Monument Cafe Blueberry Pie Recipes

EASY BLUEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Place a baking sheet on the middle rack of the oven and preheat to 400 degrees F.
• Roll 1 pie dough into a 12-inch round and fit it into a 9-inch pie plate, leaving an overhang for now. Place the dough into the refrigerator while you make the filling.
• Mix the blueberries, sugar, tapioca, lemon zest and juice and salt in a large bowl until well combined. Remove the pie plate from the refrigerator and fill with the berry mixture. Dot the top of the pie with the butter. Top with the remaining pie dough, pressing around edge to adhere, and trim to a 1/2-inch overhang. Crimp the edge, then cut five vents in the center of the pie with a paring knife. Mix the egg with 1 tablespoon water, then brush the pie with the egg wash.
• Place the pie plate on the preheated baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes. Reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F and continue baking until the crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbling and the berries are beginning to burst, 30 to 35 minutes more. Let the pie cool completely on a wire rack, about 2 hours.

HOMEMADE BLUEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Prepare either pie crust recipe through step 5.
• Stir the blueberries, sugar, flour, cornstarch, cinnamon, lemon juice, and lemon zest together in a large bowl. Mix together until it's no longer dry and powdery; burst a few blueberries if necessary to moisten. Set filling aside as the oven preheats. Filling can be covered and refrigerated for up to 24 hours if needed.
• Adjust the oven rack to the lower third position and preheat to 425°F (218°C). Place baking sheet on the bottom oven rack to catch any blueberry juices.
• On a floured work surface, roll out one of the discs of chilled dough (keep the other one in the refrigerator). Turn the dough about a quarter turn after every few rolls until you have a circle 12 inches in diameter. Carefully place the dough into a 9×2-inch round pie dish. Tuck it in with your fingers, making sure it is smooth. Pour and spread filling evenly into pie dish. Dot the pieces of butter on top of the filling. Set aside at room temperature or in the refrigerator as you assemble the top pie crust.
• Remove the other disc of chilled pie dough from the refrigerator. Roll the dough into a circle that is 12 inches diameter. Using a pastry wheel, sharp knife, or pizza cutter, cut strips of dough; in the pictured pie, I cut 10 1.5-inch-wide strips. Carefully thread the strips over and under one another, pulling back strips as necessary to weave. (Here's a lattice pie crust tutorial if you need visuals.) Press the edges of the strips into the bottom pie crust edges to seal. Use a small paring knife to trim off excess dough. Flute or crimp the edges with a fork.
• Lightly brush the top of the pie crust with the egg wash. Sprinkle the top with coarse sugar, if using.
• Bake the pie at 425°F for 25 minutes; then, keeping the pie in the oven, reduce the oven temperature down to 375° (190°C). Place a pie crust shield (see Note for homemade shield) on the edges to prevent them from over-browning. Continue baking the pie until the filling's juices are bubbling everywhere, including in the center, 40-50 more minutes. This sounds like a long time, but under-baking the pie means a soupy filling with paste-like flour and cornstarch chunks. If you want to be precise, the internal temperature of the filling taken with an instant read thermometer should be around 200°F (93°C) when done. Tip: If needed towards the end of bake time, remove the pie crust shield and tent an entire piece of foil on top of the pie if the top looks like it's getting too brown.
• Remove pie from the oven, place on a cooling rack, and cool for at least 4 hours before slicing and serving. Filling will be too juicy if the pie is warm when you slice it.
• Cover leftovers tightly and store in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

MONUMENT CAFE MEATLOAF WITH CREOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place the ground beef in a mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, combine the oats, ketchup, milk, salt, pepper, eggs, garlic, bell peppers and onions and mix well. Then pour over the ground beef. Hand mix the beef and seasoning mixture until incorporated. Shape the mixture into a loaf and bake on a sheet pan or in a loaf pan for about 1 hour. The internal temperature should be 145 degrees F. Remove from the oven let rest about 10 minutes before slicing. Serve with Creole Sauce.
• Saute the onions, garlic and peppers in the olive oil in a saucepot over medium-high heat until well done and caramelized, about 8 minutes. Add the wine, tomatoes, Italian seasoning, black pepper, cayenne pepper, salt and sugar if using. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

