Blackberry Pie

5 ingredients
9 steps

Ingredients

  • 1/2 recipe Plain Pie Pastry (page 17) or Vinegar Pie Crust (page 19), prebaked
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch or potato starch
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 4 1/2 cups blackberries
  • Sweetened Whipped Cream (page 26), for topping

Directions

  1. 1
    Whisk the potato starch and sugar together and set aside.
  2. 2
    Put 1 cup of the berries in a small saucepan and mash them with a fork.
  3. 3
    Cook and stir over medium heat for about 7 minutes, until the berries begin to break down and release their juice.
  4. 4
    Stir the cornstarch mixture into the berries and cook and stir until thick and bubbling and the sugar is dissolved, about 7 minutes.
  5. 5
    The mixture should coat a spoon and a line drawn along the spoon will stay clear.
  6. 6
    Cool until lukewarm.
  7. 7
    Spread the remaining berries in the crust, then pour the cooked mixture over the berries and gently stir until evenly distributed.
  8. 8
    Chill for 3 to 4 hours or overnight, until the filling is set.
  9. 9
    Serve garnished with a dollop of whipped cream.

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