Blueberry Pie With Cornmeal Crust And Lemon Cream

Serves: 2

Cecile Bahringer

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

50

Spice

49

Sweetness

47

Sourness

43

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.6

Difficulty

Ingredients:

3 cup

Sugar

3 tsp

Salt

1 cup

Cornstarch

1 tbsp

Water

1.5 tbsps

Raw Sugar (*)

Directions:

1

For crust: Blend flour, cornmeal, sugar, and salt in processor

2

Add butter and shortening; using on/off turns, blend until mixture resembles coarse meal

3

Add 4 tablespoons ice water; blend just until moist clumps begin to form, adding more ice water by teaspoonfuls if dough is dry

4

Gather dough into ball

5

Divide dough in half; flatten each half into disk

6

Wrap disks separately in plastic and chill at least 1 hour

7

DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead

8

Keep chilled

9

Soften dough 10 minutes at room temperature before rolling out

10

Blend flour, cornmeal, sugar, and salt in processor

11

Add butter and shortening; using on/off turns, blend until mixture resembles coarse meal

12

Add 4 tablespoons ice water; blend just until moist clumps begin to form, adding more ice water by teaspoonfuls if dough is dry

13

Gather dough into ball

14

Divide dough in half; flatten each half into disk

15

Wrap disks separately in plastic and chill at least 1 hour

16

DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead

17

Keep chilled

18

Soften dough 10 minutes at room temperature before rolling out

19

For filling: Combine blueberries, sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, and 1 tablespoon water in large bowl; toss to blend

20

Let stand at room temperature until juices begin to form, about 30 minutes

21

Combine blueberries, sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, and 1 tablespoon water in large bowl; toss to blend

22

Let stand at room temperature until juices begin to form, about 30 minutes

23

Preheat oven to 400°F

24

Place rimmed baking sheet in bottom of oven

25

Roll out 1 dough disk between 2 sheets of generously floured parchment paper to 12-inch round

26

Peel off top parchment sheet; invert dough into 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish

27

Carefully peel off second parchment sheet

28

Gently press dough into pie dish, pressing any cracks together as needed to seal and leaving dough overhang

29

Spoon filling into pie crust

30

Roll out second dough disk between 2 sheets of generously floured parchment paper to 12-inch round

31

Peel off top parchment sheet

32

Carefully and evenly invert dough atop filling

33

Peel off second parchment sheet

34

Trim overhang of both crusts to 1 inch

35

Fold overhang under and press to seal

36

Crimp edges decoratively

37

Cut five 2-inch-long slits in top crust of pie to allow steam to escape during baking

38

Lightly brush top crust (not edges) with milk

39

Sprinkle with raw sugar

40

Bake pie 15 minutes

41

Reduce oven temperature to 350°F and continue baking until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbling thickly through slits, about 1 hour 15 minutes

42

Cool pie completely on rack

43

Cut into wedges and serve with Lemon Cream

44

Preheat oven to 400°F

45

Place rimmed baking sheet in bottom of oven

46

Roll out 1 dough disk between 2 sheets of generously floured parchment paper to 12-inch round

47

Peel off top parchment sheet; invert dough into 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish

48

Carefully peel off second parchment sheet

49

Gently press dough into pie dish, pressing any cracks together as needed to seal and leaving dough overhang

50

Spoon filling into pie crust

51

Roll out second dough disk between 2 sheets of generously floured parchment paper to 12-inch round

52

Peel off top parchment sheet

53

Carefully and evenly invert dough atop filling

54

Peel off second parchment sheet

55

Trim overhang of both crusts to 1 inch

56

Fold overhang under and press to seal

57

Crimp edges decoratively

58

Cut five 2-inch-long slits in top crust of pie to allow steam to escape during baking

59

Lightly brush top crust (not edges) with milk

60

Sprinkle with raw sugar

61

Bake pie 15 minutes

62

Reduce oven temperature to 350°F and continue baking until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbling thickly through slits, about 1 hour 15 minutes

63

Cool pie completely on rack

64

Cut into wedges and serve with Lemon Cream

65

*Also called turbinado or demerara sugar; available at most supermarkets and at natural foods stores

66

*Also called turbinado or demerara sugar; available at most supermarkets and at natural foods stores