James Beards Blackberry Pie Recipes

BLACKBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Mix sugar, flour, tapioca and cinnamon.
• Sprinkle over berries and toss to coat until well blended.
• Pour into premade pie crust and dot with butter. Put top crust on.
• Cut 3-4 slits through top crust.
• Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake about 1 hour longer or until crust is light brown.
• Serve warm with ice cream.

BLACKBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Toss together the berries, granulated sugar, vanilla and lemon zest and juice in a large bowl. Let stand at room temperature for 20 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Meanwhile, unroll one pie crust and press it into a 9-inch pie plate. Roll out the other crust on a floured cutting board. Using a 2-inch round biscuit cutter, cut the entire crust into rounds, rerolling until all the dough is used (about 28 rounds).
• Sprinkle the cornstarch over the berry mixture and toss to combine. Pour the berry mixture into the crust and spread into an even layer. Dot the top with the butter pieces. Brush the border of the dough lightly with the egg wash. Place the rounds around the border of the pie plate, overlapping them slightly and using the egg wash as an adhesive when necessary. There will be empty space in the center. Crimp the edge of the pie. Brush the entire crust with the egg wash and sprinkle with the turbinado sugar.
• Put the pie plate on a baking sheet and bake until the center is set and the crust is golden brown, 45 to 50 minutes. Put on a wire rack to cool completely. Serve at room temperature.

COUNTRY-STYLE FRESH BLACKBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Rinse blackberries in colander, dry on papertowels.
• Make and roll out enough pie dough to line a regular (not deep-dish) 9" pie plate. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate to keep cold. Wrap other ball (rest)of dough and chill, too.
• Place blackberries in large bowl, sprinkle with lemon juice. Set aside.
• In small bowl, mix 1 cup sugar with the flour, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• Sprinkle over berries and slightly toss very gently.
• Remove dough-lined plate from fridge,(uncover), and gently pour berries into pie plate. Be sure to slightly mound them in the center.
• Evenly dot top of berries with cut up butter.
• Set aside.
• Roll out second portion of pie dough to an 11" circle.
• Cut a 2" cross in center. Fold back each center point to create a steam vent.
• Place top crust over filling.
• Fold edge of top crust under edge of bottom crust and press together to seal.
• Stick four toothpicks down through the points (folds) of steam vents on the top crust to hold in place while baking.
• Crimp edge of pie crust all the way around.
• Brush top with milk and sprinkle with sugar.
• Place pie on foil-lined cookie sheet to catch any spills.
• Cover edge of pie crust with foil to prevent over-browning.
• Bake in 400 degree oven for 40-45 minutes or til juices bubble through steam vent and crust is golden brown.
• Remove to wire rack to cool.
• Remove toothpicks.
• Serve warm with vanilla ice cream if preferred!

FRESH BLACKBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Place half the rolled pastry crust into the bottom of a 9-inch glass pie plate.
• Rinse berries and allow to drain (make sure they are dry when you use them- you can blot them with paper toweling if needed).
• Mix berries with the cornstarch and 1/2 cup sugar until all the sugar and cornstarch is taken up.
• Place coated berries on the bottom crust in the pie plate.
• Top berries with rolled pastry crust.
• Entwine the upper and lower edges of crust and crimp to form a seal.
• Beat egg white until frothy in a small dish.
• Using a brush, coat top crust lightly with egg white.
• Sprinkle crust with 2 tbsp sugar.
• Using a sharp knife, cut several vents in the top crust.
• Place pie plate on a baking or cookie sheet and bake in preheated oven for 35-40 minutes.
• Watch the crust on the pie that it doesn't brown too much--cover with foil or a crust guard if necessary.
• Cool pie thoroughly on a wire rack before serving.

PERFECT BLACKBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to lowest position and place four 9-inch unglazed quarry tiles on rack to form an 18-inch square.
• (A pizza stone will work, too.) Preheat oven to 400 degrees and let tiles heat for at least 30 minutes.
• Purée 1 cup of the blackberries in a food processor fitted with the metal blade; set aside.
• Stirring constantly with a rubber spatula, bring the sugar, salt, starch and blackberry purée to the consistency of thick jam over medium-low heat in a large saucepan.
• Stir in lemon zest.
• Pour thickener over remaining blackberries and stir to combine.
• Pour blackberry filling into bottom pie shell and dot with the 1 Tb.
• butter.
• Cover with top layer of pastry dough.
• Set an 18-inch square of heavy-duty foil on tiles or pizza stone.
• Set pie on foil and bake for 20 minutes.
• Remove pie from oven, brush with beaten egg white, sprinkle with 1 1/2 Tbs.
• sugar.
• Bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes longer.
• Bring foil around pie to loosely cover.
• Bake until filling bubbles, 15-20 minutes longer.
• Cool on a wire rack, 2-3 hours.

BEST BLACKBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Prepare pie dough of your choice, chill, and roll out top and bottom crusts.
• Preheat oven to 400.
• Mix berries, tapioca, sugar, lemon juice, and salt in medium bowl.
• Line 9" glass pie plate with dough. Fill with berry mixture. Dot with butter.
• Cover with top crust; seal and flute edge. Cut several slits in crust to vent.
• Brush top crust with milk and sprinkle with sanding sugar.
• Bake for 45-50 minutes or until top and bottom crusts are golden brown. I usually cover crust with a foil circle part way through to prevent over-browning.