LAURA LEE ALICE
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Easy Rustic Blackberry Pie Recipe

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We grow blackberries but not enough to suit our needs.  We are lucky enough to have a small store down the road from us that usually has seasonal fruits and vegetables.  This year the blackberries are really nice so I will be freezing some as well.  You can use bought pie dough but this is so easy and it doesn't have to be perfectly round.  Make this style of pie just once and you will be hooked!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Crust Ingredients

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Every bit of this crust is flaky and delicious.  Unlike regular pie crust

 

 

where the crimped edge is usually left on the plate.

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•  All-purpose flour-Simple, right?  Make sure the flour you

 

   are using is new is fresh.  It's easy to tell by the smell.

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•  Sugar-Lump free please!

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•  Salt-Preferably sea salt.

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•  Unsalted butter-Make sure it is cold, cold, cold.  After

 

    cutting into cubes, put in freezer for a few minutes.

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•  Ice water-Although the recipe says 3 tablespoons, almost

 

    always it takes a little more.  And make sure it is cold!  I like

 

    to drizzle in the water while using a large fork to shape and make

 

    a rough ball.

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Filling Ingredients

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•  Blackberries-Use the freshest and plumpest berries that

 

 

   you can find.  You can also use apples, peaches, or cherries.

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   I like using room temperature berries.

 

 

•  Cornstarch-I use cornstarch instead of flour because you

 

 

   need less and it makes the filling more palatable.

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•  Sugar   

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•  Lemon-Not much, but necessary

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•  Nutmeg-Freshly grated if possible

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Rustic Blackberry Pie             Serves 6 to 8

 

 

 

Ingredients

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Crust:

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•  1¼ cups plain flour

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•  1 Tbsp sugar

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•  1 tsp salt

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•  8 Tbsp (1 stick) cold, unsalted butter, cut into small cubes

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•  3 Tbsp ice water, (depending on the weather, I have used more)

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Filling:

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•  4 to 5 cups fresh blackberries, washed and spread on towel to dry

 

•  ½ cup sugar (more if necessary)

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•  4 Tbsp cornstarch (¼ cup)

 

•  ¼ tsp nutmeg (optional, but good)

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You will need a baking sheet and parchment paper.*

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Instructions

 

 

1.   Crust:  In a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar and salt**.  Toss the

 

 

     butter cubes with the flour:  cut in with a pastry cutter until the

 

 

     butter is the size of small peas.  Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of water over

 

 

     the mixture and fold with a spatula adding more water if needed

 

 

     until the mixture, when pressed together, forms a rough ball.  Do not

 

 

     overmix.  Form dough into a 6-inch disc; wrap in plastic wrap and

 

 

     chill  about 20 minutes.  Remove from chilling, roll on a lightly

 

 

     floured surface (I use the parchment sheet) until 13-inches in

 

 

     diameter; there will be no excess dough. 

 

 

     Make filling.

  

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2.  Preheat oven to 425°F. 

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3.  Filling:  In a large bowl, mix together the corn starch, sugar and

 

 

     nutmeg.  Add berries and fold to coat with the dry mixture.  Place

 

 

     crust (leave on parchment) on sheet pan.  Place filling in the

 

 

     center, leaving about 3 inches of dough uncovered on all sides. 

 

 

     Fold that dough up over the fruit all the way around while creating

 

 

     rustic pleats. Place the pie on a middle rack in the preheated oven. 

 

 

     Bake for 15 minutes; lower heat to 375°F and continue baking for an

 

 

     additional 45 minutes or until the crust is golden brown.  Remove

 

 

     from oven; cool completely on a wire rack. 

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  *After rolling the crust on parchment, it can be fitted into a large pie

 

 

    pan, leaving the parchment to make it easier to remove and

 

 

    slice after cooling.

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**This crust can also be made in your food processor.

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