Lattice Topped Blueberry Pie – A Summer time Basic!

This Lattice Topped Blueberry Pie is stuffed with candy summer season berries flavored with lemon zest, cinnamon, and some grates of nutmeg.

The ornamental crust paired with a do-it-yourself Blueberry Pie Filling makes this Lattice Pie a present stopper! 

Why This Recipe Works

• The filling is cooked first utilizing solely a part of the blueberries to permit the cornstarch to thicken the combination.
• The crust is made with butter for taste and shortening for straightforward rolling and slicing.
• Easy flavorings of lemon zest, cinnamon, and contemporary nutmeg improve the style of the pie filling.

Invoice has been dropping not-so-subtle hints this summer season about his love of blueberry pie. So lastly, on the 4th of July, I baked up considered one of his favorites. Now why I assumed July was the right time to fiddle with pie crust is past me. Pie crusts aren’t my forte and, as you bakers know, the dough wants to remain chilly. After which I made a decision a lattice crust could be fairly. However weaving over a deep blue filling was additionally an insane concept. However being the candy spouse (no snickering, household), I trudged forward and whipped up a top-notch blueberry pie.

Steadily Requested Questions

Recipe Ideas:

• PRO-Tip: Cooking the a part of the filling forward of time ensures your pie received’t be too juicy.
• Utilizing a do-it-yourself pie crust pushes this pie excessive. My recipe has butter for taste and shortening for flexibility. An egg additionally helps make the dough pliable.
• In case you’ve by no means made a lattice crust, give it a strive! I’ve the process listed under.
• Summer time is the right time to make any berry pie. They aren’t as costly when in season and also you could be fortunate sufficient to seek out native berries at your farmers’ market.
• Served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream will make you swoon. And swoon they did! I served this to a gaggle of neighbors who had been over on Independence Day. The pie was principally worn out regardless of the opposite desserts. I really like when that occurs.

The best way to Make a Lattice Crust

1. Make a double crust pie crust recipe
2. As soon as your dough is chilled, line your pie plate with half the dough, trimming as wanted. Add the filling.
3. Roll the second half of the dough right into a 12+ inch circle on a evenly floured floor.
4. Utilizing a pizza cutter (or a knife) slice 12-14 strips, about ½ – ¾ -inches extensive. I like this fluted pastry wheel (Amazon affiliate hyperlink) for ornamental strips.
5. Use half the strips to lay out over the filling in a single path with the longer strips within the heart.
6. Fold again half the strips (each different one) on prime of one another.
7. Take one of many longest remaining strips and lay it perpendicular to the folded strips and butt it as much as the folded edges (you’ll begin within the center and work outwards).
8. Fold bacokay the strips you had folded. Then fold up the strips that weren’t folded the primary time.
9. Repeat by laying one other strip subsequent to the primary, then fold again this set of strips. 
10. Preserve going, utilizing barely shorter strips as you proceed.
11. As soon as half the crust is finished, repeat on the opposite facet.
12. Trim the ends as wanted and pinch to seal the sting crust. Crimp the sides if desired.
13. In case you’d like, brush the crust with an egg wash and sprinkle with coarse sugar.
14. Bake as directed.
15. If I’ve completely confused you, right here is Merely Recipes‘ photograph tutorial so you possibly can visualize the method.

Ingredient Notes:

• Double Pie Crust Recipe (see my favourite under)
• Blueberries – Rinse and dry proper earlier than utilizing. Search for contemporary, plump blueberries with easy unbroken skins.
•  Sugar – Granulated white sugar
•  Cornstarch – Thickening agent that offers the basic glossiness to the blueberry filling
•  Water – Blended with the cornstarch to make a “slurry.” This prevents lumps of cornstarch within the filling.
•  Grated Lemon  Zest – At all times use freshly grated, by no means zest from a jar
•  Cinnamon – Cassia cinnamon, like in McCormick’s cinnamon
•  Recent nutmeg – Grate a small quantity into the blueberries. In case you don’t have a contemporary nutmeg, use a pinch of dried.
•  Butter – Salted butter is ok.

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