Bubbly or Gather Pies

Submitted by Evamyth

"These pies are from Anne McCaffrey's Pern Books. This recipe comes from "The Dragonlover's Guide to Pern"."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 12 pies

ingredients

• Crust

• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 2 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup ice water

• Filling

• 5 cups blueberries (or one 20 oz package, frozen)
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon (klah bark)
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1⁄2 tablespoon butter or 1/2 tablespoon margarine

directions

1. Crust: Cut the butter into chunks.
2. Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl.
3. Work the butter gently into the dry mixture with a fork until pieces the size of peas form.
4. Sprinkle the water over and work it in.
5. (Do not overwork the dough.) Form the dough into a ball.
6. Filling: Gently toss berries with sweetening and klah bark in a large bowl.
7. Sprinkle citrus juice over mixture.
8. Spoon berries into crust and dot with butter.
9. For twelve gather pies: 1 crust recipe, 1 beaten egg, 1/2 filling recipe.
10. Roll out dough on a floured surface to a 1/8 inch thickness.
11. Using a 3-inch cookie cutter, cut out 24 circles.
12. Lay out 12 on a lightly greased cookie sheet.
13. Divide filling among circles, spooning approximately 2-3 tablespoons into the center of each, leaving a 1/4 inch border.
14. Brush the border with egg.
15. Lay the second circle on top of each pie, and press edges together with a fork all teh way around.
16. (Stretch the top crust gently to fit if necessary.) If desired, mix together 1/4 cup water with 1 1/2 tbsp sweetening; brush top of each pie with mixture for a sugary glaze.
17. Witha knife, cut three or four short slits in the top of each pie.
18. Bake at 400F for 20-25 minutes, until crust is golden.
19. Slide gently off cookie sheet with spatula.

Reviews

[Roseanna M.]

What an amazing recipe! A long-time Pern lover, I've always been intrigued by the beloved, and oft written about, bubbly-pies. Made a batch of 12 today and my family loves them. Only tweaks were that I used orange juice instead of lemon & upped the klah bark (cinnamon) to a tsp. ^-^ Going to make another batch now to freeze as a treat for next week. Thank you Evamyth! ^-^