Father's Day Pie?

Pie? Did someone say we have pie!?

A very good friend of mine and I,  our dad's are absolutely obsessed with pie, so a while back we had a great idea to make them pie for fathers day. She came over early and thats just what we did. They taste fantastic, doesn't have a whole lot of sugar so you can actually get the full flavor of the fruit. I found the filling recipe HERE and I just used a pie crust recipe from a cook book. I substituted the raspberries for the blackberries, they grow wild near my house so there are tons in the freezer. This recipe is best with fresh picked fruit, but you can use frozen instead.

I got the pie crust recipe from here: 

Its a very easy recipe to make, when it asks for cold water....make sure it is COLD 

The crust!

1 1/3 cups flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup Canola Oil

3 tablespoons ice cold water

Combine flour and salt in small bowl. Combine oil and water. Add to flour. Stir with fork until mixed. If this is somewhat dry, you will have to use your hands to form into a ball. On a lightly floured surface, roll into a circle 1-inch larger than inverted pie pan. Fold over rolling pin and place in pan. Press to fit, folding edges under to form a rim. If a baked crust is desired, prick all over with a fork and bake at 450 degrees Fahrenheit for 12 to 14 minutes or until lightly browned (cooking time may vary according to type of pan used and your oven). Let cool.

I made the dough, split it into two separate chunks and rolled it out using floured wax paper. The crust is super flaky and delicious complements the sweet pie very nicely.  

Then I put one crust in a pie pan and start to form it into the bottom evenly

I then fallowed the recipe for the filling HERE and let the fruit sit together and soak each others flavors up for about 15-30 minutes.

I didn't snap a photo but I filled the crust with the filling (I doubled the recipe) and put the other half of the crust mix on top. I repeated the steps for making the bottom crust of the pie

You can be all fancy if you like, but i just pushed down the edges with a fork and tried to make sure that all the holes were covered

Pies in the oven!

DRUM ROLL PLEASE!

dun dun da daaaun!

The juices seeped out a bit

The finished product, sensational.

The filling is so delicious, there is very little sugar so its not too sweet. The crust has a bit of salt in it that makes in very complimentary to the filling. This was super easy and so very good. Especially still warm with vanilla ice cream, mmmmmm :)

Cinnamon would also be delicious in the crust, just might need a bit more water.

I really hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I did.

-Have a great one!