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Saskatoon Berry Pie (Canadian Prairie Fruit Pie)

Name: Saskatoon Berry Pie (Canadian Prairie Fruit Pie)
Prep time: 180 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 230 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Canada
Ingredients: all-purpose flour 300 g; butter, cold 150 g; ice water 80 ml; fine salt 4 g; saskatoon berries 500 g; sugar 150 g; cornstarch 20 g; lemon juice 15 ml; ground cinnamon 3 g; butter, cubed 30 g; egg, beaten 1 pieces

Sweet-tart saskatoon berries baked in a flaky double crust pie.

230 minutes · 8 servings · Moderate

Prairie families picked saskatoon berries into pails in late summer and either froze them or sealed them in jars for winter pies. The berries are small and seedy, so the filling looks modest but tastes strongly of almond and acid. Letting the pie cool before slicing keeps the juice from running out onto the plate.

Ingredients

all-purpose flour300 g
butter, cold150 g
ice water80 ml
fine salt4 g
saskatoon berries500 g
sugar150 g
cornstarch20 g
lemon juice15 ml
ground cinnamon3 g
butter, cubed30 g
egg, beaten1 pieces

Directions

1
Rub butter into flour and salt; add ice water; rest 30 minutes.
2
Mix berries with sugar, cornstarch, lemon and cinnamon.
3
Roll pastry; line a 23 cm pie dish; pour filling; dot with butter.
4
Cover with remaining pastry; seal; cut slits; brush with egg.
5
Bake at 200C for 50 minutes until golden and bubbling.
6
Cool 2 hours before slicing.

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