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Emma's Blueberry Pie

Ingredients
  

Double-Crust Pie Pastry: (same for apple pie crust)

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup shortening (Crisco)
  • 1 stick cold butter
  • 6-8 tbsp ice watter
  • 1 tsp vinegar

FILLING

  • 1 egg separated
  • 2 cups fresh blueberries rinse thoroughly with water
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup flour
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup sugar

Instructions
 

  • In a mixing bowl, stir together flour and salt. Using a pastry blender or a fork(or let your kids mix it), cut in shortening and butter until mixture resembles coarse meal.
  • Add the vinegar. Sprinkle ice water over flour mixture 1 tablespoon at a time, mixing lightly with a fork, just until pastry holds together. Wrap the ball of pastry with saran wrap tightly then put it in the fridge for an hour or so.
  • In a bowl, gently stir together the fresh blueberries, sugar, flour, lemon juice, and ground cinnamon. Set it aside.
  • Take the pastry out of the fridge, cut in half. 
  • Flatten 1 half on top of a floured surface. Roll the dough until it’s about 12-inch circle about 1/8-inch thick. 
  • Wrap the dough into the pin and slowly unroll into the baking pan. Smooth the dough out.
  • Stab the dough with fork. Whisk the egg white until slightly frothy. Brush the dough with it. Then evenly add the blueberry mixture on top.
  • Roll the other half of the dough like the first one. Let your kids use cookie cutters to cut out shapes.
  • Preheat the oven to 375°. Place the cut out dough on top of the pie. Decorate however you like.
  • Beat the egg yolk, brush the top with the egg wash then sprinkle sugar on top. Cover a sheet pan with foil, place the pie into the pan then bake it in the oven for 45minutes.