Blue mountain blueberry pie

8 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1Batch pie dough, enough for two crust pie
4cupsBlueberries
4teaspoonsLemon juice
¾cupSugar
¼cupAll-purpose flour
1teaspoonLemon peel -- grated
½teaspoonGround cinnamon
¼teaspoonGround nutmeg
teaspoonSalt
2tablespoonsMargarine

Directions

1. Have an 8-inch double crust pieshell ready. See "Perfect Baked Pie Crust" in this cookbook if you wish to make your own. 2. Sort, rinse and drain blueberries. Sprinkle lemon juice over berries. 3. Combine sugar, flour, lemon peel, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Toss this mixture gently with the blueberries to coat well. 4. Put berry mixture into pie shell; dot with margarine. 5. Place second crust on top of pie, seal edges and cut 3 slashes in top to allow steam to escape. Bake in preheated 450-degree oven for 10 minutes. Lower heat to 350 degrees and continue baking 30-35 minutes more. Cool pie before slicing.

Recipe By : Jo Anne Merrill