Elderberry Custard Pie Recipes

ELDERBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Combine berries, sugar, flour, and lemon juice in a medium sauce pan.
• Heat mixture until it just starts to boil, stirring occassionaly.
• Remove from heat and let cool for 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Spread bottom crust in a 9 inch pie pan.
• Spread berry mixture in pie shell.
• Sprinkle cinnamon on top.
• Dot butter on top.
• Put top crust on and seal edges.
• Poke several vent holes in top crust.
• Bake at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 minutes. Turn oven down to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, leaving pie in oven, and bake for 30 minutes longer.

ELDERBERRY PIE II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Mix cornstarch in a little bit of water and add to berries and sugar. Cook, stirring constantly until desired thickness. Add more cornstarch if not thick enough. Add lemon juice.
• Pour into bottom crust. Dot with butter. Put on top crust or make a lattice.
• Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) until browned and berries are bubbling through holes in the crust, approximately 40 minutes.
• Note: It is a good idea to put a pan or foil under the pie as it bakes since it might bubble over.

OLD-FASHIONED ELDERBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Roll 1 crust into a 12-inch circle; place in a 9-inch pie plate.
• Mix sour cream, sugar, elderberries, flour, and salt together in a bowl. Spoon filling into the crust in the pie plate.
• Roll second crust into a 10-inch circle; cut a few slits in the center to vent steam. Place crust over the filling. Press crusts together to seal; flute edges.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top crust is golden brown, about 45 minutes. Let cool to room temperature before slicing, about 1 hour.

ELDERBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Prepare the pie crust by mixing flour and salt (with a tbsp of sugar if desired) and then cutting the butter into the flour mixture until crumbly. Add water and bring the mixture together into a cohesive mass. Divide into two pieces, wrap and refrigerate.
• Clean and stem the elderberries.
• Place the sugar, cornstarch and water in a saucepan large enough to hold all the filling. Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring to dissolve.
• Add elderberries and lemon juice and cook another 2-3 minutes until heated through. Set aside to cool slightly while you prepare the crust.
• Remove one half of the crust from the refrigerator, roll it out and use it to line a pie pan.
• Fill the crust with the elderberry pie filling, and then top with the second half of the crust (as a lattice top or solid top pie).
• Seal the edges, and optionally, pain the top with milk or egg white for a golden crust. A sprinkle of sugar on top is also a nice decorative touch.
• Bake at 425 for 30 minutes and then reduce the oven temperature to 350 for an additional 20 to 30 minutes until the crust is browned and filling bubbly.
• Allow the pie to cool completely before cutting.

ELDERBERRY CUSTARD PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Bring the juice to a boil over medium heat in a medium saucepan.
• While it's heating, combine the flour, sugar, and salt in a small mixing bowl, and gradually add the egg yolk and the milk.
• Add the boiling juice and stir until thickened.
• Remove the mixture from the heat.
• Beat the egg white with a whisk or hand mixer in a medium mixing bowl until stiff peaks form. Fold the beaten egg white into the elderberry mixture until evenly combined.
• Pour the filling into the pie shell.
• Bake for 20 to 30 minutes, until the center is bubbly.