CRUMBLY STREUSEL-Y BLUEBERRY PIE

Crumbly Streusel-Y Blueberry Pie image

i don't remember what prompted me but i decided that i needed to make a bluberry pie. oddly enough, none of my cookbooks had a recipe so i turned to my friend the internet. after finding countless "thaw frozen dough, add canned pie filling" recipes i decided to try and put together one of my own. you will need 1 9-inch pie crust. i like to use one i found here, #20984 flaky pie crust posted by teresa m. it's easy to make and use but, if you have your own favorite, go ahead and use it. though i haven't tried it yet, i have a feeling this would be just as good with any other berry, cherry, apple, or even peach filling. one more note - prep time is estimated and depends mainly on your choice of crust.

Provided by dreamsdieslowly

Categories Pie

Time 1h15m

Yield 1 pie

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

1 (9 inch) pie crusts
1 pint blueberries
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 tablespoons butter or 1 1/2 tablespoons shortening
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 egg (beaten)
1/2 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
additional butter (optional)
cinnamon sugar (optional)

Steps:

preheat oven to 375 degrees farenheit.
make the blueberry filling.
combine berries, 1/2 cup of sugar and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice in a saucepan.
heat until sugar is dissolved and mixture has reached boiling point.
remove from heat.
make the topping.
mix 1/2 cup sugar, 1 cup flour and 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
cut in butter (or shortening) until crumbly (if you've got one, a food processor works well. a few pulses should suffice).
separate out 1/2 cup of this mixture.
add nutmeg and cinnamon (if using) to the 1/2 cup portion.
make the other filling.
add 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder to the remaining flour/sugar mixture.
combine 1/2 cup milk, egg, and vanilla. add to dry ingredients and combine until moist.
pour into pie shell.
spoon in blueberry mixture and cut through to marble (use a spoon so you don't accidentally cut through your crust like i did the firt time i made this).
sprinkle reserved 1/2 cup of sugar/flour mixture on top.
dot with butter and garnish with dashes of cinnamon sugar (if desired).
bake 40-45 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 2629.2, Fat 88.7, SaturatedFat 30.6, Cholesterol 248.9, Sodium 2352, Carbohydrate 430.7, Fiber 17.3, Sugar 231.1, Protein 36.8