#22 (14/30)

22. Try 30 New Recipes (14/30)

This is the first of the 30 recipes that I wasn't a huge fan of :-/ I had been promising to make a blueberry pie for my fiancé for months and decided to try a new recipe. I didn't really care for the orange flavor the juice added. It wasn't terrible, I just prefer my original recipe better.

Ingredients

• 20 ounces blueberries, approximately 4 cups


• 1/2 cup sugar


• 1/8 teaspoon salt


• 1 1/4 ounces tapioca flour, approximately 5 tablespoons


• 1 tablespoon fresh orange juice


• 1 teaspoon orange zest


• 2 (9-inch) store-bought pie doughs


• 1 egg yolk whisked with 1 teaspoon water

Directions

Wash the berries and pat dry. Mash up half of the blueberries in a small bowl.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the sugar, salt and flour. Add the mashed blueberries, orange juice and orange zest and stir to combine. Let the mixture sit for 15 minutes. Fold in the whole berries.

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.

Unroll first piece of dough and place into a 9-inch pie pan, making sure the dough reaches to the lip of the pie pan. Trim excess, if necessary. Prick the bottom and sides with a fork and set aside. Pour filling

into the prepared dough in the pan. Lightly brush the edge of the crust with the egg yolk. Cover with 2nd pie crust, trim excess dough and pinch strips and edge of crust in order to seal. Place on the bottom rack of the oven and bake for about 1 hour 15 minutes. The pie should be bubbling lightly around the edges. If the lattice is not browned enough in the center, place under the broiler for 1 to 2 minutes.

Place the pie on a rack and allow to cool to room temperature before serving, approximately 1 1/2 to 2 hours