Doreens Bumbleberry Pie Recipes

BUMBLEBERRY PIE I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Stir sugar and flour together in large bowl. Add apples, raspberries, blackberries, and rhubarb. Toss together, and turn into pie shell. Cover with pastry top. Trim and seal edges. Cut vents in top.
• Bake at 350 degree F (175 degrees C) for approximately 45 minutes, until crust is brown and apple is cooked.

BUMBLEBERRY PIE II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, combine flour and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Whisk together 3/4 cup water, egg, and vinegar. Stir into flour until mixture forms a ball. Divide dough into 4 balls. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 4 hours, or overnight. Roll out dough portions to fit a 9 inch pie pan. Place bottom crusts in 2 pie pans. Set aside top crusts.
• In a large bowl, combine apples, rhubarb, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and lemon juice. Mix together 2 cups sugar, 2/3 cup flour, and tapioca; gently toss with fruit mixture. Divide into 2 pastry lined pie pans. Cover with top crusts; trim and crimp edges. Brush tops with egg wash (1 egg yolk beaten with 2 tablespoons water). Cut a few slits in the top to allow steam to vent.
• Bake in preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until filling is bubbly in center and top is golden brown.

BUMBLEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400º.
• Line a 9" pie plate with one of the pie crusts.
• In a large bowl, combine all the filling ingredients. Stir gently to mix.
• Spoon filling into crust.
• Top with second crust and crimp to your style.
• Cut slits decoratively on top and place pie on baking sheet in case of any spills.
• Bake 1 hour until golden brown around edges.

DOUBLE CRUSTED BLUEBERRY PIE (DORIE GREENSPAN)

Steps:

• FOR THE PIE DOUGH: Put the flour, sugar, and salt in a food processor fitted with a metal blade, pulse just to combine the ingredients. Drop in the butter and shortening and pulse only until the butter and shortening are cut into the flour. Don't overdo the mixing- what you're aiming for is to have some pieces the size of fat green peas and others the size of barley. Pulsing the machine on and off, gradually add about 6 tbsps of the water- add a little water and pulse once, add some more water, pulse again and keep going that way. Then use a few long pulses to get the water into the flour. If, after a dozen or so pulses, the dough doesn't look evenly moistened or form soft curds, pulse in as much of the remaining water as necessary, or even a few drops more, to get a dough that will stick together when pinched. Big pieces of butter are fine. Scrape the dough out of the bowl and onto a work surface.
• Divide the dough in half. Gather each half into a ball, flatten each ball into a disk and wrap each half in plastic. Refrigerate the dough for at least 1 hour before rolling (if your ingredients were very cold and you worked quickly, though, you might be able to roll the dough immediately: the dough should be as cold as if it had just come out of the fridge).
• To Roll Out the Dough: Have a buttered 9 inch pie plate at hand. You can roll the dough out onto a floured surface or between sheets of wax paper or plastic wrap or in a rolling slipcover. If you're working on a counter, turn the dough over frequently and keep the counter floured. If you are rolling between paper, plastic or in a slipcover, make sure to turn the dough over often and to life the paper, plastic, or cover frequently so that it doesn't roll into the dough and form creases. If you've got time, slide the rolled out dough into the fridge for about 20 minutes to rest and firm up.
• FOR THE PIE: Butter a 9-inch Pyrex pie plate. Working on a well-floured surface (or between wax paper or plastic wrap), roll out one piece of the dough to a thickness of about 1/8th inch. Fit the dough onto the buttered pie plate and trim the edges to a 1/2 inch overhang. Roll the other piece of dough into a 1/8 inch thick circle and place it on a baking sheet lined with parchment or a silicone mat. Cover both the circle and the pie plate with plastic wrap and refrigerate while you pre-heat the oven and prepare the filling.
• Getting Ready to Bake: Position a rack in the lower third of the oven and pre-heat the oven to 425°F.
• Put the berries in a large bowl and gently stir in the sugar, flour, salt, zest and juice; let sit for about 5 minutes. Taste the filling and add more sugar and/or lemon juice, if needed.
• Remove the pie shell and top crust from the refrigerator. Sprinkle an even layer of the breadcrumbs over the bottom of the shell. Give the filling a last stir and turn it into the crust.
• Using your fingertips, moisten the rim of the bottom crust with a little cold water. Center the top crust over the filling and gently press the top crust against the bottom. Either fold the overhang from the top crust under the bottom crust and crimp the edges attractively or press the top crust against the bottom crust and trim the overhang from both crusts even with the rim of the pie plate. If you've pressed and trimmed the crust, use the tines of a fork to press the two crusts together securely. Using a small, sharp knife, cut 4 slits in the top crust crust and cut a circle out of the center, then lift the plate onto the baking sheet. (If you have time, refrigerate the pie for about 30 minutes. The pie can also be wrapped airtight and frozen for up to 2 months. Glaze and sugar it before you put it in the over and add at least 15 minutes to the baking time).
• Brush the top crust with the egg wash, then sprinkle the crust with a little sugar, just to give it sparkle.
• Bake the pie for 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375 F, and bake the pie for another 30 minutes or so (total baking time is about an hour) or until the crust is a beautiful golden brown and the filling is bubbling up through the slits. If the crust seems to be browning too quickly, make a loose foil tent for the pie.
• Transfer the pie to a rack and let it cool and settle for at least 30 minutes before serving.

