Montana Huckleberry Pie Recipes

HUCKLEBERRY CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar and nuts. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Spread on baking sheet; bake at 400° for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. , Remove from oven. While mixture is still hot, press into a 9-in. pie plate, forming a pie shell. Cool completely. , For cheese filling, beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth; gently fold in whipped cream. Pour or spoon filling into cooled crust; refrigerate. , For topping, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt in saucepan. Stir in water until smooth; add 1 cup berries. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Add butter and remaining berries. Cool; pour over cheese filling. Top with additional whipped cream if desired.

HUCKLEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Place huckleberries in pastry-lined pan. In a small bowl, mix together 3/4 cup sugar and flour. Spoon evenly over berries. Sprinkle lemon rind and lemon juice over top. Dot with butter. Cover with top crust. Seal edges and cut steam vents in top. Brush surface with cream, avoiding fluted edges of crust. Sprinkle with 2 teaspoons sugar.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake an additional 20 to 25 minutes, until crust is golden brown.

MONTANA HUCKLEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Mix flour and sugar with berries. Set aside. Roll out a little more than half the pastry dough to 1/8-inch thickness and fit into a 9-inch pie pan. Pour the berries into the pie shell. (If you use commercial blueberries, sprinkle 1 tablespoon lemon juice on top.) Roll remaining pastry a little thinner than for the bottom crust. Prick with your favorite design. Brush the edge of the bottom crust with cold water, and place the upper crust on pie. Press crusts together at the rim and trim off the excess dough. Flute the edge. Bake in a preheated 450° oven for 10 minutes. Reduce the heat to 350° and bake about 40 minutes. Note: Montana huckleberries are really blueberries. The scientific name of the genus is Vaccinium and that is the blueberry genus. But these wild berries are a world apart from the commercial blueberry, so they deserve a distinct title. We Montanans will fight for the name "huckleberry."