Lots of blueberries, a little sugar, the tart of a lemon and a sprinkle of cornstarch are all that go into this nut crust, blueberry pie.
Course Pie
Cuisine American
Keyword Nut Crust Blueberry Lava Pie
Prep Time 25 minutesminutes
Cook Time 45 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour10 minutesminutes
Servings 2servings
Equipment
4 Individual Springform Pans or 1 large
cookie or biscuit cutter
Ingredients
Crust
8tbspButter cold
1 1/2cupsAll Purpose Flour more for dusting
1/2cupNuts, crushed notes for allergies
1/4cupSugar
1/4tspSalt
1Eggs
2-4tbspCold Water
2tbspMilk or Cream to brush on top
Filling
2cupsBlueberries
1/2cupSugar extra for crust topping
1/4cupCornstarch
1tbspLemon juice
1/2tspSalt
Instructions
Crust
With a fork, pastry cutter, or in a food processor, break butter into flour until mixture becomes crumbled. Add crushed nuts, sugar salt and mix. Whisk in the egg and 1 tablespoon of water at a time until the dough comes together. Dough should not be sticky or dry; add a sprinkle of water if dry, or a dusting of flour if wet.
Cut 1/3 of the dough away and save for the upper crust. Roll out remaining dough on a floured surface until the dough is large enough to fit into the pan (or pans) you selected, with a little overhang. Place in pan and carefully fold overhang neatly around the top.
Roll out the dough saved for the top. Make it either large enough to place on top in one solid piece, or cut the piece into long strips that can be woven across the top of the filled pie. Set the top pieces on parchment paper on a tray and place in the fridge until ready to use.
Filling
Preheat the oven to 425.
Mix filling ingredients together and pour into prepared pie crust. Place reserved pie crust on top, or weave pie crust strips across the top. Crimp all the edges together around the pie. Brush milk or cream across the crust. Sprinkle a little sugar across the top.
Bake at 425 for 10 minutes, turn down to 350 and bake until top is golden and filling is firm to the touch, about 35 - 45 minutes.
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Notes
For nut allergies, oats can be substituted and crushed into a flour just like the nuts.