Blueberry-nut pie
Original blog post: https://greedygirlcooks.blogspot.com/2018/05/blueberry-nut-pie.html
Ingredients
2 prepared pie crusts
For the filling
5 cup frozen or fresh berries
1 teaspoon lime or lemon juice
¾ cup sugar
¼ cup cornstarch
¼ cup flour
1 pinch salt
For the topping
½ cup almonds
½ cup cashews
2/3 cup brown sugar
½ cup flour
¾ cup oatmeal
1 tablespoon cinnamon
6 tablespoon soft butter
Egg wash
1 egg
¼ cup milk
Brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees
- Roll out the bottom pie crust and place in a pie dish, cut off any excess edges. I made mine in a tart pan and cut off the edges
- With the top pie crust cut into equal ¼ inch (or less) thick strips and braid the 6 longest pieces in the center into three braids, keep the other pieces as strips
- Place all the crusts in the in the refrigerator to keep cool
For the streusel topping
- Blend together the almonds and cashews into bread crumb sized pieces
- In a bowl combine the cashews, almonds, brown sugar, flour, oatmeal, cinnamon and soft room temp butter
- Mix together until all the ingredients absorb the butter and turn into a crumble
For the fruit filling and assembly
- In a bowl combine the blueberry, lemon juice, sugar, cornstarch, flour and salt
- Stir and combine
- Fill the bottom pie crust with fruit filling, but set aside 4 – 5 single berries
- Place the braided pieces in an equal triangle framing the center, place the other strips along the edges parallel to the outside of the triangle
- Place a bottle cap in the center fill the open gaps with streusel, packing it in tightly and pushing it down
- Make sure not to get the streusel on the crust
- Remove the bottle cap from the center and place the 4-5 berries in its place
- Beat the egg and milk together and brush the crust sprinkle with sugar and bake for an hour
- After about 30 minutes I rest a piece of foil over top lightly just to prevent the top from over browning
- Remove from the oven after an hour and allow to completely cool for 5 hours before slicing
- This allows it to set. Overnight is best but at least 5 hours
Greedy tips:
- see the link here for a good pie crust
- If you use frozen berries make sure to wash and defrost them (naturally don’t heat) and pat very dry
- Using fresh berries just wash and dry