Crumbly Streusel-Y Blueberry Pie

Submitted by dreamsdieslowly

"i don't remember what prompted me but i decided that i needed to make a bluberry pie. oddly enough, none of my cookbooks had a recipe so i turned to my friend the internet. after finding countless "thaw frozen dough, add canned pie filling" recipes i decided to try and put together one of my own. you will need 1 9-inch pie crust. i like to use one i found here, #20984 flaky pie crust posted by teresa m. it's easy to make and use but, if you have your own favorite, go ahead and use it. though i haven't tried it yet, i have a feeling this would be just as good with any other berry, cherry, apple, or even peach filling. one more note - prep time is estimated and depends mainly on your choice of crust."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Yields: 1 pie

ingredients

• 1 (9 inch) pie crusts
• 1 pint blueberries
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons butter or 1 1/2 tablespoons shortening
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 egg (beaten)
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
• additional butter (optional)
• cinnamon sugar (optional)

directions

1. preheat oven to 375 degrees farenheit.
2. make the blueberry filling.
3. combine berries, 1/2 cup of sugar and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice in a saucepan.
4. heat until sugar is dissolved and mixture has reached boiling point.
5. remove from heat.
6. make the topping.
7. mix 1/2 cup sugar, 1 cup flour and 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
8. cut in butter (or shortening) until crumbly (if you've got one, a food processor works well. a few pulses should suffice).
9. separate out 1/2 cup of this mixture.
10. add nutmeg and cinnamon (if using) to the 1/2 cup portion.
11. make the other filling.
12. add 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder to the remaining flour/sugar mixture.
13. combine 1/2 cup milk, egg, and vanilla. add to dry ingredients and combine until moist.
14. pour into pie shell.
15. spoon in blueberry mixture and cut through to marble (use a spoon so you don't accidentally cut through your crust like i did the firt time i made this).
16. sprinkle reserved 1/2 cup of sugar/flour mixture on top.
17. dot with butter and garnish with dashes of cinnamon sugar (if desired).
18. bake 40-45 minutes.

Reviews

[Chabear01]

This was a fun recipe, and delicious too. I made the pie crust from <a href="/44055">Grossmummy's pie crusts - MMMmmmm</a>, then the fillings which were quick and easy. It baked up wonderfully, and tasted like heaven. Thank you for a wonderful recipe.