Good Blueberry Pie

There’s nothing fairly like a traditional blueberry pie, and we’ve obtained some secrets and techniques up our sleeves to make the right slice. Our selfmade crust makes use of a not-so-secret ingredient to create a melt-in-your-mouth crust each time. The juicy blueberry filling is the star of the present, however don’t fear, our tips will make it possible for juicy pie doesn’t get soggy. There’s no speeding the method, however belief us—the outcomes are value it. You’ll find yourself with a buttery, candy slice of pie that’s pure heaven in each chew.

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I consider almost each event requires pie. Unhealthy day? Pie. Celebrating a vacation? Pie. A random Tuesday? Pie (and tacos as a result of why not?). We’ve taken steps to forestall a typical pie-making frustration—soggy crust! Permitting the blueberries to take a seat with sugar for an hour attracts out additional liquid, so your pie is completely sliceable and mess-free. Get able to make a bakery-quality blueberry pie! Subsequent factor you realize, you’ll be successful a blue ribbon for it!

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Ingredient Notes

• Blueberries: Ensure to make use of contemporary blueberries for this recipe and never frozen as a result of frozen will comprise an excessive amount of liquid.
• Butter: Be sure to use salted butter and ensure the butter is admittedly chilly.
• Shortening: Ensure your shortening is chilled earlier than mixing.
• Water: Use ice-cold or chilled water.
• Vodka: Use chilled vodka because it retains your dough flaky and simpler to re-roll as wanted.
• All-Objective Flour: Use both all-purpose or pastry flour. Bread flour may also work.
• Unsalted Butter: Maintain this butter chilly for a flaky crust! Slice it into small cubes to make incorporating simpler.
• Vegetable Shortening: Additionally must be chilly.
• Ice Water: Chilly water is essential right here to forestall the fat from melting too quickly.
• Vodka: The “secret ingredient” that helps maintain the crust tender! The alcohol prevents gluten growth, so the crust stays tender and flaky. Don’t fear; the alcohol evaporates throughout baking.
• Contemporary Blueberries: Contemporary is greatest for the juiciest filling. If utilizing frozen blueberries, don’t thaw them earlier than including to the sugar, however improve the cornstarch by 1 tablespoon to offset the additional moisture.
• Cornstarch: That is what thickens the filling so don’t go away it out!
• Lemon Juice: Including this to berries helps convey out a brighter taste within the berries. You gained’t discover it’s there, nevertheless it makes an enormous distinction.
• Egg White: Separate the yolk and evenly beat the white with a fork or a whisk.

Vodka: The Secret Ingredient

Vodka is utilized in pie crust because it doesn’t contribute to the formation of gluten. This creates a pie dough that’s straightforward to roll out and re-roll if wanted and nonetheless seems completely delicate and flaky. The alcohol shortly burns off throughout the baking course of so there isn’t a alcohol taste and it’s completely secure for youths to devour. Equal components vodka to chilled water create the very best end result. In the event you nonetheless don’t wish to use vodka, merely change it with an equal quantity of extra ice water.

Chilled Substances Work Greatest

Chilled substances have a number of advantages to creating the right flaky pie crust. For starters, chilling permits moisture to unfold extra evenly all through the dough, making it smoother. It additionally retains bits of butter from being absorbed by the flour making extra flaky layers and permits the gluten strands to cool down making your dough simpler to roll after it’s chilled.

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