Easy As Pie Blueberry Pie Filling Recipes

EASIEST-EVER BLUEBERRY TART

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 425°F. Rinse blueberries; spread on tea towel or paper towels and pat to dry.
• Unroll pie crust in ungreased 11-inch tart pan; press gently against bottom and side. Add blueberries to pan; spread evenly.
• Bake 30 minutes or until crust edge is golden brown. Remove from oven to cooling rack; cool 3 to 5 minutes before cutting into wedges. Serve with ice cream.

BLUEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Mix sugar, cornstarch, salt, and cinnamon, and sprinkle over blueberries.
• Line pie dish with one pie crust. Pour berry mixture into the crust, and dot with butter. Cut remaining pastry into 1/2 - 3/4 inch wide strips, and make lattice top. Crimp and flute edges.
• Bake pie on lower shelf of oven for about 50 minutes, or until crust is golden brown.

PERFECT BLUEBERRY PIE FILLING

Steps:

• Combine 1 cup berries with 3/4 cup sugar in pan.
• Simmer on low heat until sugar is melted and mixture is very liquid; about 5 minutes.
• Combine cornstarch and water in bowl.
• Add to pan with blueberries.
• Cook over medium heat until mixture comes to full boil and is clear and thick.
• Pour hot mixture into large bowl.Cool until warm.
• Fold in remaining 3 cups of blueberries, lemon rind, cinnamon,nutmeg and butter.
• Let cool before adding to pie crust.
• Add top crust and brush with egg wash, sprinkle with sugar.
• Preheat oven to 400°F but reduce heat to 375°F when you put pie in oven. Bake about 40 minutes. Check pie halfway through baking; cover edges with a strip of foil if edges are getting too brown.
• This technique works for any delicate fruit such as raspberries or strawberries.

BLUEBERRY PIE FILLING

Steps:

• In a saucepan, add 3 1/2 cups fresh blueberries, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon cornstarch, 2 tablespoons water, and 1 tablespoon lemon juice. Stir just to combine.
• Cook the blueberries over medium-low heat for about 10-15 minutes or until it begins to thicken. Remove it from heat and let it cool down. Store in airtight glass jars.

EASY-AS-PIE BLUEBERRY PIE FILLING

Steps:

• The easiest way to defrost the blueberries is to simply leave the bag in the fridge overnight or for a couple hours. But you can also do it in the microwave for about 5-6 minutes on your microwave's defrost setting.
• However you defrost them, empty the bag's contents-- blueberry juice included, that's important for flavor and consistency-- into a heavy-bottom saucepan.
• Stir the blueberries with the sugar on high heat for a minute or two.
• Lower the heat and stir in the cinnamon, and let simmer for about another 5 minutes.
• Add the arrowroot until thickened and let simmer until a thick and syrup-y consistency happens.
• Pour into a 9" pie crust, a premade or homemade one, and let chill in the fridge for about an hour unless you like to eat it warm.

BLUEBERRY FRIED PIES

Steps:

• To make the crust, mix together the flour and salt. Add the lard, either with a fork, your hands or a pastry cutter.
• When the flour is clumped together, slowly add the cold water a tablespoon at a time until the dough is moist enough to come together. Form the dough into ball. Wrap and place the dough in the refrigerator to chill for at least an hour.
• Meanwhile, mix the blueberries, sugar, flour, lemon zest, cinnamon, and water in a pan, bring to a boil and cook for about 2 or 3 minutes or until thickened. Turn off the heat
• To make the fried pies, roll out the chilled pie crust until it's no more than a 1/4 of an inch thick. (I like to roll it out into a rectangle-type shape.) Cut out 12 five-inch diameter circles (I use a saucer as a guide). Any scraps that are left over you can roll out again and cut out more circles.
• To make each pie, place 2 tablespoons of filling in the center of each crust. Moisten the edges and fold the crust over, sealing the edges with your fingers and then by pressing down on the edge with a fork.
• In a cast-iron skillet, heat an inch of oil (or lard or shortening) to 350° F.
• With a spatula, gently place each pie into the hot oil, and turn over after a minute. Cook on the other side for another minute, and then drain on a rack or paper-towel lined plate. You can sprinkle powdered sugar over the pies if you like.

NO BAKE BLUEBERRY PIE (USING FRESH OR FROZEN BLUEBERRIES)

Steps:

• Combine sugar, cornstarch, salt, lemon juice, and water in a medium saucepan. Stir together till smooth.
• Add three cups of blueberries (fresh or frozen) to the mixture. Bring to boil over med-high heat, stirring, so the blueberry mixture doesn't burn on the bottom.
• Once the blueberries have come to a boil, reduce heat to medium and cook for 2 to 5 additional minutes until the blueberry mixture is nice and thick. (It should be thick like blueberry pie filling.)
• Remove from heat and cool blueberry mixture to room temperature. (I transferred my blueberries to a separate container to quicken the cooling process.)
• Stir the remaining cup of blueberries into the cooked blueberry mixture. (If using frozen blueberries, make sure they are thawed, and you'll want to strain out as much of the extra blueberry liquid as possible.)
• Transfer the blueberry mixture to the crust and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
• Serve with a dollop of your favorite whipped cream.

BLUEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F
• Take half of the pie dough -- enough for one crust -- and roll it so that it is slightly larger than your pie plate (I use a 9" pie plate).
• Place in an ungreased pie plate and press into the corners and up the sides. Trim any very long edges (not all the way!) and fold remaining overhang under itself to form a thick edge (this helps to prevent burning).
• In a large bowl, stir together blueberries, sugar and corn starch and pour into bottom crust.
• Roll out second half of pie dough (one crust) and place over top of the blueberries, trim and crimp the edges as desired, or you can make a lattice crust as shown above if desired. If you use a full top crust, be sure to poke holes in the top to allow the steam to escape.
• Whisk together egg and water and brush over the top crust (this is optional -- it just helps the crust to brown nicely).
• Bake at 425 degrees F for 20 minutes until light golden brown. Cover with foil, reduce heat to 350 degrees and continue baking until filling is thick and bubbly, about 30-50 minutes (frozen berries will take longer).
• Let rest at room temperature or chill for 2-3 hours before serving for cleaner slices that are still slightly saucy. Let chill overnight in the refrigerator for perfectly clean slices.

HOMEMADE BLUEBERRY PIE FILLING

Steps:

• Cook and stir 3 pints blueberries, sugar, cornstarch, and cinnamon in a saucepan with water over medium-low heat until sugar is dissolved and mixture is slightly thickened, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and add butter and remaining 1 pint blueberries; stir gently so blueberries stay whole. Allow to cool.