Best Royal Purple Blueberry Pie Recipe Foodcom Recipes

ROYAL PURPLE BLACK PANTHER CAKE

Steps:

• Make The Cake:.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Spritz three 8 x 2 inch round cake pans with vegetable oil and line with parchment paper rounds.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar on high speed for two minutes.
• Scrape down the bowl using a rubber spatula. With the mixer on low speed, add the eggs one at a time until incorporated; add vanilla extract.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the cake flour, baking powder and salt.
• With the mixer on low speed, add the cake flour in three additions, alternating with the milk and finishing with the flour until a smooth batter forms - about one minute total of mixing total. Fold in a tablespoon or more of purple gel food coloring to get your desired shade of purple.
• Divide batter evenly into prepared pans and bake for 22-25 minutes, checking the cakes for doneness at 22 minutes. Let cool completely on wire racks before frosting.
• Make The Buttercream:.
• Note: Black buttercream will darken in color if let to sit overnight.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter on high speed until creamy. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, turn the mixer off and add in the icing sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla extract and 1 tablespoon of milk. Cover the mixing bowl tightly with a damp tea towel. Turn the mixer back on to low speed until ingredients are fully incorporated. Add the black gel food coloring and mix until incorporated. With the mixer on high speed, beat until about doubled in volume. Add more gel color and milk a tiny amount at a time, if needed. Let the buttercream sit overnight to fully darken.
• Assemble The Cake:.
• Level your completely cooled cake layers if need be. Place a dab of black buttercream on a cake board or cake plate and place the first cake layer cut-side-up on the board. Using an offset spatula, frost the first layer with a generous amount of buttercream. Add the second layer, cut-side-down, and frost the second layer. Add the third cake layer, cut-side-down, then frost the entire top and sides of the cake, using a cake bench scraper to smooth if desired. Chill your cake in the fridge or freezer while you make the fondant face pieces.
• With completely dry and clean hands, assemble the fondant pieces for the Black Panther face. I used white fondant for the lines and pre-colored purple fondant and large teardrop cookie cutters for the eyes. You can hand-cut all the pieces using a sharp paring knife. I used pre-colored black fondant for the ears, attached with wooden BBQ skewers cut to size.
• Remove the chilled cake from the fridge. Lay down the face pieces on the fondant - the chilled cake will make it easier to move pieces around should you not like the placement. Once you are happy with the pieces, press gently into the buttercream to adhere.
• Fill a piping bag fitted with a large multi-opening grass tip with the black buttercream. Carefully pipe around all of the fondant pieces and fill in the entire face.
• Pipe the sides of the cake!
• Add the black fondant panther ears.
• Using silver glitter paper and sharp scissors, cut out five triangle pieces to resemble T'Challa's necklace. Attach each piece to a wooden skewer cut to size and carefully place into the cake, being sure not to touch the glittery paper to the buttercream!
• Finish with a WAKANDA FOREVER cake flag using alphabet stamps or letter stickers!

BLUEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Unfold one of the pie crusts and press into a 9-inch pie dish.
• Combine the berries with the flour in a large bowl and toss to coat. Add the sugar, a squeeze of lemon and a dash of salt. Toss to combine. Pour the berries into the prepared pie dish.
• Cut the remaining pie crust into 1-inch-wide strips. Arrange the strips on top of the pie in a criss-cross pattern to form a lattice. Bake until the filling is bubbly, 45 to 60 minutes. Serve.