PEACH AND BLUEBERRY CRUMB PIE

Steps:

• Place an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 375 degrees F. Butter a 9-inch ceramic or glass pie dish.
• For the filling: Finely grind the tapioca in a food processor or spice grinder, about 1 minute. Combine the blueberries, peaches, sugar, lemon juice, vanilla, cinnamon, lemon zest and tapioca in a medium bowl.
• Unroll the pie crust and place in the pie dish. Brush the inside with the egg white.
• For the topping: Pulse the almonds, butter, oats, flour and sugar until small chunks form in a food processor.
• Pour the filling into the crust. Crumble the topping over the filling and bake until the top is golden brown, about 55 minutes. If after 30 minutes of baking the edges of the crust begin to brown too quickly, cover the edges of the pie dish with strips of foil. Cool the pie for 30 to 40 minutes before slicing.

MONUMENT CAFE'S CHOCOLATE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Make the crust: Spread the pecans on a baking sheet and bake, stirring once, until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Let cool.
• Melt the butter in a medium saucepan, then stir in the brown sugar and toasted pecans. Press the mixture into a 9-inch pie plate. Refrigerate until set, about 1 hour.
• Make the filling: Bring 1 cup heavy cream to a boil in a medium saucepan. Remove from the heat and add the chocolate chips, unsweetened chocolate and salt. Let sit 5 minutes, then stir until smooth. Transfer to a medium bowl and let cool.
• Beat the remaining 2 cups heavy cream, the granulated sugar and vanilla in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form. Fold into the chocolate mixture. Spread the filling in the crust and refrigerate until set, about 4 hours.
• Make the topping: Beat the heavy cream, granulated sugar and vanilla in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form. Spread over the pie and top with chocolate shavings.

BLUEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Simmer 3 cups blueberries with 1/2 cup maple syrup until the mixture reduces by half, about 20 minutes. Pour into a bowl; stir in 4 cups blueberries, 1/2 cup maple syrup, 3 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca, 1 tablespoon,lemon juice, 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cool completely, then pour into pie shell; dot with 4 tablespoons butter.
• Perfect All-Butter Piecrust
• Pulse 3 1/2 cups flour, 1/4 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon salt in a food processor. Add 1 diced stick cold butter; process until combined. Add 2 more diced sticks cold butter; pulse three times, or until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Add 1 tablespoon white or cider vinegar. Gradually pour in 1/3 cup ice water, pulsing about four times until combined. Turn out onto a clean surface and press into a cohesive dough without overworking (you should see bits of butter). Wrap in plastic wrap and press into a 1-inch-thick disk; refrigerate at least 1 hour before rolling out.
• How to Make a Pie
• Divide the chilled dough in half; roll 1 piece into a 12-inch, 1/8-inch-thick circle on a lightly floured surface (refrigerate the other piece).
• Roll the dough onto a rolling pin, then unroll it into a 9-inch glass pie plate, letting it hang over the edge; add filling.
• Roll out the other piece of dough and place over the filling; press the crust edges together and trim, leaving a 1-inch overhang. Roll up or pinch the overhang to seal.
• Place a foil-lined baking sheet on a rack in the lower third of the oven; preheat to 450 degrees. Wrap an oiled, wide band of foil around the pie edge to protect the crust. Make slashes in the top of the crust; chill for 30 minutes.
• Reduce the oven to 400 degrees. Bake the pie for 30 minutes. Remove the foil band, brush the crust with heavy cream and sprinkle with sugar. Bake until golden brown, about 30 minutes; cool before slicing.

