Garden Huckleberry Pie Recipes

HUCKLEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Prepare pie crust pastry according to recipe
• Place huckleberries in prepared pie dish with bottom pie crust
• In a small bowl, mix together the flour and sugar. Spoon evenly over berries
• Sprinkle with lemon zest and lemon juice
• Dot with butter
• Cover with remaining pastry, folding bottom crust over top and pinch, crimp or fold pastry edges and trim to seal the edge.
• Poke some holes with a fork in the top to create steam vents
• Brush the top of the pie with cream and sprinkle with sugar
• Bake at 400 for 15 minutes then reduce to 350 and bake for another 25 minutes

FRESH BLUEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
• Mix the blueberries, the 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 at all, 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 have 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 two edges together with a dinner fork. Brush the top crust with the eggs 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 a steel blade and pulse a few times to mix. Add the butter and shortening. Pulse 8 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 out onto a floured board and roll into a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Cut the dough in half. Roll each piece on a well-floured board into a circle at least 1 inch larger than the pie pan, rolling from the center to the edge, turning and flouring the dough so it doesnt stick to the board. (You should see bits of butter in the dough.) Fold the dough in half, ease it into the pie pan without stretching at all, and unfold to fit the pan. With a small sharp paring knife, cut the dough 1 inch larger around than the pan. Fold the edge under and crimp the edge with either your fingers or the tines of a fork.
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HUCKLEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Roll half of pastry out on floured surface and place in 9" pie pan.
• Measure ingredients into a two quart mixing bowl and mix well.
• Pour into unbaked pie shell.
• Roll out remaining pastry and cover the fruit mixture.
• Crimp edges attractively and pierce all over with a fork to release the steam.
• Place pie on a cookie sheet and bake for about one hour or until nicely browned.

GARDEN HUCKLEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Stem, wash and drain huckleberries.
• Place berries in a heavy pot, cover with cold water and bring to a slow boil.
• Cook until soft.
• Drain; mash berries with a potato masher to break their skins.
• Add sugar, nutmeg, salt, butter, lemon juice and cornstarch.
• Cook for about five minutes, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens.
• Place pastry for bottom crust in pie pan.
• Pour in the berry mixture and dot with butter.
• Cover with top crust, crimping crust edges to seal and piercing top crust all over with a fork to allow steam to escape.
• Bake for 45 minutes or until the crust is a light brown.
• Cool.

HUCKLEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Place huckleberries in pastry-lined pan. In a small bowl, mix together 3/4 cup sugar and flour. Spoon evenly over berries. Sprinkle lemon rind and lemon juice over top. Dot with butter. Cover with top crust. Seal edges and cut steam vents in top. Brush surface with cream, avoiding fluted edges of crust. Sprinkle with 2 teaspoons sugar.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake an additional 20 to 25 minutes, until crust is golden brown.

HUCKLEBERRY CREAM CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C.)
• Mix the chopped nuts, flour, and salt together in a small mixing bowl. Cut in butter until lumps are the size of small peas. Press into a 9 inch pie pan. Lightly press a double layer of aluminum foil into the pastry-lined pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove foil and set crust aside to cool.
• Beat the cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar together in a bowl until smooth. Fold in whipped cream and lemon juice. Spread over cooled crust. Refrigerate.
• Combine 2/3 cup sugar, cornstarch, water, and 1/4 cup lemon juice in a saucepan. Stir in huckleberries and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Simmer and stir until thickened and no longer cloudy, about 2 minutes. Cool. Spread huckleberry mixture over cream cheese layer and refrigerate until ready to serve.