Aunt Lizs Blueberry Pie Recipes

POLLY'S PERFECT BLUEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Crust:
• Into a 9-inch pie plate, sift together the flour, sugar, and the salt. In a glass measuring cup, whisk together 1/2 cup salad oil and 3 tablespoons milk with a fork. Pour that over the flour mixture in pie plate and mix with a fork until all flour is evenly dampened. If it is still too dry to work with your hands, mix a little more oil with a little milk and add to flour mixture. With your hands press the dough evenly against the bottom and up the sides of the pie pan, allowing the excess to fall on the counter. (This will be the top crumble crust and is about 1/3 of the total crust mixture.) Sweep it into your hand and reserve in a small bowl. Crimp the edges of the bottom crust or use a fork dipped in milk to flatten the crust along the rim.
• Berry pie filling:
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• To the washed berries add cornstarch, sugar, cinnamon, and freshly grated nutmeg. Stir gently.
• Place the berry mixture in the bottom crust and sprinkle lemon juice over it. Then with an ordinary teaspoon, place little 1/2 teaspoons soft butter evenly over the top of the berry filling.
• Crumble the reserved crust on top of the pie.
• Bake for 45 to 50 minutes. Check it after 30 minutes. If crust is getting golden but pie filling is not quite congealed, tent the pie with aluminum foil to keep crust from getting too brown.
• Serve with vanilla ice cream.

AUNT RAFFY'S PEACH AND BLUEBERRY CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• For the filling: Butter a 7-by-3-inch round baking dish and set aside. In a large bowl, toss together the sliced peaches, blueberries, lemon juice, sugar, arrowroot, vanilla and salt. Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish.
• For the topping: In a separate bowl, mix together the oats, flour, sugar, cinnamon and salt. Using your hands, work the butter into the flour mixture until there are no longer any powdery ingredients at the bottom of the bowl. Break apart large pieces of the topping mixture and place on top of the fruit until the fruit mixture is almost entirely covered. Bake until the topping is golden brown and crispy and the fruit mixture is bubbling, about 40 minutes. Let cool for at least 20 minutes. Serve with the ice cream.

AUNT BLANCHE'S BLUEBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour muffin pan or use paper liners. Sift flour, baking powder and salt together and set aside.
• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat well. Add milk and flour mixture. Beat until combined. Stir in blueberries.
• Fill muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 to 30 minutes.

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.

NEW ENGLAND BLUEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine 2 cups of the blueberries with the sugars, flour, butter, lemon juice spices and salt.
• Cook over low heat until the mixture comes to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer five minutes, stirring constantly.
• Stir in the remaining blueberries.
• Turn into the pie shell.
• Chill thoroughly.
• Serve with whipped cream.

AUNT NELL'S EASY BLUEBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Rinse and drain blueberries. Set aside.
• In large bowl mix dry ingredients.
• In medium bowl mix liquid ingredients and combine with dry ingredients.
• Fold in blueberries.
• Bake at 350 for about 15 minutes.