Perfect Blueberry Pie Filling

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 pints blueberries (4 cups)
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon lemon rind, grated
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 egg, well beaten with
• 1 pinch salt, for egg washing top of pie
• 2 tablespoons sugar, for top of pie
• 2 individual pie crusts

Recipe

• 1 combine 1 cup berries with 3/4 cup sugar in pan.
• 2 simmer on low heat until sugar is melted and mixture is very liquid; about 5 minutes.
• 3 combine cornstarch and water in bowl.
• 4 add to pan with blueberries.
• 5 cook over medium heat until mixture comes to full boil and is clear and thick.
• 6 pour hot mixture into large bowl.cool until warm.
• 7 fold in remaining 3 cups of blueberries, lemon rind, cinnamon,nutmeg and butter.
• 8 let cool before adding to pie crust.
• 9 add top crust and brush with egg wash, sprinkle with sugar.
• 10 preheat oven to 400°f but reduce heat to 375°f when you put pie in oven. bake about 40 minutes. check pie halfway through baking; cover edges with a strip of foil if edges are getting too brown.
• 11 this technique works for any delicate fruit such as raspberries or strawberries.