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
1. Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Sift together first three ingredients.
2. Cut in butter until the mixture looks like pebbles. Mix in water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until dough begins to come together.
3. Form into a ball, cover with a towel, and let rest 5 minutes.
4. On a lightly floured surface, roll into a 12-inch round. Gently place in a 9-inch pie pan; flute edges.
5. Lightly prick bottom of crust with a fork. Bake 8 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack.
6. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine lemon juice and sugar.
7. 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.
8. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F. Place blackberries in bottom of pie shell.
9. Pour lemon mixture over blackberries. Bake 30 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack.
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.
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