Three Berry Pie From Nepenthe Recipes

Steps:

• Filling:.
• Defrost frozen berries in a colander to drain excess juice.
• To make crust:.
• With first four ingredients for crust in food processor, pulse until garbanzo bean sized chunks are formed. Bring dough together with cream.
• Chill up to ½ hour, roll out and fit into 10"pie pan, flute edges.
• To make nut topping:.
• Pulse all ingredients in food processor until garbanzo bean sized chunks are formed.
• To prepare pie:.
• Mix filling ingredients together, let sit five minutes, fill in prepared crust, top with nut crumb topping(you may have more topping than you need), covering all berries.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven until golden brown and bubbling like crazy, 35-45 minutes!

Steps:

• Combine the flour and salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in the shortening until the pieces are the size of small peas. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the water over part of the mixture, then gently toss with a fork. Push moistened portion to the side of the bowl. Repeat, using 1 tablespoon of water at a time, until all is moistened. Divide the dough in half. Form each half into a ball and flatten slightly. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• Transfer one piece of dough to a lightly floured surface. Roll the dough from the center to the edges to form a 12-inch circle. Wrap the crust around the rolling pin. Unroll it onto a 9-inch pie plate. Ease the crust into the pie plate, being careful not to stretch it. Trim the bottom crust evenly with the rim of the pie plate, and return the pastry-lined pie plate to the refrigerator.
• In a large mixing bowl, stir together the sugar and cornstarch. Add the strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries; gently toss until berries are coated. Allow fruit mixture to stand for about 15 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place a baking sheet in the oven to preheat.
• Roll out the remaining pastry for the top crust. Stir the berry mixture and pour the filling into the pastry-lined pie plate. Place the top crust over the pie and trim the edges, leaving a 1/2-inch overhang. Fold the top crust under the bottom crust, pressing lightly to seal. Crimp the edges of the crust and cut vents in the top to allow steam to escape. To prevent over-browning, cover the edge of the pie with foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven on the baking tray for 25 minutes. Remove the foil.
• Bake for an additional 20 to 30 minutes, or until the filling is bubbling and the crust is golden. Cool on a wire rack.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine 1/2 cup blueberries, raspberries, sugar and cornstarch. Cook and stir until mixture starts to thicken, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in strawberries, butter and remaining 1 cup blueberries. Transfer berry mixture to a bowl; cool to room temperature., Preheat oven to 425°. On a work surface, unroll crusts. Cut 8 circles with a 4-in. biscuit or cookie cutter. Press crusts onto bottom and up sides of ungreased muffin cups. Spoon berry mixture into muffin cups. Bake until filling is bubbly and crust golden brown, 12-15 minutes. Cool in pan 5 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool.

Steps:

• Ease one disc of pie dough into an ungreased 9-inch pie pan. Refrigerate while you prepare the filling.
• Combine the brown sugar and lemon zest in a medium bowl. Rub together until fully incorporated. Add the cornstarch, nutmeg and salt and mix well. Add the raspberries, blackberries and blueberries and gently toss to coat with the sugar mixture. Set aside.
• To make a stencil, print out a Pi symbol that is about 4 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches. Trace the symbol onto the back of a paper plate. Cut out the symbol. You now have your template.
• Place a disc of dough on a lightly floured surface. Lightly flour the pie crust and place the template in the center. Cut out the Pi symbol and remove it carefully from the disc. Leave the remaining dough on the work surface.
• Add the lemon juice to the bowl of berries and gently toss until incorporated.
• Remove the pie pan from the refrigerator and spoon the berry mixture into it. Top the pie with the disc of dough you cut the Pi symbol from. Seal the edges and use a paring knife trim away any excess dough. Place the pie in the freezer.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly dust your work surface again with flour if needed. Place the third disc of dough on the surface. Punch out six each of the following, making the digits about 2 inches high: 3 •̣ 1 4.
• Make an egg wash by beating the egg and 1 tablespoon water until smooth in a small bowl. Remove the pie from the freezer and brush the top with the egg wash. Place the numbers and dots around the edges of the pie in this order 3 • 14, repeating until you have used them all. Brush the top with egg wash again.
• Place the pie pan on a baking sheet. Bake until the crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbling, about 50 minutes. Allow the pie to cool completely on the sheet pan before slicing.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, sprinkle berries with lemon juice. Combine sugar and tapioca. Add to berries; toss gently to coat. Let stand for 15 minutes. Spoon into pastry shell., For topping, combine flour and sugar in a small bowl. Cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over filling. Bake at 400° for 45 minutes or until filling is bubbly and topping is browned. Cool on a wire rack.

Steps:

• For Crust: Combine flour, salt and baking powder in a bowl.
• Cut in shortening and butter flavor shortening with a pastry blender (or 2 knives) until the flour is just blended in to form pea size chunks.
• Combine water and vinegar.
• Sprinkle over flour mixture, 1 tbsp. at a time.
• Toss lightly with a fork until dough forms a ball.
• Divide dough in half.
• Press between hands to form two 5 to 6" pancakes.
• Flour rolling surface and pin lightly.
• Roll dough for bottom crust into a circle.
• Trim 1" larger than upside down 9" pie plate.
• Loosen dough carefully.
• Fold in quarters.
• Unfold.
• Press into pie plate.
• Trim edge even with pie plate.
• For Cherry Layer: Thaw and drain enough berries to yield 2 to 2 1/2 cups fruit and 1/2 cup juice.
• Combine cherries, 1/3 cup granulated sugar, 1 tbsp. tapioca, 1 1/2 tsp.cornstarch, almond extract and vanilla extract in a large bowl.
• Combine 1/2 cup cherry juice, 1 tbsp. granulated sugar, 1 1/2 tsp. tapioca and 1 1/2 tsp. cornstarch in a small saucepan.
• Place on medium heat.
• Cook stirring constantly, 3 or 4 minutes.
• Cool slightly.
• Pour over cherries.
• Mix gently until cherries are coated.
• Set aside.
• For Cream Cheese Layer: Combine cream cheese, confectioners sugar, almonds, almond extract and vanilla extract in a medium bowl.
• Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended.
• Spread on bottom of unbaked pie shell.
• For Raspberry Layer: Combine raspberries, granulated sugar and cornstarch.
• Mix carefully.
• Spoon over cream cheese layer.
• If desired place raspberry mixture in a saucepan.
• Cook, briefly, until thickened.
• Cool until slightly warm before spooning over cream cheese layer.
• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Spoon cherry mixture over raspberries.
• Moisten pastry edge with water.
• Roll top crust same as the bottom.
• Cut into 10 - 1/2" strips.
• Place 5 strips evenly across filling.
• Fold every other strip back.
• Lay first strip across in opposite direction.
• Continue in this pattern, folding back every other strip each time you add cross strip.
• Trim ends of lattice strips even with crust.
• Press together.
• Fold edge under.
• Flute.
• For Topping: Brush pastry with egg white.
• Sprinkle lightly with granulated sugar.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.
• Reduce temperature to 350 degrees.
• Bake 40 minutes.
• Sprinkle with chopped almonds and flaked coconut 5 minutes before end of baking time, if desired.
• Cool until barely warm or to room temperature before serving.
• Note: If using fresh cherries,use 3 to 4 cups in pie.
• Mash and press additional cherries through a sieve or colander to obtain 1/2 cup of juice.