rush job

last night i really wanted pie. i have no idea why, but i needed pie. so i scrounged around in my deep freeze and found a whole lot of frozen berries. berry pie it was! i made the crust using this recipe, omitting the dried rosemary and adding in nutmeg and sugar to the pie dough. it was a rush job, so i didn't use frozen butter, just cold, refrigerated butter and i didn't leave the dough in the fridge for nearly long enough. it didn't look so pretty when i rolled out the crust, but boy, did it taste good. lesson here? a rush job pie may not look pretty, but it sure does taste yummy!

sorry for the horrid lighting- my pie craving hit very late last night!

mixed berry pie

for the crust- 

this recipe- omit dried rosemary and add-

1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

1 tsp granulated sugar

make pie dough according recipe. divide into two discs, wrap with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least half and hour.

for the filling-

4 cups of any combination of frozen berries- thawed and drained of excess water

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1 tsp ground cinnamon
pinch of salt

4 tablespoons all purpose flour- to thicken the berry juice

combine berries into a large mixing bowl. sprinkle over with sugar, salt, cinnamon, and flour. set aside and wait for dough.

to assemble-

preheat oven to 400⁰F.

before rolling out the pie dough, let dough come to room temperature. lightly flour surface and roll out bottom pie crust. press into pie pan. pour fruit filling into bottom crust. roll out top crust and lay over the fruit. leaving an edge about one inch away from the edge of the pie pan, cut off the excess dough. roll edges together to from the crust. 

beat an egg with 1 tablespoon of milk and brush the top of the pie with the egg wash. bake for 30-45 minutes, until the crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbling.

see? not so pretty. very yummy though!

enjoy with ice cream or whipped cream.

craving very much satisfied!

until next post- maggie