Berry Week:: Blueberry Pie

If you are ever in need of an excellent dessert filled with succulent berries, I recommend this delicious blueberry pie from my cookbook Picture Perfect Parties Rizzoli NY.This is the most delicious blueberry pie recipe ever and is wonderful this time of year when blueberres are plentiful. I love to serve pie in vintage pie tins. Sometimes I slice a large piece and serve it to a couple with 2 forks. It’s a great way to mix it up.

Blueberry PieServes 6-8

You will need:Pie Crust Ingredients * pie crust can be made up to 2 days ahead- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour- 4 tablespoons sugar + 1 teaspoon sugar for the top crust of the pie- 2 sticks butter chilled and cut into cubes- ½ teaspoon salt- ¼ to ½ cup ice water- 3 tablespoons whole milkGarnish: fresh lavender sprigsTo prepare:Pie crust PreparationIn a food processor, pulse together flour, sugar, and salt for 3 seconds. Add butter and pulse into pea-size pieces about 3 minutes. Drizzle cold water, 1 tbsp at a time, and pulse just until evenly moistened and pulls away form the sides and forms a ball about 3 minutes. Turn dough out onto a work surface and gather into a ball, turning dough to combine any dry crumbs. Wrap dough in plastic wrap, then press into a disk about 1 in. thick. Chill dough at least 1 hour and up to 2 days.For the filling, you will need:- 4 cups blueberries- ¾ cups sugar- 3 tablespoons cornstarch- 2 Tbsp. butter, cubedTo prepare:Pour blueberries in a large bowl, sprinkle sugar, corn starch and salt over the blueberries, and toss lightly.Preheat the oven to 425 degrees FCut crust into 2 pieces form 2 disks and roll out each pie crusts to about an 11-inch circle. Place 1 dough circle into a pie plate, add blueberry mixture, dot the top with butter and cover with top crust. Trim excess dough and Crimp edges with your fingers all around and cut slits in pie. Brush with milk and sprinkle with a teaspoon sugar. Bake on the bottom rack for 45 to 50 minutes until bubbly (shielding with aluminum foil after about 20 minutes or until golden) let cool and serve.xx Annette