Blueberry and Pecan Crunch Pie

Submitted by Kana6615

"I will never make any other blueberry pie. This is amazing. I have been making it for the Fourth of July for years. It came from a magazine--I am not sure which one."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 35mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup cake crumbs, use pound cake
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 3 pints blueberries
• 2 oranges
• 2 lemons
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ginger
• 1 cup pecans
• 1 cup flour
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 cup butter

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375. Line pie tin with crust. Sprinkle cake crumb into pie crust.
2. In small bowl, combine sugar, cornstarch, ginger root, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Mix well; set aside.
3. In a large bowl, combine blueberries, juice, and zest (go light on zest). Mix gently and fold into sugar mixture. Pour into shell. Set pan on baking sheet. Bake at 375 for 15 minutes.
4. While pie is baking, combine first five topping ingredients. Cut in butter until mixture resembles small peas. After pie has baked 15 minutes, sprinkle topping on hot pie. Reduce oven to 350 and continue baking for 60 minutes. If topping over browns, cover loosely. Cool 6 to 8 hours.