Blueberry Pie

I've never made a blueberry pie in my life. I wanted to make a pie with the blueberries we picked at the local farm. It turned out really good and was very easy to prepare. Enjoy.

Ingredients:

- 3 to 4 cups of Blueberries - fresh or frozen (without syrup) (3 cups if you like a thin pie, 4 cups if you like it a little higher!)
- 7 Tablespoons corn starch
- 3 Tablespoons water (or grape juice)
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
- One 9 inch pie crust (see this page for the world's easiest flour pie crust recipe and directions http://pickyourown.org/piecrust.php!) or you can use a graham cracker crust (http://pickyourown.org/grahamcrust.php) I used a store bought to make it faster though

Spices:
1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon allspice
One 9 inch deep-dish Pie Plate - (grocery stores sell both disposable pie pans and glass pans. Get the deep type!

Sweetener:
2/3 cup granulated (ordinary table) Sugar

And now, choose the topping you prefer:
Crumb topping (my preference, again):
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup butter or margarine

Dough topping:
See the pie crust recipe and double it to make extra to roll out as a topping to cover the pie

Directions:

Step 1 - Make the pie crust (I used premade)
Now is also a good time to get the oven preheating to 375 F.

Step 2- Wash the blueberries
Just rinse them in a colander or sieve in cold water, no soap.

Pick out and remove any bits of stems, leaves and soft or mushy berries. It is easiest to do this in a large bowl of water and gently run your hands through the berries as they float. With your fingers slightly apart, you will easily feel any soft or mushy berries get caught in your fingers.

Step 3 - Mix the dry filling ingredients.
Combine the 2/3 cup sugar,, 7 Tablespoons of corn starch in a bowl and mix well! Some people like 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon and/or 1/4 teaspoon of allspice, mixed in, also. That's optional, but it is nice!

Step 4 - Mix in the liquids
Add the 2 Tablespoons of lemon juice, and 3 Tablespoons of water (or grape juice) and stir it up.

Step 5 - Add the blueberries to the pie crust
Add the blueberries to the pie crust. Just pour them in! There's lots of air space and it will cook down, so don't worry if they mound up about an inch (2.5 cm) above the edge of the plate.

Step 6 - Pour the liquid mix into the pie
Just pour the mixture of sugar, juice, etc. into the pie all over the blueberries. If it is a gloppy liquid, don’t worry, just pour it somewhat evenly over the top. But it doesn’t take perfection; it will smooth itself out in the oven.

Step 7 - Make and add your topping
If you want the crumb topping, just mix
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine
together in a small bowl and sprinkle it over the pie.

If you want to the dough topping instead, roll out a circular section of dough that you made in step 1, to 1/8 inch thick, then place it over the pie. Seal it against the edges with the pie crust, and make decorative slits with a knife.

Step 8 - Put the pie in the oven!
Cook the pie at 375 F (or 190 Celsius) for 1 hour.

Step 9 - Remove when the pie is golden and pie is bubbling
Check to see if it is bubbling and crust is golden brown. If if not, check every 3 or 4 minutes until it is.

Step 10 - Enjoy!
Set the pie on a rack to cool and enjoy! Here is a slice of the finished pie! Serve warm with ice cream. Refrigerate after it is cooled. It easily lasts a week in the fridge.

Recipe is from http://pickyourown.org/blueberrypie.php
This website has tons of recipes, information on local farms, etc. Enjoy.