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Pi Day Pies

Three pies to celebrate Pi Day.

Ingredients

  • 5 apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp flour

Crumb Topping

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 stick butter

Pie Crusts

  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 sticks butter, cubed and frozen
  • 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
  • 6-8 tbsp ice water

Blueberry Lattice Pie

  • 4 cups blueberries
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp lemon zest
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch

Salted Caramel Pear

    • 4 pears, cored and sliced
    • 1/4 cup sugar
    • 1/2 cup salted caramel, store bought
    • 1 tsp lemon zest
    • 1 tbsp lemon juice
    • 1 tsp cinnamon
    • 2 tbsp cornstarch
    • 1 tsp vanilla

    Instructions

    Crusts

    • combine flour, butter, shortening, salt in a food processor.  Pour in water until dough comes together.  Shape into a disk.  Wrap and place in the refrigerator overnight.  The next day, divide dough into 2 pieces.  Roll out one half and place in a pie dish. 

    Filling

    • Combine all ingredients for filling. Pour into crust.

    Topping

    • Combine all ingredients for crumb topping.  press together until crumbly.  sprinkle on top of pie.  Bake pie in a 350 degree oven for about 1 hour or until browned.  Cool on wire rack.

    Blueberry Pie

    • Make pie crust from apple pie recipe. Use one crust for the bottom crust, and place into pie tin. Mix all ingredients for filling. Pour into pie tin. Cut second rolled out dough into 6 strips. Make dough into a lattice pattern. Seal the edges. Brush with egg wash. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 50-60 minutes or until browned. Cool on a wire rack.

    Salted Caramel Pear

    • Make pie crust from apple pie recipe. Use one crust for the bottom crust, and place into pie tin. Mix all ingredients for filling. Pour into pie tin. Use pastry and cookie cutters to cut out shapes from the second pie crust and arrange on top of the pear filling. Brush with egg wash. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 50-60 minutes or until browned. Cool on a wire rack.