Description
Sweet blueberries fill a buttery double crust for this delicious pie. The crust is easy to make and work with—great for beginner bakers!
Ingredients
- FOR THE CRUST:
- ¾ cups All-purpose Flour
- ½ cups Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
- ½ Tablespoons Sugar
- ½ teaspoons Salt
- 6 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter
- ¼ cups Cold Water
- FOR THE FILLING:
- 1 pint Blueberries
- ¼ cups All-purpose Flour
- ¼ cups Brown Sugar
- 1 pinch Salt
- ¼ Lemon, Juiced
Preparation
Add the flours, sugar, and salt into food processor; pulse to combine. Cut the butter into cubes, add, and pulse until the butter combines with the mixture into coarse crumbs. Be careful not to over-mix—you don’t want a tough pie crust.
Start the processor running, and slowly add the water. Be careful again not to ove-rmix; the processor should not run for more than 30 seconds. The dough should squeeze together; if it is too crumbly, add water 1 tablespoon at a time. Remove the dough from the processor, and shape into a circle. Wrap in plastic wrap, and chill for 30 minutes to 1 hour in the fridge. (I chilled it in the freezer for 10–15 minutes, and was able to work with the dough well.)
Meanwhile, prepare the filling by combining the blueberries, flour, sugar, salt, and lemon juice in a bowl.
Preheat the oven to 400ºF. After chilling, remove dough from plastic wrap. Lightly flour a clean, flat surface and divide dough into two. Roll each piece into the diameter of the crust. Grease the pie pan and place one of the crusts in it, conforming to the pan. Fill with the blueberry mixture.
Top with the second crust. You can simply place it on top and crimp together the edges, or cut it into pieces to create a lattice or other design crust.
Bake at 400ºF for 10 minutes, then 375ºF for 20–25 minutes. (If your oven is older like mine, you may need to add a few more minutes at the end.)
Recipe adapted from Joy the Baker’s Blueberry Blackberry Pie.
