of each pie shell.
7. Then sprinkle a little sugar to give it a sparkle effect.
8. Cover the edges of pie with Aluminum foil.
9. Or you may have a pie shield.
10. This will help prevent the edges from burning.
11. Cook for 1-hour.
12. Keep checking it, your oven may cook quicker, but it usually takes 45 minutes to one hour.

shells, blackberries, sugar, butter, corn starch, lemon zist, butter

Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/fresh-blackberry-pie-27536 (may not work)