Blue Mountain Blueberry Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• pie dough (1 batch, enough for two-crust pie)
• 4 cups blueberries
• 4 teaspoons lemon juice
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest, grated
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, ground
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons margarine

Recipe

• 1 have an 8-inch double crust pie shell ready.
• 2 sort, rinse and drain blueberries.
• 3 sprinkle lemon juice over berries.
• 4 combine sugar, flour, lemon peel, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. toss this mixture gently with the blueberries to coat well.
• 5 put berry mixture into pie shell; dot with margarine. place second crust on top of pie, seal edges and cut 3 slashes in top to allow steam to escape. bake in preheated 450°f oven for 10 minutes.
• 6 lower heat to 350°f and continue baking 30-35 minutes more. cool pie before slicing.
• 7 notes : this is an old fashioned pie recipe that is juicy, fragrant and delicious. it is important to use the freshest blueberries you can find.