Triple Berry Plum Pie Recipes

TRIPLE BERRY PIE

Steps:

• Cook berries: Add berries, sugar and lemon juice to a large saucepan over medium heat.
• Simmer, until warm and juicy, about 5-10 minutes, gently stirring occasionally. (You can taste it at this point and see if it's sweet enough for your liking. I don't like to make mine too sweet, but if you want it sweeter you can add 1/4 cup more sugar.)
• Thicken filling: Spoon out about 1/2 cup of the juice from the pan into a bowl. Stir cornstarch into the juice until smooth.
• Bring pot of berries back to a simmer and slowly pour in the cornstarch. Gently stir mixture (being careful not to mash the berries), until thickened, about 2-5 minutes.
• Cool and add to pie shell. Remove from heat and stir in the butter. Allow to cool for 15 minutes. Pour mixture into unbaked pie shell (in a 9 in deep dish pan).
• Add lattice top or a whole top with holes pricked on top for steam to escape. (See directions for lattice crust below).
• Pinch the edges of the top and bottom pie crusts together and crimp the edge, if you like. Brush a thin layer of beaten egg white over the top of the pie and sprinkle lightly with sugar.
• Bake at 400 degrees F for 40-45 minutes. Check it after about 25 minutes and place a piece of tinfoil over it if the top crust is getting too brown.
• Remove to a wire cooling rack and allow to cool for several hours. Once cooled completely, you can cut into it or cover it and refrigerate it overnight to serve the next day.

TRIPLE BERRY PIE

Steps:

• It is important to pre-heat the oven for 30 minutes to 400 degrees before baking. If you are baking on the day of making this pie, adjust the rack to the bottom shelf and middle shelf before turning oven on.
• Combine 2 cups of the berries and 3/4 cup sugar on stovetop in a heavy pan over medium high heat. Cook for about 5 minutes until bubbly, stirring while cooking to prevent burning. Mash the berries a bit with back of spoon while cooking.
• Whisk together 1/4 cup of cold water and 3 tablespoons of cornstarch in a cup until smooth. Pour the cornstarch mixture (aka slurry) into the cooked berry mixture and mix until blended into the berries.
• Cook for an additional 2-3 minutes over medium heat until bubbly again and the cornstarch thickens the sauce has a clear instead of a cloudy appearance. Remove from heat.
• Add additional 4 cups frozen berries and dash of salt to the pan. Fold together until blended well.
• Pour cooked berry filling into prepared crust. Dot the top of fruit with butter.Top filling with rolled out crust, making a lattice pattern or simply top the filling with rolled our pastry and crimp edges. Cut a few slits to allow steam to escape. Sprinkle with sugar.
• Bake on lowest rack in oven for 45 minutes. If the pie is not brown enough on top after 30 minutes, transfer to middle rack for remainder of baking.
• Combine all filling ingredients except the butter into a large bowl. Toss together, place the ingredients into the prepared pastry. If any of the dry ingredients are left in the bowl, sprinkle on top of the dry berry filling in the pastry.
• Dot the top of the fruit filling with cut up butter.
• Add the top pastry, cut slits to allow steam to escape. Bake for 45 minutes on bottom rack of oven.

TRIPLE BERRY PLUM PIE

Steps:

• If using fresh berries, wash the berries in cold water and let drain.
• Put the berries into a large bowl with the sliced plums and gently toss the fruit with 1/2 cup of the sugar and the lemon juice. Pour the fruit into a colander and set the colander over the bowl so that it catches all the juice. If using frozen berries, there is no need to thaw. The berries will thaw as they rest in the colander.
• Let the berries rest in the colandar at room temperature for 3 hours. If you think about it, gently stir the fruit in the colander every now and then to encourage as much juice as possible to drip down into the bowl. (If you forget, or are unable to stir the fruit, don't worry about it. It'll be fine.)
• Preheat the oven to 400° F (204° C).
• Remove the colander with the fruit in it from the bowl and pour the fruit juice that's collected in the bowl into a medium size saucepan. Dump the fruit into the bowl and set aside.
• Using a spice grinder or food processor, grind the tapioca into a powder. (*See note) Add the ground tapioca, remaining sugar, cornstarch, salt, honey, and lemon zest to the fruit juice in the saucepan. Whisk vigorously to combine and set it over medium-high heat.
• Cook the fruit juice mixture, stirring constantly, until the mixture comes to a boil. Boil, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes, until it's thickened to the consistency of gravy (*see note). Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.
• Pour the fruit juice mixture over the fruit. Toss gently to combine and set aside while you roll out the pie crust.
• Remove the pie dough from the refrigerator. On a floured surface, roll out a portion of the dough to a 12-inch circle that's about ⅛-inch thick. Using a large spatula, gently loosen the dough from the work top, fold it in half and then fold it in half again. It will form a triangle shape. Lift the crust and place it in a pie plate with the point of the triangle in the center of the plate. Gently unfold the dough in the pan and press into the corners gently. Leave any dough that overlaps the edges of the plate in place.
• Spread 1/2 cup of fruit jam or preserves in an even layer over the bottom of the pie crust.
• Roll another portion of the dough into a large circle, about 18 inches. With a pizza wheel, fluted pizza wheel, or paring knife, cut the disk into 1 or 2-inch wide strips.
• Pour the fruit filling into the bottom crust, smoothing it into an even layer.
• Starting in the center of the pie, lay half the strips across the top of the filling in one direction. Lay the remaining strips perpendicular to the first, weaving them into the first strips to form a lattice pattern. Trim the edges of the strips so that they are even with the edge of the bottom crust.
• Fold the edges under, forming a rim around the pie that is a bit higher than the pie plate. With one hand on the inside of the edge and one hand on the outside, use the index finger of your inside hand to push the dough between the thumb and index finger of your other hand to form a U or a V shape. Continue this crimping motion around the entire edge.
• In a small bowl, whisk the egg with 1 tbsp of cold water. Gently brush the egg wash over the top crust with a pastry brush and sprinkle evenly with 2-3 tablespoons of sugar.
• Put the pie on a foil covered baking sheet and place in the oven. Bake for 30 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 375° F (190° C) and bake for an additional 30-40 minutes. The pie is done when the crust is a deep golden brown and the filling in the center of the pie is bubbling.
• Remove from the oven and let cool completely before slicing.

