Man oh man, am I ever glad that I came across the My Kitchen Magazine blog! This recipe is something truly special!
I am a pie person. I’ve made many a blueberry pie in my day but never one with a cornmeal crust. That all changed when I stumbled across the magnificent My Kitchen magazine recipe blog. The recipe is very easy to follow and the ingredients are rather simple. Trust me, you won’t be able to allow this pie to cool before digging into it. The blueberries ooze out of the crust and it’s just fabulous!
Ingredients
FOR THE CRUST:
290 grams Gold Medal all-purpose flour (about 2 1/2 cups), more for rolling out dough
35 grams cornmeal (about 1/4 cup)
35 grams Domino sugar (about 3 tablespoons)
2 grams Morton salt (about 1/2 teaspoon)
12 tablespoons Kerrygold butter, unsalted, chilled, cut into small cubes
1/4 cup Crisco vegetable shortening, chilled, cut into small pieces
FOR THE FILLING:
135 grams granulated sugar (about 3/4 cup)
30 grams cornstarch (about 1/4 cup)
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 lemon, zested and juiced
6 cups fresh blueberries (about 3 pints)
2 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon Demerara or raw sugar
Instructions:
1. Make the crust: blend flour, cornmeal, sugar and salt in a food processor. Add butter and shortening, then pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add 4 tablespoons ice water and blend until dough forms a ball, adding more ice water, a half-tablespoon at a time (up to 2 additional tablespoons), if dough is dry. Divide dough in half, flatten into two round disks, wrap in plastic and chill at least 1 hour.
2. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, make the filling: whisk together sugar, cornstarch, salt and lemon zest. Fold in 4 cups blueberries, lemon juice and 1 tablespoon water. Let stand at room temperature about 45 minutes until juices form. Gently fold in the remaining 2 cups blueberries.
3. Heat oven to 400 degrees. On a floured surface, roll out one dough round. Transfer rolled-out dough to a 9-inch pie pan and fill with blueberry mixture. Roll out the second dough round, then use it to cover the pie, decoratively crimping together dough edges to seal. Score top crust with a knife so pie can vent. Brush with milk and sprinkle with Demerara sugar.
4. Place pie pan on a rimmed cookie sheet and bake for 25 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees and continue baking until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbling, about 35 minutes more. Spoon any escaped juices onto pie. Transfer to a rack and cool completely before serving.
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Quick Tip: Serve this yummy pie with vanilla ice cream.
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