{"id":729,"date":"2021-03-18T23:57:49","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T23:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.alumnae.mtholyoke.edu\/europe\/?p=729"},"modified":"2021-03-18T23:57:49","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T23:57:49","slug":"moms-blackberry-pie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.alumnae.mtholyoke.edu\/europe\/2021\/03\/18\/moms-blackberry-pie\/","title":{"rendered":"Mom\u2019s Blackberry Pie"},"content":{"rendered":"

Name: Micha Heilman
\nClass Year: 2019
\nCountry of Residence: The Netherlands<\/p>\n

Why is this recipe great? What\u2019s its backstory? <\/h5>\n

This is the blackberry pie that I grew up eating, made lovingly by my mom, and it is a recipe she has been baking since she was 12 years old! Each summer my mom and I would go out to the berry farms in Oregon close to where we lived and pick strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, marionberries, tayberries, and currents. We would then make a mixture of jams and \u201cpie units\u201d as my mom liked to call it when she would freeze 5 cup bags of berries to make into pie. This was the summer haul that lasted us throughout the winter, ensuring we could eat delicious pies and jams year round. I love this recipe because it is simple to make and absolutely delicious.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Mom\u2019s Blackberry Pie<\/h5>\n

Makes one 12-inch pie. Takes approx. 2 hours. <\/em><\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/span><\/p>\n

Pie Filling<\/strong>
\n5 cups fresh or frozen blackberries
\n\u00be cup sugar
\n3 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca or cornstarch
\n1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
\n1\/8 tsp salt
\n2-3 Tbsp unsalted butter (substitute plant based butter or oil), cut into small pieces<\/p>\n

\u201cEasy Crust with Oil\u201d<\/strong>
\n2 cups all purpose flour
\n1 tsp salt
\n\u00bd cp vegetable oil
\n\u00bc cup milk (or plant based milk)<\/p>\n

Instructions:<\/span><\/p>\n

Heat oven to 220 C (425 F) for fresh berries, or 205 C (400 F) for frozen berries. Begin with the <\/span>Pie Filling <\/b><\/p>\n

For <\/span>fresh berries:<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1a) Mix the fruit, sugar, thickener, lemon juice, and salt in a bowl and let stand  for 15 minutes.  <\/span><\/p>\n

2a) While the mixture stands, make the pie crust. <\/span><\/p>\n

For <\/span>frozen berries:<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1b) Mix the fruit, sugar, thickener, lemon juice, and salt in a bowl. Spoon the  filling into the crust (almost) at once. <\/span><\/p>\n

Make the <\/span>\u201cEasy Pie Crust\u201d <\/b><\/p>\n

2) Sift flour and salt into a mixing bowl. <\/span><\/p>\n

3) Add oil and milk into the same measuring cup and do <\/span>not <\/span>stir. 4) Add the oil\/milk mixture to the flour and stir to moisten. <\/span><\/p>\n

5) Immediately separate the dough into 2 halves and roll each between two  sheets of waxed paper to fit the size of your pie dish. <\/span><\/p>\n

Combine <\/b><\/p>\n

6) Flip one crust into the pie dish, ensuring it evenly covers the dish <\/span><\/p>\n

7) Pour the fuit filling into the crust, dot with unsalted butter, and place the  second crust on top. <\/span><\/p>\n

8) Merry the crusts by pinching them together with your fingers. With a knife cut  4 vent holes in the crust about 1 inch from the center of the pie, and about 1  inch in length.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bake <\/b><\/p>\n

For <\/span>f<\/span>resh berry pie: <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

9a) Bake the pie in the lower 1\/3 of the oven at 220 C for 30 minutes.  <\/span><\/p>\n

10a) Slip a baking sheet beneath it and reduce the oven temperature to 175 C.  Bake the pie until thick juices bubble through the vents, about 30 minutes. <\/span><\/p>\n

For <\/span>frozen berry pie:<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

9b) Bake the pie at 205 C for 50 minutes. <\/span><\/p>\n

10b) Slip a baking sheet beneath it and reduce the oven temperature to 175 C.  Bake the pie until thick juices bubble through the vents, about 25 to 40 minutes. <\/span><\/p>\n

11) Let sit for about 30-40 minutes to cool and thicken. The cooler it is, the more  it will stick together. <\/span><\/p>\n

12) Enjoy! <\/span><\/p>\n

Source:<\/span> The pie crust comes from Fanny Farmer\u2019s Cookbook, and the blackberry pie recipes come from The Joy of Cooking.<\/p>\n

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