Pie making has always intimidated me. I refuse to take the easy way out with store-bought crust, but when you're trying to live up to the memory of your grandma's confections...let's just say it's a lot to live up to.
But these pies are just too pretty not to attempt.
photography by Jamie via for me for you and via everything fabulous
So let's raise a glass and toast, to the end of season and to making grandma proud!
Check out For Me For You for more gorgeous imagery to wet your appetite.
Crust:
2 1/2 cups flour (plus more for dusting)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
2 sticks unsalted butter, very cold, cut into small pieces
ice water (1/4-1/2 cup)
Filling:
3 pints blueberries, washed and picked over
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup flour
1 egg
1 tablespoon milk
Preheat the oven to 425. Grease a 9” pie plate and put aside. Cut the chilled dough in half keeping the reserved piece in the refrigerator. Shape the dough into a ball and flatten into a disc. On a lightly floured surface, roll the pastry into a circle, rotating and lifting the dough off of the surface after every roll of the pin (this will help you roll an even circle and will help prevent the dough from sticking). Add a little dusting of flour as you go, if needed.
When the dough is about 1/8” thick, roll the dough onto your rolling pin and place over the prepared pie plate. Let the dough gently settle into the pan and then press it lightly into the dish. Place in the refrigerator and bring out the reserved half of the dough. Repeat the rolling procedure. Using a serrated pastry wheel (pizza rollers work very well) cut the dough into 1” strips.
Take the pie plate out of the refrigerator and fill with the blueberry mixture. Lay the strips vertically across the pie leaving about 1” between each strip. Weave the remaining strips horizontally across the pie to create a braided lattice.
Brush with egg wash and place in the oven. Bake for 15 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 and bake for another 35-45 minutes, or until the crust is golden and the blueberries are bubbling.
