Nicky's Kitchen SanctuaryBlueberry Crumble Pie Recipe
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Ingredients
Serves 8- 1 tbsp cornflour ((cornstarch for USA))
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 600 g (approx. 4 cups) fresh blueberries
- 1 small egg (beaten)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 120 g (1/2 cup) white sugar
- 180 g (1 ½ cups) plain (all-purpose) flour
- 2 tbsp plain (all-purpose) flour
- 60 g (1/4 cup) light brown sugar
- 60 g (1/4 cup) white sugar
- 115 g (4 oz) cold butter (cut into small cubes)
- 320 g (11.2 oz) roll of shortcrust pastry
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Steps
- Step 1
Preheat your oven to 200C/400F (fan).
- Step 2
Unroll the shortcrust pastry and use it to line a round, 22cm diameter, pie dish.
- Step 3
Trim the edges and use a fork to pierce several holes into the pastry in the base of the dish.
- Step 4
Place a large piece of baking parchment in the dish and fill with baking beans.
- Step 5
Place the dish in the oven for 20 minutes, to blind bake the pastry.
- Step 6
Turn off the oven, remove the pie dish from the oven. Allow to cool a little, then remove the baking beans and parchment and leave to cool completely.
- Step 7
When the pastry is cool, preheat the oven to 190C/375F (fan).
- Step 8
Now make the crumble topping. Place the flour, baking powder, and cold butter cubes in a large bowl.
- Step 9
Rub the butter into the flour using your fingertips until the mix resembles breadcrumbs. Don't worry if you have some large chunks in there - it adds to the texture.
- Step 10
Add in the white and brown sugar, the salt, egg, and vanilla extract, then give it a mix with your hands. You should have some fine crumbly bits and some big clumps.
- Step 11
Now make the blueberry mixture. In a medium-sized bowl, mix together the blueberries, sugar, lemon juice, cornflour, and flour.
- Step 12
Spoon the blueberry mixture into the pastry-lined pie dish.
- Step 13
Sprinkle the crumble mixture over the top of the blueberries.
- Step 14
Place in the oven to cook for 45 minutes. You may need to cover the dish with foil after the first 25 minutes, to prevent the topping from browning too much.
- Step 15
Remove from the oven and leave to cool. The pie needs to cool at room temperature for 3-4 hours to allow the blueberry mixture to thicken. If you prefer to serve it warm, you can just leave it to cool for 30 minutes, but the filling will be a lot more juicy.
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Preheat your oven to 200C/400F (fan).
Source: Nicky's Kitchen Sanctuary
