Blueberry Pie with Chantilly Cream
- 1 lemon
- Sugar
- 1 stick chilled, unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- Pinch salt
- 2 cups fresh blueberries
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 lemon
- 1/2 fresh vanilla pod
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
- Seeds from 1 vanilla bean
- 1 lemon
- Special equipment: four to five 3-inch, nonstick tart shells or mini pie dishes
- For the crystallized lemon: Prepare the garnish first so it has time to crystallize while you make the pie.
- Using a curly zester, zest the lemon into curly strips.
- On a plate, toss the zest in sugar and spread out evenly.
- Set aside and allow to crystallize.
- For the sweet crust: Using an electric stand mixer, mix the butter, flour and sugar on low speed until it is incorporated and makes pebbles.
- Then add the egg and salt, and continue to mix just until it's combined.
- Using your hands, form the dough into a small disc.
- Wrap in plastic wrap and allow to rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 365 degrees F.
- Dust a rolling pin and surface with flour.
- Roll the dough out thinly to 1/4 to 1/8 of an inch.
- Continue to dust with flour as the dough becomes sticky.
- Cut out circles slightly larger than the size of your tart shells.
- If you can't find 3-inch tart shells, just use the next smallest size you can find and adjust your dough cut outs accordingly.
- Lay the sweet crust in the shells and trim any excess along the edges.
- Then line it with parchment paper and weigh it down with pie weights, coffee beans or dry beans.
- Place the shells on a baking sheet.
- Bake until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes.
- Remove and let cool.
- For the blueberry compote: In a saucepan over low heat, add about a third of the blueberries, the sugar and juice of 1 lemon.
- Reserve the remaining blueberries.
- Using the back of a knife, scrape out the vanilla seeds and add the seeds and pod to the saucepan.
- Stir and continue to cook until the blueberries break down and the compote has a syrupy consistency, 5 to 10 minutes.
- Create an ice bath by placing a mixing bowl into a larger bowl filled with ice.
- Pour the compote into a strainer over the mixing bowl.
- Use a rubber spatula to help work the compote through the strainer.
- Let the compote cool until it's cold to the touch.
- Once the blueberry compote has cooled, add the compote to the remaining blueberries and gently mix together to create your pie filling.
- For the chantilly cream: Add the heavy cream, confectioners' sugar, vanilla and the zest from 1 lemon to an electric mixer.
- Mix until peaks start to form.
- Add the blueberry filling to the cooled pie shells and top with the chantilly cream.
- Garnish with crystallized lemon on top.
- Serve and enjoy!
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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/blueberry-pie-with-chantilly-cream-recipe.html (may not work)