Blueberry Goat Cheese Food

BLUEBERRY GOAT CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• For the crust: Combine the flour, margarine, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Work with your fingers, gathering and crumbling, until you have a crumbly mixture, about the size of peas.
• Slowly add cold water in small amounts, gently incorporating it by hand. As soon as the dough comes together in a ball, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
• For the filling: Mix the goat cheese, heavy cream, egg, sugar, flour, salt and basil together in a bowl. Add the blueberries and mix to the desired texture.
• For the topping: Mix the almonds, sugar and margarine in a bowl; set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Roll out the dough and place it in a 10-inch pie pan. Pour the filling into the crust and sprinkle over the topping. Bake, rotating halfway through, for 25 minutes.

BLUEBERRY GOAT CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• 1. For the crust: Combine the flour, margarine, sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Work with your fingers gathering and crumbling until you have a crumbly mixture about the size of peas.
• 2. In 2-tablespoon amounts (about 1/2 cup total), slowly add cold water, gently incorporating by hand. As soon as the dough comes together in a ball, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
• 3. For the filling: Mix together the goat cheese, heavy cream, egg, brown sugar, flour, salt, and basil in a bowl. Add the blueberries and combine; the texture will be like a thick cake batter.
• 4. For the topping: Mix together the almonds, sugar, and margarine in a bowl and set aside.
• 5. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Roll out the dough on a floured surface to 18-inch thickness and place into a 10-inch pie pan. Trim and crimp the edges and prick the bottom of the crust with a fork. Par-bake the crust for 15 minutes, or until firm. Let cool slightly. Pour the filling into the crust and sprinkle the topping over the top. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until slightly bubbling and the crust is browned, rotating the pie halfway through. Let the pie cool for 30 minutes on a wire rack before serving so the filling can firm up.

BLUEBERRY GOAT CHEESE TART

Steps:

• In a mixer beat smooth the goat cheese, sugar and vanilla, scrape down the sides of the bowl often.
• Blend in the egg and again beat until smooth and scrape the sides again as you go along.
• Add sour cream to the mixture.
• Strain the mixture through a sieve and then add the orange zest.
• Arrange the berries on a prebaked shortbread crust shell.
• Pour the mixture into the crust and bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.
• Note: You may use raspberries or other seasonal fruit, stay away from the frozen fruits.

BLUEBERRY GOAT CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• Combine first 7 ingredients, mix with spoon until smooth. Fold in blueberries and basil. Pour filling into unbaked pie shell, Combine melted butter, granulated sugar and sliced almonds and spread over top of pie. Bake at 400 degrees for 40 minutes. Pie will set better if it is chilled.