Blueberry Pie

Classic Blueberry Pie

Classic Blueberry Pie

Ingredients

Servings 8

• Pastry
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup shortening
• 4 to 6 tablespoons cold water
• Filling
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, if desired
• 6 cups fresh blueberries
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon butter, if desired

Method

1. In medium bowl, mix 2 cups flour and the salt
2. Cut in shortening, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until particles are size of small peas
3. Sprinkle with cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork until all flour is moistened and pastry almost cleans side of bowl (1 to 2 teaspoons more water can be added if necessary)
4. Gather pastry into a ball
5. Divide in half; shape into 2 flattened rounds on lightly floured surface
6. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate about 45 minutes or until dough is firm and cold, yet pliable
7. If refrigerated longer, let pastry soften slightly before rolling
8. Heat oven to 425°F
9. With floured rolling pin, roll one round into round 2 inches larger than upside-down 9-inch glass pie plate
10. Fold pastry into fourths; place in pie plate
11. Unfold and ease into plate, pressing firmly against bottom and side
12. In large bowl, mix sugar, 1/2 cup flour and the cinnamon
13. Stir in blueberries
14. Spoon into pastry-lined pie plate
15. Sprinkle any remaining sugar mixture over blueberry mixture
16. Sprinkle with lemon juice
17. Cut butter into small pieces; sprinkle over blueberries
18. Cover with top pastry that has slits cut in it; seal and flute
19. Cover edge with 2- to 3-inch strip of foil to prevent excessive browning
20. Bake 35 to 45 minutes or until crust is golden brown and juice begins to bubble through slits in crust, removing foil for last 15 minutes of baking
21. Cool on cooling rack at least 2 hours