Easy Mini Blueberry Or Cherry Pies Food

BLUEBERRY MINI PIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• If you decide to make your own mini-pie shapes: on a surface covered with flour, roll out your
• pie crust. Cut out 2-inch circles (with a cookie cutter) of the rolled-out dough and place each pie
• circle in a muffin tin.
• In a medium-sized bowl, mix blueberries, cornstarch, sugar, and lemon. Fill each pie crust with
• your blueberry mixture and dot it with butter.
• Bake for about 15 to 18 minutes or until pie crust is golden. Be sure the pies are cool and set
• before taking them out of the muffin tin.

BLUEBERRY HAND PIES

Steps:

• For the filling: Combine the blueberries and granulated sugar in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and cook, stirring, until the sugar is melted and the berries have started to burst, a few minutes. Stir together the cornstarch and lemon juice in a small bowl until combined, then add to the blueberry mixture. Add the lemon zest and vanilla and continue to cook until glossy and thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool completely. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
• For the pastry: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment.
• To make the pies, unfold the thawed pastry and roll out to 10-inch squares if necessary. Cut each square in quarters, making four 5-inch squares from each. Spoon 1 1/2 tablespoons of cooled filling onto one corner of each square. Brush around the squares with the egg wash. Fold the pasty over the filling on each to make a triangle, pressing lightly to remove any air pockets. Crimp the edges shut with a fork. Put the pies on the prepared baking sheets. Brush the tops of the pies with the egg wash. Bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack set over a baking sheet.
• For the glaze: Mix the powdered sugar, vanilla and 1/3 cup cold water in a bowl until smooth. Drizzle the glaze over the pies and let set until dry.

MINI CHERRY PIES

Steps:

• Make the crust: Pulse the flour, granulated sugar and salt in a food processor. Add the shortening and 1 stick butter; pulse until the flour looks like coarse meal. Add the remaining butter and pulse until it is in pea-size pieces. Add the egg yolk and 6 tablespoons ice water; pulse until the dough just begins to clump, adding up to 2 more tablespoons water if needed. Transfer the dough to a large sheet of plastic wrap and gather into a 2-by-12-inch log. Wrap and refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours or overnight.
• Put a baking sheet on the middle oven rack and preheat to 400 degrees F. Make the filling: Combine the cherries, granulated sugar, cornstarch, lemon zest and juice, and almond extract in a large bowl; toss until the sugar is dissolved and the cherries are coated. Set the filling aside.
• Cut the dough in half; cut one half into 6 pieces (keep the other half refrigerated). Roll each piece into a 6-inch round on a lightly floured surface. Ease each round into a 5-inch pie plate, letting the excess dough hang over the edge. Evenly divide the filling among the bottom crusts (the pies will be full).
• Remove the remaining dough from the refrigerator and use to make the top crusts (see options below); assemble the pies. Brush the top crusts with the beaten egg and sprinkle generously with coarse sugar. Refrigerate the pies until firm, about 30 minutes. Put the pies on the hot baking sheet in the oven and reduce the oven temperature to 375 degrees F. Bake until the crusts are golden and the fruit is bubbling, 55 to 60 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool completely.

EASY MINI BLUEBERRY (OR CHERRY) PIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Lightly spray 16 (2-inch wide) muffin tins with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl combine flour, brown sugar and cinnamon.
• Using a pastry blended cut the cold butter until it resembles coarse crumbs; stir in nuts.
• Separate the dough into 8 biscuits.
• Split each biscuit in half to make 16 rounds.
• Using floured fingers flatten each to form a 4-inch round.
• Press each round into muffin cup.
• Spoon about 2 tablespoons pie filling into each biscuit-lined cup.
• Sprinkle each with about 2 tablespoons flour/cinnamon mix (cups will be full).
• Bake for 15-22 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool 5 minutes, then remove from muffin tins.
• Place on a wire rack to cool.
• In a small bowl mix the 3 tablespoons sugar with 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon.
• Just before serving top each with whipped cream then sprinkle the cinnamon/sugar on top of the whipped cream.

BLUEBERRY CHERRY PIE

Steps:

• Mix sugar, flour, and cinnamon in large bowl. Add fruit. Add lemon juice, and stir well.
• Pour into a 9 inch unbaked pie shell. Dot with the butter or margarine. Cover with top crust and flute edges. Cut small slits in the top.
• Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 1 hour. I put a baking sheet under mine to catch any liquid that might bubble over.

CHERRY BLUEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, gently combine cherries and blueberries. In a small bowl, mix sugar, flour and nutmeg; stir into fruit. Let stand 10 minutes., Preheat oven to 425°. On a lightly floured surface, roll one half of the dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim pastry to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate. Add filling; dot with butter., Roll remaining dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; cut into 1/2-in.-wide strips. Arrange over filling in a lattice pattern. Trim and seal strips to edge of bottom pastry; flute edge. Sprinkle with additional sugar. Cover edge loosely with foil., Bake 15 minutes. Reduce oven setting to 350°. Bake 30-35 minutes longer or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool on a wire rack.

CHERRY-BLUEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Press one of the pie crusts into a 9 inch pie plate. In a large bowl, stir together 1/2 cup of sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon. Stir in the cherry pie filling and blueberries. Spoon into the pie crust. Top with the second crust, and press the edges to seal. Flute edges, or press with the tines of a fork. In a cup, whisk together the egg white and water with a fork. Brush over the top of the pie, then sprinkle with 2 teaspoons of sugar.
• Bake for 45 to 55 minutes in the preheated oven, or until crust is golden brown. Cover the edges of the crust with aluminum foil if they appear to be getting too dark. Cool for at least 2 hours to allow the filling to set before serving.