TWD: Double Crusted Blueberry Pie

Last week I wasn't able to do my Dorie bake but this week I made the Double Crusted Blueberry Pie picked by Amy from South in Your Mouth, You can find the recipe for this pie in Dorie's fabulous Baking: From My House To Yoursor at Amy's site.

With the prices of blueberries here being 2.99 euro for 125 grams, I figured out I needed about $20 in blueberries for this pie, now I like to stick to the recipe, but that was a little too much for me. So I used some more of the frozen berries that I also used for the mixed berry cobbler we baked 2 weeks ago.
Shortening is also a thing that is hard to come by on this side of the pond so I used the cheapest hardest margarine I could find as a substitute, which worked out fine.

I used my food processor to mix all the ingredients which made life so much easier. The pie came together very easy. The only thing I forgot was to sprinkle it with sugar but I don't think that that made a lot of difference.
The taste was great, the crust nice and flaky as a pie should be, the berries sweet yet tart, all together a great recipe. Now if only the price of the blueberries came down so I could make it the way it was supposed to be....

With over 200 Dorie members I find it harder and harder to leave comments on everyones blog, so I've decided to just leave comments on a random number of blogs, hope you gal/guys understand!

Comments

Anonymous said…
Of course we understand! I used to go through everyone's blog, now I hit about 100 random blogs, and that takes a while! Your pie looks wonderful - I love the look of that golden crust.
July 8, 2008 at 2:31 PM
Anonymous said…
Your pie looks gorgeous!

I completely understand on the blogs thing. I do the same thing. I skim them all in my google reader and then just stop by the ones that catch my eye along with my "regular stops".
July 8, 2008 at 2:45 PM
Anonymous said…
Blueberrries are quite pricey here too. Good job using frozen, I should really try that sometime. I totally understand about the 200+ blogs. We're a big lot aren't we?
July 8, 2008 at 3:13 PM
Rigby said…
Your pie looks good. It's making wish I had some to go with my morning coffee :)
July 8, 2008 at 4:15 PM
Kaitlin said…
Looks yummy. I'm glad your modifications worked out!

It's funny, I forgot to sprinkle sugar on top, too -- and I only realized it after reading this entry.
July 8, 2008 at 4:32 PM
Mary Ann said…
Totally understand! Your pie looks delicious!
July 8, 2008 at 6:02 PM
Engineer Baker said…
That pie looks delicious! I agree though, finding time to comment on all the blogs eats up my Tuesdays!
July 8, 2008 at 6:32 PM
Annemarie said…
I love the mixed berry idea. I'll have to try that. Another great job!!
July 8, 2008 at 6:47 PM
kimberly salem said…
great job on the pie, i'm glad your changes worked out so well!
July 8, 2008 at 7:18 PM
Bumblebutton said…
Nice job--it looks delicious! Mixed berries are the best--,although where I live blueberries are at peak and I'm getting a little tired of trying to clean up blueberry stains.
July 8, 2008 at 7:24 PM
Prudy said…
Smart move on the frozen berries. The price for blue would have been outrageous. I know what you mean about the comments-it's pretty time consuming. I aim for half the alphabet each week.:)
July 8, 2008 at 7:27 PM
Anonymous said…
Your pie looks so pretty! I agree that it's getting harder and harder to comment on everyone's blog- our group has gotten bigger than I imagined it would!
July 8, 2008 at 9:04 PM
Sharon said…
I am with you on the amount of blogs....I look ad a few and comment, then scroll down and look at a few mor....and again and again. It helps that I look at this during slow times at work. I try to at least hit 25-30 blogs, sometimes I get a few more, but it is getting harder.
July 8, 2008 at 10:44 PM
Susie Homemaker said…
you are right - i try hitting ALL the blogs, but it takes soooo much time! with so many TWDers now, I am gonna have to do more skimming! Your pie looks amazing BTW!
July 8, 2008 at 10:48 PM
Christine said…
It is getting harder and harder to hit everyone's blog so I understand! Your pie looks delicious!
July 9, 2008 at 1:12 AM
Pamela said…
It's definitely tough to leave comments on all of the blogs. I try to look during the slow parts of the day, when someone isn't tugging at me or asking me to play super heroes. Obviously, it doesn't happen that often! ;o)
Good job on the pie!
July 9, 2008 at 4:13 AM
Steph said…
Your crust looks great even with the margarine substitution. I might give that a try instead of shortenting! The crust looks amazing!
July 9, 2008 at 4:27 AM
Linda said…
fantastic job on the pie! i love that our group is getting bigger, but it's definitely getting harder to visit everyone's blog every week.
July 9, 2008 at 11:39 AM
PheMom said…
I think it looks fabulous! Glad it worked out for you!
July 10, 2008 at 4:51 AM
Bungalow Barbara said…
Good for you for finding substitutions for the shortening and blueberries! Your pie looks delicious!
July 10, 2008 at 10:06 AM
Mari said…
The color of those mixed berries looks fantastic! Missed you last week, glad to see you back in action!
July 10, 2008 at 4:09 PM
Jules Someone said…
See, that's why it's Sunday, and I'm still leaving comments. Takes a while! NIce looking pie!
July 13, 2008 at 11:38 PM
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