MY FAVORITE BLUEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• For pastry:
• Stir together flour and salt. Cut in the shortening in a bowl with two knives or a pastry blender. The shortening should be cut into pieces about the size of peas. If they are too small, the crust will be crumbly instead of flaky. Each of the cut pieces must be coated with the dry flour mixture so that the pieces will not recombine. The bowl and knives or pastry blender should be dry to prevent lumping of the flour.
• Next, add the minimum amount of cold water required to just moisten, not wet the flour. From this point on, great care must be used. The water must be distributed throughout the mass, and air incorporated without developing the gluten of the flour by pulling or working. First, partially distribute the water throughout the flour mixture in the bowl by gently tossing with two forks. Just lift up and gently turn over. (Do not use a stiffing motion, which would cause one layer to rub against and pull another.).
• As soon as the mixture has attained crumb consistency (pellets of shortening coated with moist flour mixture), turn out of the bowl onto a pastry board. (I use a Tupperware plastic sheet instead of a board.) Very gently shape the mixture into a mound with the hands. Cut the mound in half with a knife. Pick up one half, set it upon the other, and gently form it into a new mound. (Too heavy a hand makes a tough crust.) Cut the new mound in half and stack again. Repeat this until the dough holds together, about 10 times. This operation completes the mixing and incorporates air. (Since pastry dough contains no other leavening agent, this air is required to lighten the pastry.)
• Finally, roll the dough to the required diameter and thickness, using very light pressure and working from the center towards the edges. (Do not pull the dough.) Sometimes one must flour the Tupperware plastic sheet and the rolling pin very lightly with flour during this last stage.
• The pastry circles for both the bottom and top crusts should be about 1/8 inch thick and 2 inches larger in diameter than the outer edge of the pie plate.
• For a 1-crust pie, roll pastry around the rolling pin, loosening the pastry from the Tupperware plastic sheet carefully with a knife. Place it over the pie plate and unroll. Gently press the pastry against the inside walls of the pie plate to expel air bubbles, pushing the edges toward the center rather than pulling from the center out. The pastry should extend about 11/2 inch beyond the rim of the pie plate. One should trim any additional pastry. Turn the edge under and press against the under side of the rim. Flute the top edge.
• For a 2-crust pie, place the bottom crust in the pie pan as described above, except cut the excess crust off at the edge of the pie plate with the knife. Put the pastry in the pie pan in the freezer about 30 minutes (at least 15 minutes). After adding the filling, lay the upper crust over the filling in the same manner as before, press the edges of the 2 crusts together, turn them under, and flute the double thickness. Cut the gashes (steam vents) in the upper crust after placing the top crust over the filling.
• For the filling:
• Combine the first 5 ingredients. Mix with lemon juice and blueberries. Turn into a 9-inch pie plate lined with unbaked pastry. Dot with butter or margarine.
• Top with pastry rolled to 1/8 inches thickness. Trim, turn under, and flute edge. Cut a vent in top crust to allow for escape of steam. Bake in a preheated 450 degree oven 10 minutes and then reduce the temperature to 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until crust has browned. Cool before serving.

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.

PERFECT BLUEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Crust:.
• Into a 9-inch pie plate, sift together the flour, sugar, and the salt.
• In a glass measuring cup, whisk together 1/2 cup salad oil and 3 tablespoons milk with a fork. Pour that over the flour mixture in pie plate and mix with a fork until all flour is evenly dampened. If it is still too dry to work with your hands, mix a little more oil with a little milk and add to flour mixture.
• With your hands press the dough evenly against the bottom and up the sides of the pie pan, allowing the excess to fall on the counter. (This will be the top crumble crust and is about 1/3 of the total crust mixture.) Sweep it into your hand and reserve in a small bowl.
• Crimp the edges of the bottom crust or use a fork dipped in milk to flatten the crust along the rim.
• Berry pie filling:.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• To the washed berries add cornstarch, sugar, cinnamon, and freshly grated nutmeg. Stir gently.
• Place the berry mixture in the bottom crust and sprinkle lemon juice over it. Then with an ordinary teaspoon, place little 1/2 teaspoons soft butter evenly over the top of the berry filling.
• Crumble the reserved crust on top of the pie.
• Bake for 45 to 50 minutes. Check it after 30 minutes. If crust is getting golden but pie filling is not quite congealed, tent the pie with aluminum foil to keep crust from getting too brown.
• Serve with vanilla ice cream.

BLUEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• SPRINKLE berries with lemon juice; set aside.
• FIT half of pastry in a 9-inch pieplate according to package directions.
• COMBINE 1 cup sugar and next 3 ingredients; add to berries, stirring well.
• Pour into pastry shell, and dot with butter.
• UNFOLD remaining pastry on a lightly floured surface; roll gently with rolling pin to remove creases in pastry.
• Place pastry over filling; seal and crimp edges.
• Cut slits in top of crust to allow steam to escape.
• Brush top of pastry with beaten egg, and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon sugar BAKE at 400° for 35 minutes or until golden.
• Cover edges with aluminum foil to prevent overbrowning, if necessary.
• Serve with vanilla ice cream, if desired.

BLUE MOUNTAIN BLUEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Have an 8-inch double crust pie shell ready.
• Sort, rinse and drain blueberries.
• Sprinkle lemon juice over berries.
• Combine sugar, flour, lemon peel, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Toss this mixture gently with the blueberries to coat well.
• Put berry mixture into pie shell; dot with margarine. Place second crust on top of pie, seal edges and cut 3 slashes in top to allow steam to escape. Bake in preheated 450°F oven for 10 minutes.
• Lower heat to 350°F and continue baking 30-35 minutes more. Cool pie before slicing.
• NOTES : This is an old fashioned pie recipe that is juicy, fragrant and delicious. It is important to use the freshest blueberries you can find.

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.