Blueberry pie can be made with prepackaged or homemade crusts and canned or fresh blueberries. The filling is made with blueberries, sugar, water, and a thickener. The pie is baked for 30-45 minutes and cooled before serving.
To make a quick and easy blueberry pie, you can use a prepackaged crust. Cooks who prefer to use a homemade crust can make one with flour, shortening, sugar and water. Canned blueberry filling can be used, but blueberry pie filling can also be made from blueberries, sugar, water, and some type of thickener, such as cornstarch. Once the filling is poured into the bottom crust, it can be topped with a top crust or crumb topping.
A crumb crust or traditional crust can be used to make a blueberry pie, depending on a person’s preference. Graham cracker crusts are popular, for example, and can be purchased pre-made in foil boxes. Traditional unbaked crusts are also found in the refrigerator or freezer sections of most supermarkets.
Making a pie crust can be quite simple. To begin making a basic blueberry pie crust, butter or shortening is mixed with flour and sugar. Cold water is then added to the dough, until a dough forms. This dough is then cooled before being flattened out with a rolling pin and placed in a cake tin.
For a very simple blueberry pie, canned blueberries can be used. Frozen blueberries can also be used, but these should be sugar free. Fresh blueberries are typically available during the summer and can be picked from a blueberry bush or purchased from a supermarket or farmer’s market.
Selecting fresh ripe and healthy blueberries is very important when making this type of fruitcake. The berries shouldn’t be very soft or mushy. They should also not have any blue or purple juice leaks, nor should they have mold. Before making the filling for a blueberry pie, fresh berries must be rinsed thoroughly. While they are being rinsed, any stems or leaves should be removed, along with any damaged or soft berries.
To fill the blueberry pie, blueberries must first be mixed with sugar. The amount of sugar used usually depends on how sweet a person wants to make the cake. Juice or water is then mixed with the berries and sugar. Cornstarch or tapioca is usually added to thicken the liquid during cooking.
Some cooks may prefer to make a crumb topping with brown sugar, butter, and flour. An extra pie crust can also be used. The top and bottom crusts should be pinched together to seal. Slits should also be cut into a top crust to allow steam to escape while the pie is baking.
Before the blueberry pie is baked, a strip of foil can be used to cover the edges of the crust. This will keep the edges from getting overcooked before the rest of the cake is done. After the cake has baked, usually about 30 to 45 minutes, it should cool before being cut. This will set the fill to not be so smooth.
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