Bluebarb Pie
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Bluebarb Pie is a fruit pie featuring a flaky crust filled with a combination of blueberries, rhubarb, and optional dried blueberries, topped with a buttery, cinnamon-spiced crumble containing chopped walnuts. The pie blends the sweet tartness of rhubarb with fresh blueberries and a crunchy, spiced topping, creating a balance of textures and flavors typical of a classic fruit crumble pie.
Description
Bluebarb Pie begins with a chilled pie crust of lard and butter rolled out and partially baked with pie weights for a firm base. The filling combines fresh blueberries, chopped rhubarb, optional dried blueberries, and sugar to balance natural tartness. The topping is a mixture of flour, salt, cinnamon, sugar, cold butter, and chopped walnuts, crumbled together to provide a textured, flavorful layer that crisps during baking.
The assembled pie is baked until the crust is golden and the filling bubbles, melding the tart rhubarb and sweet blueberries. The crumble topping adds a contrasting crunch and spice. Serving suggestions may include whipped cream or vanilla ice cream to complement the pie's tangy sweetness.
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Ingredients
For the crust
- 1/2 recipe pie crust chilled for at least several hours, made with lard and butter
For the crumble topping
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt or kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar (or more to taste if your blueberries are unusually tart)
- 6 tablespoons (3 oz) butter cold, cut into small chunks, unsalted
- 1/4 cup walnuts chopped
For the bluebarb filling
- 1 cup blueberries fresh
- 2 cups rhubarb chopped
- 1/3 cup dried blueberries (optional)
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- whipping cream for serving (optional, softly whipped or vanilla ice cream
Instructions
Make the crust
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
- Roll out the chilled pastry and line a 9-inch pie dish with it. Prick the pastry all over with a fork.☞ TESTER TIP: You'll probably need to let the crust rest at room temperature for at least 10 minutes or so before rolling to warm ever so slightly so it becomes easier to manage.
- Cut a piece of parchment paper into a circle about twice the size of your pie dish, crumple it, uncrumple it, and place it in the pastry-lined dish with a generous handful of pie weights or uncooked beans or rice. Bake the pastry for 10 minutes.
- Remove the parchment and baking beans or rice and bake for 5 minutes more. Remove the pastry from the oven but leave the oven turned on.
Make the crumble topping
- In a bowl, combine the flour, salt, cinnamon, and the sugar. Add the butter and mix it with your fingertips until a crumbly mixture forms. Mix the chopped walnuts into this crumbly mixture.
Make the bluebarb filling
- In a large bowl, stir together the fresh blueberries, rhubarb, and dried blueberries (if using) along with the sugar and 3 tablespoons of the crumble mixture. (Mixing some of the crumble mixture into the filling helps absorb the rhubarb's plentiful juices and imparts a touch of buttery gooeyness to the fruit.)
- Pour the filling into the pre-baked pie crust and smooth it into an even layer. Place it on a rimmed baking sheet lined with aluminum foil and bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove the pie from the oven and sprinkle the fruit filling with the remaining crumble mixture. Return the pie to the oven and bake until the filling is bubbling and the crumble topping is golden brown, 20 to 30 minutes.
- Wait just a few minutes before slicing and serving so the filling isn't scalding hot. If desired, top with softly whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1slice
Calories
297kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
38g
(13%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
15g
(23%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
23mg
(8%)
Sodium
127mg
(5%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
18g
(36%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 297 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1slice | |
| Calories | 297kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 38g | 13% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 23mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 127mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 18g | 36% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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