Huckleberry Pie Food

HUCKLEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Roll half of pastry out on floured surface and place in 9" pie pan.
• Measure ingredients into a two quart mixing bowl and mix well.
• Pour into unbaked pie shell.
• Roll out remaining pastry and cover the fruit mixture.
• Crimp edges attractively and pierce all over with a fork to release the steam.
• Place pie on a cookie sheet and bake for about one hour or until nicely browned.

WILD HUCKLEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Mix the above ingredients together with a spoon so that everything is well distributed;
• pour into the bottom pie shell as it sets in the pie plate.
• Dot the top of the mixture with 2 or 3 dabs of butter.
• Top off with the second pie shell.
• Once it is correctly positioned you should have a 1" overlap on the top crust so that it can be crimped with the bottom crust.
• Crimp or pinch the two crusts together and make a decorative edge to seal the two piecrusts.
• The pie can be refrigerated until you are ready to bake or baked immediately.
• To bake, preheat your oven to 450 degrees.
• Place the pie on the middle shelf of your oven and bake for 15 minutes then turn the temperature down to 350 degrees and continue baking for 30-40 minutes or until the filling starts to bubble over.
• Once the pie looks done and the crust is a light golden brown, it should be done.
• Take it out and let the pie cool on a cooling rack until it is ready to serve.

HUCKLEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Place huckleberries in pastry-lined pan. In a small bowl, mix together 3/4 cup sugar and flour. Spoon evenly over berries. Sprinkle lemon rind and lemon juice over top. Dot with butter. Cover with top crust. Seal edges and cut steam vents in top. Brush surface with cream, avoiding fluted edges of crust. Sprinkle with 2 teaspoons sugar.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake an additional 20 to 25 minutes, until crust is golden brown.

HUCKLEBERRY CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar and nuts. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Spread on baking sheet; bake at 400° for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. , Remove from oven. While mixture is still hot, press into a 9-in. pie plate, forming a pie shell. Cool completely. , For cheese filling, beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth; gently fold in whipped cream. Pour or spoon filling into cooled crust; refrigerate. , For topping, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt in saucepan. Stir in water until smooth; add 1 cup berries. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Add butter and remaining berries. Cool; pour over cheese filling. Top with additional whipped cream if desired.

GARDEN HUCKLEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Stem, wash and drain huckleberries.
• Place berries in a heavy pot, cover with cold water and bring to a slow boil.
• Cook until soft.
• Drain; mash berries with a potato masher to break their skins.
• Add sugar, nutmeg, salt, butter, lemon juice and cornstarch.
• Cook for about five minutes, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens.
• Place pastry for bottom crust in pie pan.
• Pour in the berry mixture and dot with butter.
• Cover with top crust, crimping crust edges to seal and piercing top crust all over with a fork to allow steam to escape.
• Bake for 45 minutes or until the crust is a light brown.
• Cool.

HUCKLEBERRY CREAM CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C.)
• Mix the chopped nuts, flour, and salt together in a small mixing bowl. Cut in butter until lumps are the size of small peas. Press into a 9 inch pie pan. Lightly press a double layer of aluminum foil into the pastry-lined pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove foil and set crust aside to cool.
• Beat the cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar together in a bowl until smooth. Fold in whipped cream and lemon juice. Spread over cooled crust. Refrigerate.
• Combine 2/3 cup sugar, cornstarch, water, and 1/4 cup lemon juice in a saucepan. Stir in huckleberries and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Simmer and stir until thickened and no longer cloudy, about 2 minutes. Cool. Spread huckleberry mixture over cream cheese layer and refrigerate until ready to serve.

HUCKLEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Line the pie plate with the pastry, fill with the huckleberries, dredged with corn starch.
• Sprinkle with the sugar and a pinch of salt.
• Moisten the rim of the lower crust with cold water and place the upper crust on top.
• Be sure to perforate the upper crust so that the steam may escape.
• Pinch the edges of the two crusts together and flute.
• Bake 30-45 minutes in a moderate (350°) oven until filling bubbles and top is lightly browned.
• Keep an eye on it!