BUMBLE BERRY PIE

Steps:

• Roll out bottom pie pastry; place into a 9 ½ inch deep dish pie pan; scuplt/flute edge into a upstanding ridge.
• Place pie shell in freezer for about 15 minutes; also place remaining unrolled pastry in the freezer.
• Preheat oven to 400°.
• In a big bowl, combine the berries, rhubarb, sugar, and lemon juice; toss gently to mix.
• Add in flour; toss gently again.
• Turn the filling into the chilled pie shell, smoothing the top of the fruit with a spoon.
• Dot the top of the filling with the butter.
• Using the large holes of a box grater, grate the other half of the pastry directly over the fruit, as if it were a block of cheese.
• Using a fork, gently move the gratings here and there for an even covering.
• Sprinkle the coarse sugar over the top.
• Put the pie on the center oven rack; bake for 30 minutes.
• Decrease oven temp to 375° and rotate pie 180°; also slide a foil-lined baking sheet onto the rack below to catch any spills.
• Continue baking 25-30 minutes, until the top is golden brown and the juices bubble thickly around the edge (**tent with foil if pie crust starts to become too brown).
• Transfer pie to a wire rack; let cool at least 2 hours before serving.
• *Don't stress about making the top of the pastry nice and even; if it is a little clumpy, that is fine; the pastry tends to settle in the heat of the oven, leaving a cobbler-like finish.

FLAKY BUMBLEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine flour, salt and sugar. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Gradually add water, tossing with a fork until a ball forms. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour or until easy to handle. , Preheat oven to 400°. On a lightly floured surface, roll out half the dough to fit a 9-in. pie plate. Transfer crust to pie plate. Trim to 1/2 in. beyond edge of plate., In a large bowl, combine filling ingredients; pour into crust. Roll out the remaining dough; cut out decorative shapes with cookie cutters. Place over filling. Cover edge loosely with foil., Bake 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°; remove foil. Bake 40-45 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool on a wire rack.

BUMBLEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• In a bowl combine the fruit, sugar, flour and tapioca, then set aside.
• CRUST:.
• In another bowl combine the flour and salt, cut in shortening until crumbly.
• Place egg in measuring cup and add enough milk to measure 2/3 cup.
• Add to crumbs and stir just until combined, (don't work too much, you may have to add a bit more flour).
• Divide into 3 portions and freeze one for another day.
• Roll out remaining 2 portions and place 1 in bottom of pie plate.
• Add fruit mixture and cover with top crust.
• Seal and crimp if you want a fancy looking pie, then cut slits in top crust.
• Brush with cream and sprinkle with sugar.
• Bake at 350° for about 1 hour till filling is bubbling and crust is brown.
• Cool on wire rack. Delicious served with ice cream.

BUMBLEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour and salt; cut in shortening until crumbly. Whisk egg, vinegar and water; sprinkle over dry ingredients and toss. If needed, add more water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until dough can be formed into a ball. Divide into four balls. Cover and chill for 30 minutes. , On a lightly floured surface, roll out two balls to fit two 9-in. pie pans. Combine filling ingredients (partially thaw fruit if necessary); spoon into crust. Roll remaining pastry to fit pies; place over filling. Seal and flute edges. , Beat yolk and water; brush over pies. Cut slits in top crust. Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until golden brown.

DOREEN'S BUMBLEBERRY PIE [22]

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Stir sugar and flour together in large bowl. Add apples, raspberries, blackberries, and rhubarb. Toss together, and turn into pie shell. Cover with pastry top. Trim and seal edges. Cut vents in top. Bake at 350 degree F (175 degrees C) for approximately 45 minutes, until crust is brown and apple is cooked.