Blackberry Sour Cream Pie

It is blackberry season here in Oregon so I thought I would try this recipe. This did not work very well as a pie. The sour cream does not mix with the berries during baking, so you end up with a some very juicy berries on bottom and a soaked crust. The top part is good where the berries and sour cream mix and the crumbs on top are really a nice touch. Probably best to mix berries and sour cream before adding them to the pie shell. Adding corn starch rather than flour would probably work better as well. I used a standard pie crust, this might work best with a graham cracker crust instead. All in all, this recipe needs a bit of work but should be worth the effort.

This pie is out of this world! My berries are a bit juicier tha normal and I will need to add a bit more flour next time. I wonder if this would freeze well?

I made this pie for a family reunion and it was gone in a flash. I used fresh blackberries. I increased the flour to 5 tablespoons and added two tablespoons of cornstarch. It was not runny at all.

I make this recipe with blueberries. I found it in "The Southern Living Cookbook". I love it. It works perfectly for me every time, though sometimes, I reduce the sugar by 1/4 cup if the blueberries are extremely ripe and sweet. I do always use fresh blueberries. My elderly next door neighbor asked me for the recipe--only recipe of mine that she ever asked for--that's a true compliment in my book!!

My mother in law gave me this exact recipe years and years ago. I add a flour/sugar/tapioca mixture to the berries to thicken the berries.