When I think of July 4th celebrations and summer entertaining, berry pie always comes to mind. I decided to make this pie, when my granddaughter showed up with fresh picked blackberries. It’s super simple, especially if you use pre-made pie crust. I use the Dough Puck from Texas Pie Company, which is sold at my local grocer. Adding some fun stars makes it even more festive. What are you waiting for? Start that summer baking!
Ingredients
- Pie crust of your choice (You will need 2 pie crusts. I used 2 Texas Pie Company’s Pie Dough Pucks sold at my local grocer)
- 3 pints of blackberries, washed
- 1 pint of blueberries, washed
- 1 pint of strawberries, washed & rough chopped
- 1/2 pint of raspberries
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/4 cup orange juice (use water or a different juice, if you don’t have orange juice)
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- Dash salt
- 1 egg, whisked
- Optional: Decorative sparkle sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- Place washed fruit, sugar, flour, salt, juice and lemon zest in a bowl. Mix gently, and set aside.
- Divide pie dough – 1 1/2 for pie and the other half to make decorative shapes. I made stars.
- Roll out dough on parchment paper. Size to fit your pan. I used a 11×16 pan. Flip dough onto pan, press into pan and trim excess, leaving just enough dough to create a decorative border. I used a fork to make a decorative edge. I also used the fork to prick the crust and create air holes all over the crust.
- Place fruit mixture on top of dough, and spread evenly.
- Brush edges of crust with egg wash.
- Bake for 40 minute, or until bubbly.
- While pie is baking, roll out remaining dough on parchment paper. Cut out desired shapes to place on top of the baked pie. I cut out stars in various sizes.
- Place cut out shapes on a parchment lined pan, brush with egg wash and sprinkle with decorative sugar. Bake the shapes for 15 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool.
- Remove pie from oven and let cool. Once cooled, place decorative pie crust shapes on top & serve.
