Aunt Margies 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 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.

FRESH BLUEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400˚ F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
• Mix the blueberries, 1/2 cup of sugar, the flour, lemon zest, lemon juice and Cassis in a large bowl. Carefully ease one pie crust into a 9-inch pie plate, making sure not to stretch the dough or it will shrink as the pie bakes. With a sharp knife, cut the excess dough off at the edge of the pie plate. Spoon the blueberry mixture into the pie shell, scraping the bowl with a rubber spatula to be sure you include all the juices.
• Brush the edge of the crust with the egg wash. Carefully lay the second crust on top, again easing - not stretching - it onto the pie. Cut the excess dough off at the edge of the pie plate. Press the edges together with a dinner fork or crimp with your fingers. Brush the top crust with the egg wash, cut three slits for steam to escape and sprinkle with sugar.
• Place the pie on the prepared sheet pan and bake in the middle of the oven for 45 to 50 minutes, until the filling is very bubbly and the crust is nicely browned. Allow to cool and serve warm or at room temperature.
• Cut the butter in 1/2-inch dice and return it to the refrigerator while you prepare the flour mixture. Place the flour, sugar and salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade and pulse a few times to mix. Add the butter and shortening and pulse 10 to 12 times, until the butter is the size of peas. With the machine running, pour the ice water down the feed tube and pulse the machine until the dough begins to form a ball. Dump the dough out on a floured board and turn it into a ball. Wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Cut the dough in half. Roll each piece out on a well-floured board into a 12- to 13-inch circle, rolling from the center to the edge, turning and flouring the dough to make sure it doesn't stick to the board.

AUNT MARGIE'S SWEET POTATO PONE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Mix sugar, butter, egg, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg together in a bowl. Stir in sweet potatoes, orange zest, and orange juice until evenly incorporated. Pour mixture into a shallow 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through and bubbling, 1 hour. Serve hot or cold.

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.

AUNT MARTHA'S CREAMY STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Combine cream cheese and sugar.
• Add vanilla and strawberries, mix well.
• Pour into pie shell.
• Mix whipped cream and confectioner's sugar and spoon over top of pie.
• Chill for one hour.
• Serve.

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.