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[superchemicalgirl]

i will start driving - perhaps you should not wait up

I have done los angeles to niagra falls in 37 hours

You should be here just in time to clean the goat and duck house again.

 

[chickadoodles]

Picked blueberries earlier this week and turned some into spiced jam. Today I made a pie (and the crust).

Gotta go picking some more blackberries, probably early tomorrow morning. I'll probably make a blackberry cobbler or crisp in the next few days.

BF made some rooster stew tonight and I am in the process of making bread.

I love food.

Looks so good! Yum! I was some!!

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Looks so good! Yum! I was some!!

Easy enough to do... I think this is the best pie crust recipe in the world:

4 cups flour, give or take depending on humidity
1.75 cups shortening
3 tablespoons white sugar
2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/2 cup very cold water

Mix first 4 ingredients together until crumbly. Whisk egg in bowl, add water. Add to mixture.

This makes enough crust for 2 pies with bottoms and top. It is incredibly flaky and delicious. I use a large duck egg and Crisco (plain or butter flavored). You can freeze whatever you don't use for later, it keeps very well.

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The blueberry filling is:

4 cups blueberries
0.75 cups white sugar
3-4 tablespoons cornstarch (more if frozen or large berries to cut the liquid)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon butter

Combine dry ingredients, mix and pour on top of blueberries in a bowl. Pour into crust. Dot with butter. Add top to pie. Bake at 400 for 50-60 minutes on bottom rack.

 

[chickadoodles]

Easy enough to do... I think this is the best pie crust recipe in the world:

4 cups flour, give or take depending on humidity
1.75 cups shortening
3 tablespoons white sugar
2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/2 cup very cold water

Mix first 4 ingredients together until crumbly. Whisk egg in bowl, add water. Add to mixture.

This makes enough crust for 2 pies with bottoms and top. It is incredibly flaky and delicious. I use a large duck egg and Crisco (plain or butter flavored). You can freeze whatever you don't use for later, it keeps very well.

********************************************************************************************
The blueberry filling is:

4 cups blueberries
0.75 cups white sugar
3-4 tablespoons cornstarch (more if frozen or large berries to cut the liquid)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon butter

Combine dry ingredients, mix and pour on top of blueberries in a bowl. Pour into crust. Dot with butter. Add top to pie. Bake at 400 for 50-60 minutes on bottom rack.

Thank you so much for sharing your recipe with me! I will have to make some and try it, But it sounds delish!
Thank you!

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Thank you so much for sharing your recipe with me! I will have to make some and try it, But it sounds delish!
Thank you!

The place where I picked the blueberries gave me the recipe for the blueberry spice jam last year. That recipe is to die for. I will be entering it in the fair this year. Anyway, this year they gave me a blueberry pie recipe, but it is really much more complicated than I'd like for it to be. You've got to cook a quarter of the blueberries and then simmer them in sugar and flour and spices... I might try the recipe one day when I have a lot of time, but for right now, I need to throw the ingredients together and basically walk away. This recipe does that. And the pie crust recipe I use in all my pies. It really is fabulous, give it a try with your favorite pie. And the best part is I think it's easier than store bought crust.

 

[chickadoodles]

The place where I picked the blueberries gave me the recipe for the blueberry spice jam last year. That recipe is to die for. I will be entering it in the fair this year. Anyway, this year they gave me a blueberry pie recipe, but it is really much more complicated than I'd like for it to be. You've got to cook a quarter of the blueberries and then simmer them in sugar and flour and spices... I might try the recipe one day when I have a lot of time, but for right now, I need to throw the ingredients together and basically walk away. This recipe does that. And the pie crust recipe I use in all my pies. It really is fabulous, give it a try with your favorite pie. And the best part is I think it's easier than store bought crust.

Sounds good. I will have to try it next time I make a pear pie! I love them!

 

[pickitfarm]

Yummy! I wonder how well it would if it was shipped? LOL

 

[Arielle]

Quote: Bought the warranty as was told the manufacter has the option to not honor the need to fix the faulty machine. However, now the Sear's warranty is NOT forever any more. Iplan to keep my old machine and tinker with it and see if I can get it running again.

Quote: Thanks SCG. THis is good information. THe bottom line is that most machines are garbage compared to what was built years ago. CHeaper is NOT better. Perhaps if the machine I bought doesnot perform as claimed I can use my Sear waranty to exchange it.

Picked blueberries earlier this week and turned some into spiced jam. Today I made a pie (and the crust).

Gotta go picking some more blackberries, probably early tomorrow morning. I'll probably make a blackberry cobbler or crisp in the next few days.

BF made some rooster stew tonight and I am in the process of making bread.

I love food.

Quote:
NOw that is a MAINE pie!!!!

WOrk of art SCG!! Nothing like crisco for a flaky pie crust. Yum.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

To continue along my food path this weekend...

The sweet white bread I made last night was turned into french toast this morning... with hickory syrup from AL.

 

[Wisher1000]

SCG - You are killing me down here! Now I have to go cook some French Toast......