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June is blueberry season here in the Bayou State, and every day more blueberries ripen and need to be harvested – I am happy to oblige.
Today was a good day – I gathered enough berries to make a blueberry pie, just in time for our good friends’ weekend visit.
Here’s MawMaw’s recipe for blueberry pie. If you find yourself without fresh blueberries, use frozen instead.
Blueberry Pie
Ingredients:
2 basic pie crusts
2/3 cup sugar
3 tablespoons flour
1/2 tablespoon cinnamon
3 cups blueberries
2 pats butter
1 beaten egg
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a medium-sized bowl, mix the dry ingredients.
Carefully fold the blueberries into the mixture then pour into an uncooked pie crust. I used a 9″ pie plate for this pie, but if you have a larger plate, use more berries. Place two pats of butter on the berries.
To make this tarte extra-special for our guests, I’ve used a small heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut two holes for ventilation rather than the standard slits.
Place the second crust onto the berries. Dip your finger into a cup of water and moisten the crust where you will place the two heart cut-outs. To decorate the edges, I’ve used three fingers to pinch the crust into a points.
Brush the beaten egg onto the crust. This will turn it a nice golden hue as it bakes.
Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes. Looks like it took all day, but it didn’t – let’s keep that our little secret. ♥
If you have enough blueberries, make two pies and freeze one. That way all you have to do is thaw it and reheat when you have unexpected visitors.
Yum, indeed! I’d say that bluebeerries are my favourite, but I can’t . . . I love all berries equally and my favourite is always the one I’m eating (kind of like the favourite child is the one you’re holding . . . )
I was just wondering . . . one of my favourite things is to cut up a mango and a peach (both peeled), add blueberries and serve them in a yellow bowl I have that’s just the right shade; close to both peach and mango! And that made me think that a mango-peach-blueberry pie would likely be amazing! Feel free to use the idea and do post a photo if you do . . . ~ Linne
That does sound scrumptious, Linne. I’ll definitely give you credit should I make one….a variation or so (I don’t really like mangoes!) ❤
What a gorgeous looking pie! YUM! 🙂
Yes, indeed….yum! ❤
Yum, yum, yum! I have never made blueberry pie but maybe it’s time to start. You make it look do-able! It’s not yet blueberry season here in Scotland, but there are blueberries from Poland in the supermarkets.
You know what? It is easy to make – and if you can’t find blueberries just yet, you can substitute any old berry. I remember when I was in France a couple of summers ago, I kept waiting around for blackberries (my favorite) – but the crop was wiped out in Spain due to a freeze, so they never arrived. Blueberries to the rescue! ❤
It’s like you read my mind! I’m pretty sure there’s a homemade pie in my near future, as soon as I can get the time.
Possibly apple, but maybe strawberry.
My favorite pie is apple, Guap, but Jillian (my daughter) won’t let me post that blue-ribbon recipe. However, you can make a strawberry pie same as the blueberry pie….or use them both and have double trouble. ❤
Is there anything better than blueberry pie? The cut out hearts are so charming and I love your patriotic table setting! Thanks for the recipe! I’ll add it to my Stacy cookbook! xo
That’s sweet – “Stacy cookbook.” MawMaw would be so happy that you like her cooking, Karen. ❤
This looks and sounds so good Stacy! I especially love the idea of cutting the heart shapes for the vents, I’ll have to try that. 🙂
You could do leaves in the fall, too. ❤
What a good idea! 🙂
If you have two pies, send one to ME! 🙂 Looks so delicious!!!
I would if I could! ❤
Who would have thought of making hearts for the top of this delicious-looking pie! This looks yummy, and I can’t believe you have fresh blueberries that look so darn good. By the way, I was just listening to Cajun and Zydeco music on Pandora. That music really makes you want to dance!
I did a library presentation for kids this week, and that’s just what I told them – you can’t listen to Cajun music while sitting down. You just have to move your feet! ❤
Dearest Stacy,
What a lovely idea for making ventilation hearts; that looks so lovely and so heartwarming! Guests will feel very pampered for being served such perfect pâtisserie!
Enjoy and have a great time together.
Hugs,
Mariette
Oh, we had a wonderful time, Mariette! Thanks for the wishes. ❤