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Perfect Blueberry Pie Filling
photo by Nancy B.
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 2 pints blueberries (4 cups)
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon lemon rind, grated
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 egg, well beaten with
- 1 pinch salt, for egg washing top of pie
- 2 tablespoons sugar, for top of pie
- 2 individual pie crusts
directions
- Combine 1 cup berries with 3/4 cup sugar in pan.
- Simmer on low heat until sugar is melted and mixture is very liquid; about 5 minutes.
- Combine cornstarch and water in bowl.
- Add to pan with blueberries.
- Cook over medium heat until mixture comes to full boil and is clear and thick.
- Pour hot mixture into large bowl.Cool until warm.
- Fold in remaining 3 cups of blueberries, lemon rind, cinnamon,nutmeg and butter.
- Let cool before adding to pie crust.
- Add top crust and brush with egg wash, sprinkle with sugar.
- Preheat oven to 400°F but reduce heat to 375°F when you put pie in oven. Bake about 40 minutes. Check pie halfway through baking; cover edges with a strip of foil if edges are getting too brown.
- This technique works for any delicate fruit such as raspberries or strawberries.
Questions & Replies
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Reviews
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To preface, I am a 21 year old man and have very little baking experience. THIS IS THE BEST PIE FILLING IN THE WORLD. I made it for 4th of July at my girlfriend's house. It passed as "absolutely delicious" for A) a 93 year old southern woman who has been cooking her whole life, B) the grandparents, C) the Dad, a blueberry pie lover, D) the Mom, E) me and my girlfriend. To be honest, while I was cleaning up, I stole a little bite of the pre-cooked filing and it gave me goose-bumps because it was THAT good. I've never had a food do that to me...
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Absolutley perfect!! I doubled the berries, sugar, and cornstarch/water to make it thicker to use as a filling for a cake. Then added the blueberries and it worked amazingly. Its a little sweet with all the sugar. To speed up the liquid process in the begining add a tablespoon of water to the sugar and berries. Tastes wonderful without the spices as well.
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Tweaks
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This pie filling recipe is absolutely amazing! A few changes I made to the recipe were, when adding the sugar to the pan, with 1 cup blueberries, I added 3 tablespoons of water with fear that if not the sugar would burn. Secondly, I added 2-3 extra tea spoons of corn starch after I let it boil the first time, because I added a little more water. Thirdly, I added 2 teaspoons of lemon juice instead of lemon peel. This change made the pie, the slightly sour taste from the pie, with the spices and the sweetness of the sugar and blueberries made the pie. Lastly I added a little bit more spices then the recipe called for. The pie filling was amazing, and made my pie. It was easy, tasty, and will use it again with different fruit, or with blueberries again.<br/>Thank you for the recipe!
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Training culinary:2 years culinary school Houston Community College (downtwn branch highly recommend) French pastry and artisan breads. I am immersed in family, spouse and everything homeside. it is now my time having retired, to do all the fun things I couldn't do while working. I believe life is most bountiful when we serve others. I also believe the best cooks are those who cook and bake with a love of making people happy. I especially enjoy sending cookies to our soldiers in Iraq. It is a joy to read their letters and emails of appreciation for a taste of home. I also love sewing, upholstery, gardening,church activities and remodeling take up the time not spent with family. I hope I can be as helpful to the cooks on Recipezaar as they have been helpful to me. When time permits I love to test and review recipes on this site that appeal to me. I am also a believer in power naps.