Huckleberry Pie

Shirl (J) 831's Note:

I don't know how available Huckleberries are in most areas, I've recently adopted this recipe and intend to make it. Back In Alberta, Canada there was a restaurant that was famous for their Huckleberry Pie. I think this one looks promising.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Serves: 6

Yield: 1.0 pie

• 3 cups huckleberries or 3 cups frozen huckleberries
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 double crust pie crust
• 1 cup apple, Grated
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 dash salt

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Roll half of pastry out on floured surface and place in 9" pie pan.
3. Measure ingredients into a two quart mixing bowl and mix well.
4. Pour into unbaked pie shell.
5. Roll out remaining pastry and cover the fruit mixture.
6. Crimp edges attractively and pierce all over with a fork to release the steam.
7. Place pie on a cookie sheet and bake for about one hour or until nicely browned.

Reviews

[Luvinmyfamily]

We are SOLD! This pie lasts a whole 5 or 10 minutes when it's ready to be eaten. OMG this was tremendous! My husband (not a pie fan) asked if I would make this again for some friends coming over, and an extra one for after they left LOL. I substituted the sugar for Splenda and didn't add any salt, but no one noticed. And I wouldn't recommend eating this warm, since it's still really juicy. but it does set up after it cools a little while. Oh yes, this gets a 5 star rating and a few A+++++++ since it won't let us do a 10 star rating =D

[cuccina mia]

I tried this again, this time with the almond extract. It really made the difference. This pie was awesome! I cut the sugar in half and added Splenda. I also brushed the top of the pie with egg yolk during the last 5 minutes of cooking to make it look pretty.

[CassandraLynne11]

I found this recipie after a huge amount of huckleberrys fell from a tree in my yard. Unfortunatly, my pie turned out a little bland. Im not sure if I should blame the recipie or my huckleberrys, as they tasted bland themselves. Whatever the problem, the pie still turned out alright and looked beautiful. If I make this again I think I will use apple pieces to give some more apple flavor, and maybe some cinnimon and nutmeg to spice things up.