Here is the Berry season!!! The grocery stores are overflowing with delicious, deep colored and succulent berries - luscious red strawberries, deep purple blue berries, bright pink raspberries and so many more... I love berries; I could snack through a whole box of blueberries while watching my favorite show (for the record, that's House.. Isn't Hugh Laurie simply the best?!). Someday, I want to go to a farm and handpick berries ....
Anyway, these days I seem to always have a pint of some sort of berry at home. So, when I found myself with leftover pastry dough from the Tomato Tart, I had made earlier, a simple a dessert presented itself for dinner (very convenient, eh! Plus this was the perfect opportunity to use the 4" pie moulds that I had recently acquired!)
I had some ripe raspberries in the fridge and pie popped into mind. I wanted old fashioned grandma style berry pie... but without all that effort! Raspberries are naturally tart as well as sweet. So, I used a simple recipe to bring out the sweetness while not overpowering some of the tart flavor.
Anyway, these days I seem to always have a pint of some sort of berry at home. So, when I found myself with leftover pastry dough from the Tomato Tart, I had made earlier, a simple a dessert presented itself for dinner (very convenient, eh! Plus this was the perfect opportunity to use the 4" pie moulds that I had recently acquired!)
I had some ripe raspberries in the fridge and pie popped into mind. I wanted old fashioned grandma style berry pie... but without all that effort! Raspberries are naturally tart as well as sweet. So, I used a simple recipe to bring out the sweetness while not overpowering some of the tart flavor.
Thirty minutes later, I had a pie that looked just like the ones Paula Dean makes on TV and tasted just as yummy!Raspberry Pie
(for 1 or 2, depending on your mood)
*I prefer my pies to be not too sweet. So I do use less sugar than a typical for a fruit pie. You can definitely adjust measurements to your taste.
2 6" pastry dough rounds
3/4 cup fresh raspberries or any other berry
3 T cup powdered sugar
1 tsp corn starch
Toss together the berries, sugar and corn starch and let the fruits macerate in the mixture for about 30 minutes.
Carefully line the pie mould with one of the pastry shells. Spoon in the berries filling; berries will cook down a bit, so you can be generous with the filling. Cut 1/2 inch strips of the other pastry round and decoratively arrange them over the filling, crimping the edges under the base pastry.
(The traditional way to go is to pleat the pastry strips but honestly that is a little beyond my skill level now. So, I was happy with just the simplistic version I managed; rustic I call it!)
Bake in an oven preheated to 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Remove and let rest for a few minutes. Garnish with fresh raspberries. Whipped cream or vanilla bean ice cream would be great too! This pie recipe is listed on Foodista -
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I *love* Hugh Laurie. That's a fantastic show, I always catch the re-runs on USA. Oh, and beautiful lattice work on that crust! Gorgeous.
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i really wish i cd trade places with ur husband now who gets to eat these delicious things without having to participate in cooking them.
That pie looks like it would please my taste buds :). You did a good job with the lattice work! If you don't mind I'd love to direct our Foodista readers to your blog. Just add your choice of widget to this post and you're all set!
@ Somer: hehe.. i DVR shows and watch them again.. how crazy is that ?!! :O
@ Vincent: Thanks very much and appreciate your offer to add my blog.
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Summer isn't complete without some berry pies!
Oh, it's lovely, berry pie - my favorite! I've been really into pies this summer, I just can't get enough!
@ Alisa: I agree... summer and berries are just the perfect couple :)
@ Irene: Thanks :) yes.. this summer has been very good for pies what with being mild even with the oven on! :) btw.. I love your blog!! :)))
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