Yields:
6 Servings
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 25 Mins
Cook Time:
50 Mins
Total Time:
1 Hr 15 Mins
My hands are delightfully stained in purple hues this week after multiple batches of blackberry pies and I am not upset about it.
If you too are looking to improve upon your pie dough designs, do yourself a favor and take 5 minutes (yes, it takes 5 minutes to make this delicious filling) to use the most beautiful of fruits available for pies, the blackberry.
The size of the berry makes it easier to fold in flavors without crushing it into a syrup. They also make for a level medium when you are decorating the top. Beware the purple tinting, as this will stain your hands, lattice strips, cutting board…EVERYTHING. In turn though, once baked it will reveal a vibrant, thick slice that will draws eyes and hungry bellies from all over your home.
Ingredients
Adjust Servings
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Pie Dough
- Blackberry Pie Filling
Instructions
-
Pie Dough
- In a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar and additional spice until combined.
- Toss butter in flour mixture, using your fingers to rake through leaving various small and large pieces of butter throughout. (this can also be done in a stand mixer or food processor at medium-low speed).
- Sprinkle 3 tablespoons cold water into flour mixture and use hands to rake through mixture once more, this time binding the large pieces of dough together.
- Turn shaggy dough out onto floured work bench and knead until soft ball forms.
- Divide into two disks. Cover with cling wrap and allow to chill at least 2 hours before using. Blackberry Filling
- Combine berries, sugar, lemon juice and cornstarch in medium bowl. Fold mixture together carefully as to not break apart berries.
- Allow to chill for 5 minutes while you roll out your pie dough. Blackberry Pie Assembly
- Take one chilled disk and roll it out on a floured surface to roughly 10-11 inches in diameter.
- Place into prepared pie pan. Trim the excess pie dough leaving 1 inch overhang.
- Tuck overhang inside edge of pan leaving clean edge. Crimp circumference of pie.
- Allow to chill for 5 minutes.
- Roll out remaining disk into another 10-11 inch circle. This can be used to make the lattice displayed in the photos above by trimming the edges and cutting 11-12 1/2 inch strips of pie dough or this can be used to create other designs. If leaving whole top intact, cut a few slits in top to allow ventilation.
- Once covered, egg wash pie and sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake in 400 degree Fahrenheit over for 10 minutes. Lower temperature to 350 and continue baking for an additional 40 minutes or until crust is golden brown.
- Allow to cool 15-20 minutes before cutting.