Fresh Blueberry Pie
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: pastry
Ingredients
  • 6 c. fresh blueberries
  • ¾ c. sugar, divided
  • ½ t. cinnamon
  • ½ t. cardamom
  • ½ t. nutmeg, freshly ground
  • Lemon zest from 1 lemon
  • 1 T. lemon juice about 1 lemon
  • ¼ c. minute tapioca, finely ground
  • 2 T. butter
Instructions
  1. Wash and stem blueberries. allow excess water to drain.
  2. Whisk together sugar, tapioca, zest and spices.
  3. In a large bowl, drizzle lemon juice over blueberries and gently toss to coat.
  4. Pour sugar mixture over the blueberries and stir to evenly coat.
  5. Flour bottom and sides of 9" pie pan or use baking spray prior to placing bottom crust in pie dish.
  6. Pour blueberries into unbaked pie shell.
  7. Cut 2 T. butter and place around top of pie filling.
  8. Place second crust on top and fold excess crust under bottom layer at the rim and crimp.
  9. Cut 4 equally spaced slits round center of pie for venting.
  10. Place pie on lined rimmed baking sheet to catch any juices which may flow out while baking.
  11. Bake at 400 degrees for 60-65 minutes.
  12. Remove from oven onto cooling rack.
  13. Chill in fridge to make slicing easier.
Recipe by My Dragonfly Cafe at https://mydragonflycafe.com/fresh-blueberry-pie/