Blueberry Pie

Second post using blueberries? Absolutely! Why? Because it is the greatest fruit known to mankind. It has the burst of explosion that is sweet and tart when you bite down on one or two or in my case a mouthful of blueberries.

So what would i bake next using blueberries? Blueberry pie of course :o)

My boyfriend is a huge fan of pies, and I absolutely love baking goods for him. So baking a dessert that my boyfriend loves while using a super fruit??? Mission accepted

I'm a huge fan of making my own pie crust. I've tried many many many different recipes for pie crust in my lifetime, and Paula Deen (my homegirl) has hit the nail on the head. It's buttery, flakey, light, and oh so heavenly. It's definitely not something I would have regularly, but sometimes taste trumps nutrition, especially when it's used to make amazing pie.

And as for the pie? I played around with a blueberry pie recipe to make six mini pies instead of one large pie. It's the easiest way to make pie and the tastiest that I've ever come across so far.

Paula Deen's Pie Crust 

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
• 3 tablespoons granulated white sugar
• 1/4 cup vegetable shortening, cold
• 12 tablespoons butter, cold and cubed
• 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup ice water

In a large mixing bowl, sift together the flour, salt and sugar. Add the shortening and break it up with your hands as you start to coat it all up with the flour. Add the cold butter cubes and work it into the flour with your hands or a pastry cutter. Work it quickly, so the butter doesn't get too soft, until the mixture is crumbly, like very coarse cornmeal. Add the ice water, a little at a time, until the mixture comes together forming a dough. Bring the dough together into a ball. When it comes together stop working it otherwise the dough will get over-worked and tough. Divide the dough in half and flatten it slightly to form a disk shape. Wrap each disk in plastic and chill in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes. 

*If you own a food processor, I suggest dumping everything into the processor and pulse until all the ingredients start coming together. It is definitely a lot easier.

Mini Blueberry Pie 

1/4 cup + 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar

1/2 tablespoons cornstarch

1/8 teaspoon salt

• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 cups fresh blueberries
• 1 tablespoon butter
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• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Mix sugar, cornstarch, salt, and cinnamon, and sprinkle over blueberries. Roll pre-made pie crust out until it's about 1/10 of an inch thick (basically until it's a really thin piece of dough). Using a 3 1/2 to 4 inch circle cookie cutter, cut out several circle pieces out from the dough. Place one circle dough on a flat surface and put 1 1/2 tablespoon scoop of blueberries into the center of the dough. Get a second piece of dough and place it on top and crimp the edges using a fork. Repeat doing this with the rest of the dough and blueberries. Once completed, place mini pies onto cookie sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.