Mixed Berry Pie

By pattynorman1947

dessert

Ingredients

• One recipe Easy Pie Dough, one half shaped and chilled in a pie pan, the other rolled out flat and chilled on a floured sheet pan
• 8 oz granulated sugar
• 1-2 ounces cornstarch (if you prefer a runny pie, go with 1 or 1.5 ounces. For a firmer filling, use 2 ounces.)
• 24 oz frozen mixed berries
• Zest of 1 lemon
• Egg wash (1 egg plus a pinch of salt, beaten)
• Sanding sugar for the top (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425. In a small bowl, whisk together sugar and cornstarch and set aside. Remove the berries from the freezer and toss them with the sugar mixture to coat them completely. Pour the berries into the shaped, chilled pie shell. Cover with the rolled, chilled top crust and crimp the edges to seal. Chill the pie for 20 mins.

After 20 mins, remove from the fridge, rush the top with egg wash, sprinkle with sugar if using, and cut a few slits in the top with a sharp knife. Bake the pie centered on the lowest rack of the preheated oven for 20 minutes, rotating halfway through.

Drop the oven temp to 375., and continue baking until the top is golden brown and the filling is bubbling through the slits. If parts of the crust begin to look too dark, cover these spots with patches of foil to protect them from burning. Cool pie for 30 mins before serving.