Lemon Blackberry Pie
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 4 tablespoons cold butter, cut into small pieces
- 6 tablespoons ice-cold water
- 3/4 cup lemon juice
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 4 tablespoons freshly grated lemon zest
- 4 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 cup blackberries
- 3 eggs
- 2 egg whites
Directions
Heat oven to 400°F. Sift together first three ingredients.
Cut in butter until the mixture looks like pebbles. Mix in water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until dough begins to come together.
Form into a ball, cover with a towel, and let rest 5 minutes.
On a lightly floured surface, roll into a 12-inch round. Gently place in a 9-inch pie pan; flute edges.
Lightly prick bottom of crust with a fork. Bake 8 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack.
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine lemon juice and sugar.
In another bowl, beat eggs and egg whites together. Add to lemon juice mixture and beat until mixture turns a bright lemon color. Add zest and butter.
Reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Place blackberries in bottom of pie shell.
Pour lemon mixture over blackberries. Bake 30 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack.
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This recipe does not taste good. There is too much lemon zest that is to be used. If I were to make this recipe again I would probably only use one tablespoon of lemon zest instead of four tablespoons. Otherwise I think that it would tast good.
12/7/2009 10:47:15 AM Report Abuse