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“You don’t have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces –
just good food from fresh ingredients.” Julia Child.
That’s what this pie is all about. Fresh summer fruits introduced to each other in a big pastry bowl. It may not be the prettiest pie I’ve ever made, but it is just plain-old-tasty! There is nothing like fresh fruit. I tried to make a berry pie a few weeks ago and ended up with a bowl of fruit, that was delicious by the way. Berry pies don’t stand up pretty and stiff as some cream pies but the messiness is part of the appeal.
Pick over fresh blueberries, removing stems and debris.
Blackberries are fascinating to me. We picked blackberries as a family when I was a young girl.
That’s a fun story best told when I make a blackberry pie this summer.
You’ll also need fresh raspberries…yum.
And of course strawberries round out the cast.
Clean and wash all the berries, hull the strawberries and cut them in half. Put all the berries together in a large bowl so they can be friends.
Next you will need sugar, lemon juice, corn starch and tapioca.
Sprinkle the juice of one lemon over the berries.
Mix the sugar and tapioca in a small bowl.
Stir Corn Starch into the sugar mixture.
Sprinkle the sugar mixture over the berries and stir gently to coat.
After a minute or two a wonderful juice starts to coat the berries.
Set aside and let the berries get busy making juice while you prepare the pie crust.
With Memorial Day and Fourth of July coming up, I thought a patriotic pie would be fun. Make a double Pasty shell and cover the top with a lattice design or use a star cookie cutter and place them on top of the berries.
Sprinkle a little sugar on top of the crust and bake!
 I really love that the berries didn’t turn to mush. You can see and taste all the different berries.
 Add a dollop of sweetened cream and you have red, white and blue!
I should have put a flag in the middle! I hope you make something fun and delicious this week. If you decide to make this pie and like the cut-out idea, I think it would be a little better if you use all large stars and overlay them a bit. I could have covered the top all the way leaving small steam vents. Just a thought. You can also brush a beaten egg or milk on the top crust to help it brown. Sprinkle with sugar and bake.
Pie No. 20 - Summer Berry Pie
Cook Time: 45 mins
Total Time: 45 mins
Yield: 8 servings
Course: Dessert
Summer berries at their best!
Ingredients
- Pastry for a double-crust Pie
- 1 cup sugar, or more to taste
- 2 tablespoons corn starch
- ¼ cup tapioca
- 2 cups fresh strawberries, halved
- 1 ½ cups fresh raspberries
- 1 cup fresh blackberries
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- Combine cleaned and sliced berries in a large mixing bowl. In a small bowl combine sugar, Corn Starch and tapioca. Sprinkle sugar mixture on top of the berries and gently mix to combine. Set aside while making the pie crust.
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Fit bottom pastry in a 9-inch pie plate and fill with berries and any juice. Fit the top crust over berries creating a lattice design or by using cookie cutters to cover. Sprinkle with coarse sugar.
- Bake 45-55 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool completely on wire rack. Serve topped with ice cream or whipped topping. Refrigerate leftovers.
Recipe Notes
Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. When multiple ingredient alternatives are given, the first listed is calculated for nutrition. Garnishes and optional ingredients are not included.
Nutrition
Calories: 163kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 135mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 60IU | Vitamin C: 33mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg
20 pies down, 32 to go.
What should we make next weekend?
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Tricia
Kelly says
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A SPICY PERSPECTIVE says
Ooooooo! That looks so falvorful and festive!
Sarah @ The Smart Kitchen says
I want a star pie! What a GREAT idea!!!! [So many exclamation points…]<br /><br />I wish I had that patience.<br /><br />But maybe I do? Maybe?<br /><br />[Too bad we were discussing over the weekend my inability to make pretty food.]