Fresh Blueberry Pie

What a wonderful way to celebrate Barbara's birthday!  We enjoyed 
Linda's Fresh Blueberry Pie  with sparkling water and sparkling wine. Served with a choice of yogourt toppings. This has to be absolutely the world's best summer dessert.  The perfect combination of fresh and sweet. 

Thanks Linda for sharing the recipe!

Pie crust

glass pie dish/ oven 350/~15 mins or lightly browned

mix w a fork 1/2c any liquid veg oil w 2 T milk (I use skim)
and pour into pie plate .. swirl to coat

dry ingredients : 3/4 each white and whole wheat flour
1 T sugar and pinch of salt

whisk together
dump dry mix into pie late and blend with fork, then use fingers to press up sides and bottom... bake/ let cool 

Filling

original recipe calls for 1 c berries to cook with 3 c fresh berries
I never use less than 5 fresh and 8 fresh is really good 
but the more fresh berries req slight tweak w thickening agent
original recipe uses a slurry of 1/4c cool water/3T cornstarch... w 8 c berries that is not enough 

so I add 1/2pkg of Knox gelatine to the lemon juice

 so the pie will hold together

  better presentation
So the recipe:
prepare slurry of 1/4c water w 3T cornstarch... mix to blend
zest 1 lemon and put on top of bowl of 8 c fresh berries
place juice of lemon in bowl and sprinkle w gelatin
now
1c berries in large saucepan w 1/2c water.. simmer 3-4 mins (med heat through whole process)
add 1 c white sugar and stir to blend 
add slurry stirring continuously until mixture thickens and becomes clear ( on my gas range takes maybe 5 mins)
add lemon juice w gelatin and stir maybe 1 min more on heat
remove from heat 
let cool maybe 10 mins stirring occasionally 
add fresh berries stirring to coat w cooked mixture

Pour/dump into cooked pie shell
best if refrigerated over night
ENJOY