THREE BERRY PIE

Steps:

• Combine the flour and salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in the shortening until the pieces are the size of small peas. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the water over part of the mixture, then gently toss with a fork. Push moistened portion to the side of the bowl. Repeat, using 1 tablespoon of water at a time, until all is moistened. Divide the dough in half. Form each half into a ball and flatten slightly. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• Transfer one piece of dough to a lightly floured surface. Roll the dough from the center to the edges to form a 12-inch circle. Wrap the crust around the rolling pin. Unroll it onto a 9-inch pie plate. Ease the crust into the pie plate, being careful not to stretch it. Trim the bottom crust evenly with the rim of the pie plate, and return the pastry-lined pie plate to the refrigerator.
• In a large mixing bowl, stir together the sugar and cornstarch. Add the strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries; gently toss until berries are coated. Allow fruit mixture to stand for about 15 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place a baking sheet in the oven to preheat.
• Roll out the remaining pastry for the top crust. Stir the berry mixture and pour the filling into the pastry-lined pie plate. Place the top crust over the pie and trim the edges, leaving a 1/2-inch overhang. Fold the top crust under the bottom crust, pressing lightly to seal. Crimp the edges of the crust and cut vents in the top to allow steam to escape. To prevent over-browning, cover the edge of the pie with foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven on the baking tray for 25 minutes. Remove the foil.
• Bake for an additional 20 to 30 minutes, or until the filling is bubbling and the crust is golden. Cool on a wire rack.

FABULOUS THREE-BERRY TART

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Place animal crackers in food processor; cover and process about 1 minute or until crumbs are finely ground. In medium bowl, mix cracker crumbs, butter, cinnamon and 2 tablespoons sugar. Press mixture in bottom and up side of ungreased 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom. Bake 8 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
• In large bowl, beat cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar and the lemon juice with electric mixer on low speed until blended. Add whipping cream; beat on high speed 3 to 5 minutes or until light and fluffy. Spread mixture in tart shell. Refrigerate at least 2 hours.
• Arrange berries on chilled filling. In small microwavable bowl, microwave jam uncovered on High about 20 seconds or until warm. Stir in orange juice; mix well with fork. Brush strawberry glaze over berries.

BLUEBERRY RASPBERRY LATTICE PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. In medium bowl, cut shortening into flour and salt, using pastry blender or crisscrossing 2 knives, 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 pastry in half and shape into two flattened rounds on lightly floured surface. Roll pastry into circle 2 inches larger than upside-down 9-inch pie plate with floured rolling pin. Fold pastry into fourths; place in pie plate. Unfold and ease into plate, pressing firmly against bottom and side.
• In large bowl, mix sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon. Gently stir in blueberries and raspberries. Spoon berry mixture into pastry-lined pie plate. Sprinkle with lemon juice. Cut butter into small pieces; sprinkle over berry mixture.
• Roll second round of pastry; cut into strips 1/2 to 1 inch wide. (Use a pastry wheel for decorative strips.) Place 5 to 7 strips across filling in pie plate. Weave a cross-strip through center by first folding back every other strip going the other way. Continue weaving until lattice is complete, folding back alternate strips each time cross-strip is added. (To save time, do not weave strips. Simply lay second half of strips across first strips.) Trim ends of strips. Fold trimmed edge of bottom pastry over ends of strips, building up a high edge. Seal and flute.
• Cover lattice top with aluminum foil to prevent excessive browning; remove foil for last 10 minutes of baking. Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until crust is golden brown and juice begins to bubble through lattice crust.

PLUM PIE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and crumbs. Line a 9-in. pie pan with bottom crust; sprinkle with brown sugar mixture and pack gently. Cover with plums. Combine the sugar, flour and cinnamon; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over plums., Roll out remaining pastry to fit top of pie. Make small cuts or slits in top crust; place over plums. Seal and flute edges. Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar. Bake at 400° for 30 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°; bake 25 minutes longer or until golden brown.