Before I could mess up the kitchen with my baking adventures I headed to the local farmer's market, Calhoun's Farm Stand, with my mom. They always have such beautiful and vibrant displays of produce I can't help but take a few pictures!
I snagged some of those strawberries and blueberries for my pie. The only other berry I used were blackberries, which I was forced to pick up at the grocery store haha. Once I had all my ingredients together it was time to get started.
The first step (which I usually forget) was to preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Then I mixed together the berries, lemon juice, cornstarch, and sugar.
1 pint blueberries
1 pint strawberries
1 pint blackberries
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 tsp of lemon juice
I just mixed all of the ingredients together and poured them into a frozen/pre-made pie shell (hey give me a break I was busy yesterday! haha). I thawed and saved the second pie shell that came in the package to make the lattice top.
Once the filling was in the shell I had to work rather quickly to make the top without the bottom shell getting soggy. In hindsight (always 20/20) I would've had the lattice strips cut and chilled (so they were easier to work with) before I poured the filling. Oh well! It worked just fine. I rolled out the thawed pie crust just enough to flatten the edges and elongate the shape. Then I cut strips roughly an 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 inch thick. I laid three strips length-wise and three over the top width-wise. I called this "lazy lattice" because I didn't actually weave the strips haha.
When I finished the top I was almost done! I just finished it off by using the egg wash listed in JavaCake's recipe.
1 egg + 2 tbsp water
Mix egg and water and brush on edges and top of pie. Then it was ready to be popped into the oven for 45 minutes! : ) I was so excited (and it smelled so good) that I opened the oven about half-way through and took a picture.
It looked great when it came out of the oven and I was very excited to serve it to my family with a scoop of vanilla ice cream : )
It was delicious and my parent's made an awesome dinner before-hand, so I was STUFFED haha. As I am writing this I am actually eating a left over slice for breakfast : ) Just as good cold! I hope some of you get a chance to make this because it was super easy and a great use for delicious summer berries!
