Blueberries are amazing.
Besides tasting so delicious, blueberries have many nutritional benefits.
- One serving = 14 mg Vitamin C (nearly 20% Daily Recommended Value)
- They are high in dietary fiber! Try to eat a handful a day to keep your heart healthy and cholesterol under control.
- Blueberries are full of antioxidants. You can fight free radicals all day long with a serving of blueberries.
And when it comes to baking, cooking, and eating blueberries the possibilities are only as endless as your imagination.
Blueberry pie, to me, is unique to summer. You can’t find a good blueberry pie in November. So when I saw blueberries on sale I bought twice the amount I had planned on. I knew right away I needed to make a blueberry pie.
To change things up from the traditional pie crust and pie pan, I used the recipe from the Homemade Poptarts for the dough and my tart pan. The result was something just as delicious and mouthwatering as a traditional piece of pie, but this one seemed to hold itself up better. It didn’t slump or ooze out the sides when you cut the pie, it held its shape and sat there whispering “eat me now.”
It was also so lovely to be able to life the whole pie out of the pan and set it out as a center piece.
For those purists, this crust is flakier and much more buttery than the traditional crust. It may be a little thicker, but it is so good. I do have to admit that it doesn’t brown up quite as nicely as a traditional crust. So if you are looking for the golden brown crust when baking, you will completely over bake the pie before it gets there.
Top off your pie with a scoop of caramel ice cream (like the BF and I decided to do), eat it with some whipped cream, or just enjoy as is. You can’t go wrong.
Blueberry Pie
Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 cups fresh organic blueberries
- 1/4 cup organic sugar
- 1 tbsp flour
- zest from half a lemon
- juice from half a lemon
- pie crust recipe here!
To Make the Pie:
- Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Place tart pan on baking sheet.
- Make the pie crust according to directions. Keep wrapped in plastic wrap in the refrigerator until ready to use.
- In a large bowl mix together the blueberries, sugar, flour, lemon zest and lemon juice.
- Remove the dough and roll out half of it on a lightly floured surface. You want the dough to be bigger than your pan. Carefully move the dough into the pan. If you happen to tear the dough just pinch it back together, or patch with any extra dough you might have left over.
- Bake the dough for about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and reduce the temperature to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Roll out the other half of the dough and either cut in to strips, shapes, or leave as 1 piece – this will be the top of your pie.
- Fill the crust with the berries, and place remaining dough on top of berries.
- Bake the pie for 45 minutes to an hour. You will know the pie is done with it is bubbling.
- Allow to cool completely before serving.
If you are interested in some more blueberry recipes, take a a look at some of the things I have made.All delicious, different, and super easy. Just like this pie.
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I always hoard my blueberries at the end of summer and tuck them away in my freezer for winter. This is a much tastier option. And that crust looks ahhhh-mazing
I adore blueberries…such a gorgeous and delicious looking pie!
Hope you have a great weekend
Thank you, you too!
Love blueberries. Your pie looks wonderful!
Love this pie! I could use a slice right now….care to send me one
There is nothing in the world I like better than blueberry pie. (well almost nothing) I will have to make one this weekend to celebrate my “Americanness”. I wonder if that allows me to eat the whole thing in one sitting? LOL Hope you have a great weekend.
Haha you are most definitely allowed to eat the whole thing in one sitting! It’s the weekend!
Well done, this pie looks stunning and no doubt it is delicious! Wish I could have had a slice-yum!
This pie looks perfect! the crust looks amazing, and then all those blueberries oozing out!
GORGEOUS! Love this, can I have this for breakfast?!
What a great and even healthy recipe! Blueberries are one of my favorite! Happy Baking!
I think using a pop tart crust so you can turn your pie into a removable tart is genius. It looks absolutely gorgeous. I wish blueberries were still around for us so I could give this a go. It’ll have to wait until next summer, unfortunately. Thanks for sharing though.
I have to hide blueberries if I want to bake with them. All five of my children adore them…and so do I, so if I am not careful, we each sneak a few here and there until they are all gone. Totally worth it, but not very conducive to baking. This pie is perfect. Blueberry is one of my all-time favorite pies.
Delicious.
its gorgeous! I’m sure its delicious as well
I wish blueberries were more available here in the DR. This pie is BEAUTIFUL and I don’t have a problem with “flakier”
Nothing beats a fresh blueberry pie! If I eat this, I think I’m gonna die to see Blueberry Heaven.
Thanks for sharing.