MIDNIGHT BLUEBERRY MUFFIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Place rack on lowest level.
• Crust Preparation:
• Pulse flour, butter, sugar, and salt in food processor until butter looks like peas. Whip egg and add egg yolk, water and vinegar. Slowly pour mixture in while pulsing until mixture will hold together when squeezed. Cut off 1/4 for stars, roll into ball and refrigerate. Roll rest of dough immediately out to 13-inch circle, one eighth of an inch thick. Put in a 9-inch pie pan and press sides and bottom toward bottom ridge. Trim overhang to 3/4 of an inch, flute edges. Freeze crust in shell for 5 minutes. Weigh down crust, lined with parchment paper with pie weights (beans etc). Glaze edges with egg white glaze. Bake crust on a baking sheet. Bake on bottom shelf of oven for 15 minutes. Cover sides of crust with foil as soon as they set and start to turn golden. Rotate crust in oven half way through. Remove pie weights from pie shell after 15 minutes. Prick bottom with fork. Glaze bottom and sides with egg white. Bake for 10 more minutes on bottom rack without baking sheet.
• Star decorations preparation:
• Roll out remaining crust, cut into decorative star shapes. Glaze with egg mixture, sprinkle with sugar and place on sheet of foil. Bake at 425 degrees F until slightly golden, then remove.
• Filling preparation:
• Place blueberries in a medium pot over high heat. Add cherries and sugar. Stir until mixture is thawed and juicy. Add lemon juice, lemon verbena, almond extract, butter and salt and 2 tablespoons flour. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and cook for at least 15 minutes to cook flour and thicken juice. Add additional flour, if needed, to thicken further before putting in pie shell. Remove from heat.
• Streusel Preparation:
• Put flour, sugar, salt in processor and pulse 2 times. Add walnuts. Mix melted butter and vanilla together. Add to processor and pulse. Add cold butter and pulse.
• Assembly and Baking:
• Add filling to pie crust and top with streusel. Bake at 425 degrees F on lower third of rack for 25 to 30 minutes or until streusel is browned and set. Rotate pie half way through baking. Remove pie and cool in freezer or on dry ice for 30 to 35 minutes. Decorate top with stars and let sit 2 minutes before cutting.

CLASSIC BLUEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• In medium bowl, mix 2 cups flour and the salt. Cut in shortening, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until particles are size of small peas. Sprinkle with cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork until all flour is moistened and pastry almost cleans side of bowl (1 to 2 teaspoons more water can be added if necessary).
• Gather pastry into a ball. Divide in half; shape into 2 flattened rounds on lightly floured surface. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate about 45 minutes or until dough is firm and cold, yet pliable. This allows the shortening to become slightly firm, which helps make the baked pastry more flaky. If refrigerated longer, let pastry soften slightly before rolling.
• Heat oven to 425°F. With floured rolling pin, roll one round into round 2 inches larger than upside-down 9-inch glass pie plate. Fold pastry into fourths; place in pie plate. Unfold and ease into plate, pressing firmly against bottom and side.
• In large bowl, mix sugar, 1/2 cup flour and the cinnamon. Stir in blueberries. Spoon into pastry-lined pie plate. Sprinkle any remaining sugar mixture over blueberry mixture. Sprinkle with lemon juice. Cut butter into small pieces; sprinkle over blueberries. Cover with top pastry that has slits cut in it; seal and flute. Cover edge with 2- to 3-inch strip of foil to prevent excessive browning.
• Bake 35 to 45 minutes or until crust is golden brown and juice begins to bubble through slits in crust, removing foil for last 15 minutes of baking. Cool on cooling rack at least 2 hours.

BLUEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Mix sugar, cornstarch, salt, and cinnamon, and sprinkle over blueberries.
• Line pie dish with one pie crust. Pour berry mixture into the crust, and dot with butter. Cut remaining pastry into 1/2 - 3/4 inch wide strips, and make lattice top. Crimp and flute edges.
• Bake pie on lower shelf of oven for about 50 minutes, or until crust is golden brown.