Merely the Finest Blueberry Pie

My home made blueberry pie is best than ever and bursting with candy juicy blueberries that sit in a golden-brown buttery, flaky pie crust. Observe my exact baking directions for a filling that units completely and is neither runny nor soupy. From-scratch pie will be laborious work, so my group and I made positive to repeatedly take a look at this recipe so the outcomes are fully value your effort and time.

This barely up to date recipe produces a better-than-ever blueberry pie. Reader critiques reporting a soupy, runny filling impressed me to remodel the baking directions on my authentic 2016 recipe and make a slight change to the filling elements. My group and I examined a LOT of blueberry pies in the previous few weeks. We looked for the magic trick to a superbly flavorful, non-runny blueberry pie.

So what’s the decision? What’s the magic trick to an ideal blueberry pie? Drumroll please…

The magic trick is: endurance.

Right here’s Precisely Why This Blueberry Pie Recipe Works

It seems that it is advisable to (1) actually work the filling elements collectively, (2) bake the pie for longer than I assumed, (3) embrace a effervescent juicy messy pie filling, and (4) let it cool fully to ensure that the filling to totally arrange. This pie takes a number of hours and is undoubtedly a delayed-gratification dessert. However I promise you, it’s value it. Prepare for essentially the most unimaginable, juicy-yet-sliceable blueberry pie expertise:

6 Ingredient Filling

After I’ve scared you off in regards to the time it takes, let me point out that blueberry pie filling is definitely one of many quickest fruit pie fillings to organize! There’s no peeling, pitting, hulling, or chopping the fruit. You do NOT must pre-cook the filling both (a step we examined however discovered ineffective). Simply rinse and pat the berries dry after which combine with sugar, flour, cornstarch, cinnamon, lemon juice, & lemon zest:

Pie Filling Success Suggestions:

1. Use Flavorful Substances: You don’t want so as to add a lot to this pie filling to realize superb taste. The berries are already fairly candy on their very own, so we solely want so as to add ⅔ cup sugar. The zest and juice of a contemporary lemon + a touch of cinnamon each add a refined zing that actually amplifies the pure taste of the blueberries.
2. Use 2 Thickening Substances: Within the earlier model of this recipe, I used ¼ cup of cornstarch to thicken the juicy filling, however we had been nonetheless getting reader feedback that their pies had been turning out too runny. Taking word from my blueberry crumble pie, a reader favourite, I made a decision to make use of a mixture of each cornstarch and flour. So long as you bake the pie lengthy sufficient, the jammy filling units up and thickens fantastically.
3. Work the Substances Collectively: Between the flour, cornstarch, and sugar, there’s a whole lot of dry elements. To make sure there’s not an excessive amount of dry powder, you’ll have to smash a couple of blueberries to assist soak all of it up.

Under Left: Your filling gained’t bake correctly if it’s this dry and powdery. Under Proper: Work the elements collectively till the dry elements are moistened.

Assemble Your Pie

You need to use your favourite pie dough recipe, however right here’s why I encourage you to strive mine. To make a excellent pie crust, I take advantage of a mixture of shortening and butter as a result of the 2 elements work collectively to make an unbeatable texture. Butter provides taste and flakiness, whereas shortening’s excessive melting level retains the crust tender and workable. The recipe yields 2 crusts—one for the underside and one for the highest—which is what you want for this pie. We don’t must par-bake the crust as a result of this pie bakes for therefore lengthy.

Just a few topping notes:

• Lattice: I like a signature lattice pie crust design for this blueberry pie (doesn’t it simply scream “state truthful blue ribbon winner“?!) however embellish the pie nonetheless you’d like. Right here’s my detailed Methods to Lattice Pie Crust video & directions.
• Different Designs: Be happy to take a look at different pie crust designs.
• Crumble: Or you might do that blueberry crumble pie. Word the slight variation within the filling to make up for a really buttery topping.

Don’t Overlook…

1. To dot butter on prime of the filling. Like on this cherry pie recipe, a contact of butter provides richness and helps the filling elements bind collectively.
2. To brush the highest dough with egg wash. Egg wash guarantees a crispier crust and helps develop that signature golden sheen. With out it, dough is boring and lackluster. You employ egg wash on many different bakes, like apple pie, croissants, stromboli, breakfast pastries, and peach cobbler, to call a couple of.

In contrast to the butter and egg wash, an elective topping is coarse sugar. I like including it to candy pies as a result of it provides somewhat crunch and sparkle.

Many Extra Blueberry Pie Success Suggestions & Tips

1. Make the pie crust forward of time. It has to relax for a minimum of 2 hours, but it surely retains nicely within the fridge for as much as 5 days and the freezer for as much as 3 months, so make it prematurely and it’ll prevent time on the day you really make this pie.
2. Baking Sheet on Rack Under the Pie: This pie will get fairly messy when it’s fortunately effervescent away for over an hour. Place a baking sheet on the underside pie rack to catch the bubbled-over juices. In the event you actually wish to save your self cleanup time, line it with foil first.
3. Begin at an Preliminary Excessive Temperature: 425°F (218°C) for 25 minutes, then the rest at 375°F (190°C). The rationale for the preliminary scorching oven burst is to set the crust and encourage the cornstarch to start working faster.
4. Pie Crust Protect: After the primary 25 minutes within the oven, whenever you decrease the temperature, I like to recommend putting a pie crust defend (see Notes) on the crust’s edges to forestall it from over-browning too rapidly. You should buy a pie crust defend, however I typically use aluminum foil. See the following photograph.
5. Bake for a Lengthy Time: Blueberry pie takes lots longer than some pies (like pumpkin pie and pecan pie). You need the filling to be effervescent on the floor almost in all places, and this takes near 75–80 minutes complete. The inner temperature within the take a look at pies (straightforward to take with an prompt learn thermometer due to the lattice prime) was round 200°F (93°C) when completed. If you concentrate on it, to ensure that gravies and different sauces to start thickening, they have to be boiling/simmering. Identical with this blueberry pie filling. 
6. Cool Fully: Slicing heat offers you a soupy slice of pie. Cool for a minimum of 4 hours at room temperature as a result of the pie filling continues to arrange because it cools.

Make a home made pie crust defend out of a big sq. of aluminum foil by chopping a circle within the middle of it:

There’s something so soothing and satisfying about making pie from scratch and I hope you do that endlessly examined pie perfection quickly. Wish to skip some pie drama? This blueberries & cream pie or this berry cobbler will fulfill your berry cravings and requires half the work. 😉

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