Fresh blueberry pie

Submitted by Hey Jude

"This is a wonderful blueberry pie recipe! I found this in Good Housekeeping magazine but it's originally from the Abc Country Restaurant in Vancouver, British Columbia. Prep time does not include chilling time."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 cups milk
• 2 egg yolks, beaten
• 1⁄4 cup sugar, plus
• 2⁄3 cup sugar
• 5 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 4 cups blueberries, washed and drained well
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 deep dish pie shell, baked and cooled

directions

1. In a 2-qt saucepan, mix milk, yolks, 1/4 C sugar, and 2 T cornstarch; cook over medium heat until mixture boils and thickens, stirring.
2. Stir in vanilla and 1 T butter; transfer custard to a shallow dish, cover surface with plastic wrap and refrigerate 2 hours.
3. Meanwhile, in a 3-qt saucepan, stir 1 cup of berries with 2/3 C sugar, 3 T cornstarch and 1 C water; heat to boiling over high heat and cook 2 minutes to thicken, stirring.
4. Stir in lemon juice and 1 T butter; cool and stir in remaining berries.
5. Spread custard in pie shell; top with berry mixture and refrigerate at least 3 hours to set.

Reviews

[AmyZoe]

I've had this recipe sitting around from Good Housekeeping for years, and I finally made it about a month ago. It is DEFINITELY the best blueberry pie I've ever tasted. Make sure you use fresh blueberries!