Blueberry Pie for a Crowd
- Author: Rocky Mountain Woman
- pastry:
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 t Kosher Salt
- 2 t sugar
- 2 sticks butter, cold, cut into smallish pieces
- ice water – about 7 T
- filling:
- 6 cups fresh blueberries
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 1/4 c cornstarch
- 1 t vanilla
- 1 T lemon juice (about 1/2 lemon)
- 1/4 t salt
- raw or “blonde” sugar to sprinkle on the top
- process flour salt and sugar in food processor
- add butter, process about 10 seconds
- with machine running, add water 1 T at a time until dough holds together
- process as little as possible so dough doesn’t toughen
- shape dough into a rectangle and refrigerate at least one hour wrapped in plastic wrap
- preheat oven to 375 degrees
- mix together ingredients for filling
- roll half of dough out to fit a 15 x 10 rimmed baking sheet
- place dough in sheet pan
- fill with blueberry filling
- roll top and place on top of filling
- prick top dough all over with a fork and sprinkle with raw sugar
- Bake about 40 to 55 minutes or until top starts to brown and filling is bubbling