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A Nice Berry Pie

Name: A Nice Berry Pie
Prep time: 90 min
Cook time: 45 min
Ingredients: Flaky Rye Pie Crust; 75 g / v. scant 2/3 cup rye flour; 175g / 1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon fine grain sea salt; 8 oz / 1 cup salted butter; 1/3 cup / 80 ml cold water or beer; You can make the crust using the quick and popular food processor technique. BUT I always make it by hand, using the above ingredients, and this technique. If you like a super-puffy crust, do the folding in Pim's instructions 4x. I usually like mine less so, and fold & roll just 2 or 3 times, de; Berry Pie Filling; 2/3 cup / 3.5 oz / 100g natural cane or brown sugar; 1/3 cup / 1.5 oz / 45 g flour (apf or wwp); 1/4 teaspoon fine grain sea salt; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 2 sprigs thyme (prefer. lemon thyme) ~ 1/2 t.; 2 pounds of berries, (see head notes); 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 2 tablespoons butter; 1 egg plus 1 tablespoon water, whisked; Large grain sugar, for sprinkling; Preheat your oven to 425F / 220C, with a rack in the bottom third. Roll out your pie crust - top and bottom - on a flour dusted counter. I tend to work the edges a bit first (particularly if I'm getting cracks) - roll and turn, roll and turn, dusting with flour when necessary. Flip once or twice. Wo; Make the filling by combining the sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon, and thyme in large mixing bowl. Add the berries, and toss gently until well combined. Set aside.; Line a 9 or 10-inch pie plate with the bottom piece of pie dough. Guide it into place without stretching. You want about an inch of dough extending past the rim of the pie plate, trim a bit with scissors or a sharp knife if needed.; Fill the crust with the berries, drizzle with lemon juice, and dot with the butter. Brush the rim of the bottom crust with a bit of egg wash, then top with the other piece of pie crust. Trim the top crust a bit if needed, then press the top and bottom crusts together at the edges. Working around the; Serves 8.; Prep time: 90 min -; Cook time: 45 min; Print Recipe

26 ingredients 90 min + 45 min openrecipes

My go-to berry pie recipe - a rye flour crust and mixed berry filling seasoned with fresh thyme leaves.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

844

Calories

24g

Protein

19g

Fat

138g

Carbs

Counts 11 of 16 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Rye	1 slice (32g)	83
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Beer	1/4 cup (60ml) for cooking	43
Lemon Thyme	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Cinnamon	1 tsp ground (2.6g)	6
Thyme	1 tsp dried (1.4g)	4
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Pie Crust	not in our table	0
Water	not in our table	0
Pie	not in our table	0
Berry	not in our table	0
Pie Filling	not in our table	0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

Flaky Rye Pie Crust
75 g / v. scant 2/3 cup rye flour
175g / 1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
8 oz / 1 cup salted butter
1/3 cup / 80 ml cold water or beer
You can make the crust using the quick and popular food processor technique. BUT I always make it by hand, using the above ingredients, and this technique. If you like a super-puffy crust, do the folding in Pim's instructions 4x. I usually like mine less so, and fold & roll just 2 or 3 times, de
Berry Pie Filling
2/3 cup / 3.5 oz / 100g natural cane or brown sugar
1/3 cup / 1.5 oz / 45 g flour (apf or wwp)
1/4 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 sprigs thyme (prefer. lemon thyme) ~ 1/2 t.
2 pounds of berries, (see head notes)
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons butter
1 egg plus 1 tablespoon water, whisked
Large grain sugar, for sprinkling
Preheat your oven to 425F / 220C, with a rack in the bottom third. Roll out your pie crust - top and bottom - on a flour dusted counter. I tend to work the edges a bit first (particularly if I'm getting cracks) - roll and turn, roll and turn, dusting with flour when necessary. Flip once or twice. Wo
Make the filling by combining the sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon, and thyme in large mixing bowl. Add the berries, and toss gently until well combined. Set aside.
Line a 9 or 10-inch pie plate with the bottom piece of pie dough. Guide it into place without stretching. You want about an inch of dough extending past the rim of the pie plate, trim a bit with scissors or a sharp knife if needed.
Fill the crust with the berries, drizzle with lemon juice, and dot with the butter. Brush the rim of the bottom crust with a bit of egg wash, then top with the other piece of pie crust. Trim the top crust a bit if needed, then press the top and bottom crusts together at the edges. Working around the
Serves 8.
Prep time: 90 min -
Cook time: 45 min
Print Recipe

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A Nice Berry Pie

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