Anns Blueberry Pie Recipes

ANN LAFIANDRA'S BLUEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Roll out 1 round of dough between 2 sheets of lightly floured wax paper and fit it into a 9-inch pie pan. Sprinkle with the oatmeal.
• Mix together the blueberries, lemon zest, lemon juice, sugar and salt. Let sit for 10 minutes. Add the flour and stir to combine.
• Pour the filling into the prepared crust. Dot the top with the butter. Roll out the other round of dough between wax paper. Cut into strips and lay over the filling to make a lattice, crimping the edges together firmly. Lightly combine the beaten egg with the heavy cream. Brush top crust with egg wash and sprinkle with sugar if desired
• Bake for 10 minutes. Lower the heat to 400 and bake for 30 to 40 more minutes, or until the crust is brown and the berries are bubbling.

CLASSIC BLUEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• In medium bowl, mix 2 cups flour and the salt. Cut in shortening, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until particles are size of small peas. 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).
• Gather pastry into a ball. Divide in half; shape into 2 flattened rounds on lightly floured surface. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate about 45 minutes or until dough is firm and cold, yet pliable. This allows the shortening to become slightly firm, which helps make the baked pastry more flaky. If refrigerated longer, let pastry soften slightly before rolling.
• Heat oven to 425°F. With floured rolling pin, roll one round into round 2 inches larger than upside-down 9-inch glass pie plate. Fold pastry into fourths; place in pie plate. Unfold and ease into plate, pressing firmly against bottom and side.
• In large bowl, mix sugar, 1/2 cup flour and the cinnamon. Stir in blueberries. Spoon into pastry-lined pie plate. Sprinkle any remaining sugar mixture over blueberry mixture. Sprinkle with lemon juice. Cut butter into small pieces; sprinkle over blueberries. Cover with top pastry that has slits cut in it; seal and flute. Cover edge with 2- to 3-inch strip of foil to prevent excessive browning.
• 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. Cool on cooling rack at least 2 hours.

LITTLE ANN'S PEACH AND BLUEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Place one pie crust on the bottom of a pie plate.
• Toss peach slices and blueberries in a large bowl with lemon juice. Combine sugar, tapioca, and salt in a small bowl; pour over peach mixture and toss to coat. Transfer to prepared pie plate and scatter butter pieces over fruit. Cover pie with remaining crust; press and seal the top and bottom crusts.
• Cut several slits in the top crust to allow steam to escape, then brush with egg yolk.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, 45 to 50 minutes.