Blackberry Pie

Blackberry Pie

Ah, I love my blackberry bush. The berries are delicious, and we've picked probably a couple of pounds already. This weekend, I made my first pie. It may not be pretty, but it's delicious!! I used Paula Dean's recipe, which thankfully used a refrigerated pie crust. I think I did pretty well for my first attempt. Ingredients 6 cups (1 3/4 pounds) blackberries 1 cup sugar 3 tablespoons cornstarch 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest 2 disks refrigerated pie dough (one 14-ounce package) 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, diced 1 large egg Directions Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F with a baking sheet on the middle rack. In a large bowl, toss the blackberries, sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice and lemon zest. Let stand, mixing and coarsely mashing occasionally, 20 minutes. Fit one round of dough into a 9-inch pie plate. Trim the edges, leaving a 1/2-inch overhang. Refrigerate while you continue. Cut the remaining piece of dough into approximately eleven 11/4-inch-wide strips. Spoon the blackberry mixture into the pie shell. Dot...
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Happy New Year

Amber said she'd draw me a special New Year picture, but she ran out of time, so I decided to post her most recent dragon drawing. So far it's a rainy, cold New Year's Day. And it just doesn't feel like New Years without theĀ Tournaent of Roses paradeĀ or having the guys hanging out watching the Winter Classic. Mom's coming over for dinner, though, so I need to go clean-up from last night and start cooking....
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