Let me begin by saying that I am a one pie crust person. This will probably horrify some of you, but I have found success with the Crisco Pie Crust recipe, and after being traumatized by other pie doughs that did not cooperate....well....if it ain't broke, don't fix it. So, knowing that we have to use the recipe from the book, I was a little nervous. This pie dough recipe takes a staggering amount of butter, but it is absolutely wonderful to work with. I am in love with the flavor of the dough, and it rolled out nicely. Chilling it makes all the difference. I haven't made a full top crust in forever because I like the ease of making lattice tops....but the top crust for this came together really well.
Notice all the festive sprinkles :) Here is my pie pre-baking, when it was still pretty. I even tried to cut a star in the center.
This is what it looked like after it baked. My pie shield squished the outside crust a bit, and the blueberry happily bubbled up on the top of the crust. I was calling it "the ugliest blueberry pie ever" because of its lack luster appearance.
The pie tasted absolutely delicious! I will make this again!
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Glad you liked it! Butter does give a wonderful flavor to pie crust. You can experiment with different ratios of butter to shortening and of flour to fat if you like, and come up with your very own recipe. (My "rule of thumb" is to use no less than 1/3 cup of fat to 1 cup of flour, and no more than about 1/2 cup of fat to 1 cup of flour.)
My grandma was a superb baker and she always used a classic Crisco pie crust for her pies.
What a pretty pie for the fourth. I use Crisco and butter in mine. It does keep it flaky and buttery at the same time.
I'm a one pie crust person too - Crisco all the way! And you gotta love the festive sprinkles :)
I love, love, love the festive sprinkles! That looks delicious!
Nice looking pie! Very festive!
Lovely sprinkles, the kid wish we had some too.
Ulrike from Küchenlatein
the sprinkles are very cute! it looks tasty!
The sprinkles truly add a touch of the 4th of July! I put a star in the center of mine, too. Good job. I agree about the butter in the crust, it added so much flavor.
sweeeeet sprinkles!! this looks great, and i am glad to know that you liked the crust too - not just your crisco crust!!
I love the sprinkles! That was a fabulous touch!
I LOVE the sprinkles! We are very pro-sprinkles around our house, so I plan on trying this application soon. I need to get your notes on pie crust...
Love the sprinkles, great job on the pie your crust looks perfect!
I think your pie looks beautiful! I love the rustic look of the filling oozing out!
Great job!
Cute idea with the sprinkles...never enough sprinkles in one's life! Looks really good. Thanks for sharing your ideas.
I love the sprinkles! So fun. Your pie looks incredible.
Love the sprinkles on top! it looks good!
The sprinkles look so cute. I have to admit that there is a starling amount of butter. I end up cutting the tiniest sliver and savour each bite!
So cute! I love the sprinkles!
Great looking pie! The sprinkles are a festive touch.
I'll bet my son would have been more willing to try the pie if I had put sprinkles on mine! Very pretty touch!
Love the sprinkles! I agree with you, the flavor of the crust is fabulous!
That's a great looking pie! Love the sprinkles!
I love the sprinkles! I'm glad you liked it.
perfect for the 4th of july! your crust looks so perfect, good job w/the fluting -- too bad it didn't hold its shape well after baking.
your pie is so cute..!! Much better than mine..! Looks fab!
But hey, taste is the most important part anyway. I think it looks great!
It may not be gorgeous, but I'm sure it tasted delicious! I use a pie shield as well. My trick is to let it bake a bit and set up before I plop it on.
How festive and delicious! I'm sprinkling my next pie.
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