Mom's Blueberry Pie

Sweetened fresh blueberries are piled into a premade pastry crust, dotted with butter, covered with a top crust, and baked until golden and bubbly.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 238 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 4 cups fresh blueberries
• 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
• 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
• 1 tablespoon quick-cooking tapioca
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 0.66666668653488 cup white sugar
• 0.25 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1.5 tablespoons lemon juice
• 0.5 tablespoon butter

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

Step 2

Line a 9-inch pie plate with 1 pastry crust.

Step 3

Place blueberries in a large bowl. Combine sugar, flour, tapioca, nutmeg, and salt in a small bowl; stir into blueberries. Mix in lemon juice and zest until incorporated; let stand for 10 to 15 minutes. Mix blueberry mixture well, then spoon into crust in the pie plate. Dot with butter and cover with remaining crust.

Step 4

Bake pie on the lowest rack in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and continue baking until filling bubbles, about 30 minutes more.