Captain America Mixed Berry Pie
Captain America Mixed Berry Pie
While there's nothing quite as American as Apple Pie, this mixed berry pie could potentially give that title a run for its money based on its namesake!
This pie is perfect for Fourth of July celebrations, but can certainly be enjoyed year-round! The pie crust is flaky and delicious, and the triple berry filling can be eaten alone with a spoon (or along with a bowl of ice cream if you've got a big enough sweet tooth)!
Servings: 1 Pie
Prep Time: 1 Hour
Total Time: 3 Hours
Ingredients
Pie Dough (x2)
2 cups all-purpose flour (4 cups total)
10 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled (20 tablespoons total)
2 large egg yolks (4 egg yolks total)
4 tablespoons ice water (8 tablespoons total)
Pinch of kosher salt
2 eggs, beaten (for egg wash)
Triple Berry Filling
4 cups strawberries
1 + 1/4 cup cherries
3/4 cup blueberries
1/4 cup + 4 teaspoons sugar, divided into 1/4 cup + 2 teaspoons and 2 teaspoons
1/3 cup + 4 tablespoons cornstarch, divided into 1/4 cup + 3 tablespoons and 1 tablespoon
2+ 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice, divided into 2 teaspoons and 1/2 teaspoon
1/2 + 1/8 teaspoon almond extract, divided into 1/2 teaspoon and 1/8 teaspoon
Instructions
Pie Dough: Sift together the flour and salt.
Pie Dough: Incorporate the chilled butter into the flour using a pastry cutter or pinching the flour and butter together with the tips of your fingers. Make sure no large lumps remain.
Pie Dough: Mix together the ice water and the egg yolks using a fork. Slowly incorporate the mixture into the flour. If the dough starts to get too moist, don't use all of the egg and water mixture. You just want the dough to be moist enough where it will stay together when you squeeze a ball of dough between your palms. Don't add any additional water/eggs after that point.
Pie Dough: Dump the dough onto a floured surface. Knead the dough until it becomes a cohesive disk. Make sure there aren't any cracks or any pockets of flour. Wrap the disk in plastic wrap and chill for one hour.
Pie Dough: Repeat steps 1-4 so that you have two completed pie doughs.
Pie Dough: After the doughs have been chilled, flour a work surface and unwrap one of the doughs onto it. Use a rolling pin to flatten out the dough by pressing firmly on it in multiple places. Then begin to roll out your dough. If there are any cracks, smush them together and roll out until smooth. Roll until the dough is about 1/8 inch thick. Roll the dough onto the rolling pin, and then roll over a glass pie plate. Trim the edges so that the edges of the pie crust are in line with pie plate. Set in the fridge to firm while you prep the filling.
Pie Dough: Unwrap the remaining dough onto it. Use a rolling pin to flatten out the dough by pressing firmly on it in multiple places. Then begin to roll out your dough. Roll until the dough is about 1/8 inch thick. Cut a circle out of parchment paper and cut out a smaller circle from that parchment paper so that you have a ring of parchment paper about 1.5 inches thick. Place the ring onto the rolled dough. Cut out the ring from the pie dough. Pull out the center of the ring, and cut out a star using a star cookie cutter or out of parchment paper traced in the shape of the star. Set in the fridge to firm while you prep the filling.
Filling: Mix together the strawberries and cherries in one medium bowl. Add 1/4 cup + 2 teaspoons of sugar, 1/4 cup + 3 tablespoons of cornstarch, and mix. Add 2 teaspoons of lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon of almond extract. Mix until combined and set aside.
Filling: In another bowl, mix together blueberries, 2 teaspoons of sugar, and 1 tablespoon of cornstarch. Add 1/2 teaspoon of lemon juice and 1/8 teaspoon of almond extract. Mix until combined and set aside.
Assembly: Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees.
Assembly: Cut out a section of aluminum foil, and shape it in a circle that will fit the cut-out star. Place in the center of the pie dough in the pie plate. Spoon the strawberry and cherry mixture on the outside of the aluminum foil. Spoon the blueberry mixture into the center of the aluminum foil. Remove the aluminum foil. Place the ring of dough in the center of the cherry and strawberry mixture, and place the star dough in the center of the blueberry mixture.
Bake: Bake the pie at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. Turn the oven down to 350 degrees, and bake for additional 30 minutes.
Bake: Remove the pie from the oven and allow to cool at room temperature for 3 hours.
Enjoy!
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