Whatever you call it . . . crostata, galette, rustic pie or rustic tart. Just don't call me late for dinner.
These types of pies are all the rage right now, but did you know I invented this type of pie?
Way back in 1960-something?
I was going to try to make myself sound younger than I am and say 1980-something, but figured someone would call me out for that! With the internet, you just can't lie about your age like you used to.
I remember sitting in my mom's kitchen when I was a kid and when she was done making a pie she would hand me the scraps of pie dough that were left over. You know, the pieces that she had trimmed off the pie after she had crimped it together.
I would smash them into a ball with my grubby little fingers and then roll them out again into a circle with a juice glass and make my own mini, made just for me, resemblance of a pie.
I'd cut up some apple slices and place them in the middle of the dough and then crunch up the edges as far as I could get them. There was always more pie filling than pie dough, so the dough rarely, if ever, met in the middle.
Imagine my surprise, when years (many, many years) later I realized that I had been making crostatas all along. Who knew I was on the cutting edge of pie making way back then.
I'm just a beacon of trendiness, I tell you.
The other day I was hanging out at my local farm market and noticed they had a ton of blueberries.
Just begging to be made into a pie.
Please throw me in the oven and make the juices run out of me, they seemed to say!
I bought a few pints (one for the pie and one for the ride home) and started dreaming of cooking those little suckers!
BTW, the farm market does not give you the cute little blue containers, they dump them in a bag for you??? Just saying, when I'm paying that much for fresh blueberries, can't you give a girl a cardboard carton?
OK, back to the recipe:
Blueberry Crostata Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 pint fresh blueberries approx. 2 cups
- ¼ cup granulated sugar plus a little more for sprinkling
- 1 ½ teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon butter cut into pieces
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 store bought refrigerated pie crust (like Pillsbury)
Instructions
- Heat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Unroll pie crust and place on a baking sheet. You can use a Silpat or parchment paper, but I just put it straight onto the baking sheet and it did fine (no greasing of pan required).
- In a medium sized bowl, toss together the blueberries, cornstarch, sugar and lemon juice.
- Spoon mixture into the middle of the crust leaving about 2" around the edge.
- Fold the edges over in a haphazard way (neatness does not count here). You want fruit in the middle to show.
- Cut the butter up into 6-8 chunks and place on top of the blueberries.
- Whisk up the egg and water in a small bowl. Brush this onto the crust and sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake 20-23 minutes until the crust is a nice golden brown.
- Once cooled, you can move it onto a serving plate or be all fancy and serve straight from the baking sheet.
- This is especially yummy with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream on top of your slice.
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NOTE: Of course you can make your own pie crust if you want to get all hoity-toity on me. And actually I normally do make my own, but it's summer and if the name of the game is to make a FAST and EASY pie that you can make and devour QUICKLY, then just go for the store bought stuff.
Other recipes you may enjoy:
Handmade Apple Hand Pies
Best Soft & Chewy Oatmeal Cookies
Moist And Delicious Banana Bread Recipe
Crockpot Baked Apple Recipes
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Susanna-Cole King
It's a good thing I never clean my computer because I'm practically salivating on my screen (but it's in good company of a lot of grubbiness, and sticky spots and who knows what else I don't clean off of it). This looks delicious and seems like the lazy (wo)man's pie, which is precisely what I like about it. That and blueberries are just glorious! I'm furthermore glad to know I'm not the only one who can eat a pint of blueberries as soon as I buy it, but sadly, I actually cut out gluten (and all grains and all refined sugar, starch, processed foods, yadda, yadda, yes, I'm one of those people), to cope with severe health problems, but maybe someday I'll be eating pie again. Meanwhile, I do like to stuff and top whatever I can with homemade jam (3 c. of fruit (BLUEBERRIES!), 3/4 c. honey, 2 tbsp lemon juice = a whole lot of deliciousness), and make my own mock pie-ish recipes.
Pam
Your jam sound yummy! I never thought to substitute honey for sugar, but it's a great idea. I try to not eat a lot of sugar and processed foods because I really do feel better not eating that stuff, but I go off the wagon all the time 🙁
Susanna-Cole King
This is the recipe for preserves, they're so delicious! http://againstallgrain.com/2012/05/23/homemade-blueberry-preserves-without-pectin/ And it's especially good in this: http://againstallgrain.com/2012/08/11/glutenfree-cereal-breakfast-bars/ Except the dough is really hard to work with and I've always failed to get them into proper looking bars, I actually make it more like a cobbler or cake, by putting half the dough in the bottom of a 7" spring form pan, loading it up with jam, and putting the rest of the dough on top (I spread the dough out into 7" discs in saran wrap before I put them in the fridge to make it easier when putting it together). And really, I totally understand the struggle, I eventually had to go cold turkey on all refined sugars and junk food, but I can't recommend Against All Grain enough, for recipes that frankly (and I can't believe I'm saying this) better than the "real" thing, if you're looking for some healthier options to satisfy your sweet tooth (and I have a very intense sweet tooth, more like nothing but a whole mouth full of sweet teeth, ha).
Pam
Oh, thank you! I just got lost down the rabbit hole of her blog! I see she has youtube videos too, so you know where I'll be spending my afternoon.
Kris @ Junk Chic Cottage
Pam,
This looks so yummy and easy. Perfect for a great summer dessert. Have a great week.
Kris
Gwen
Oh my goodness Pam! I made your Blueberry Crostata over the weekend and it is absolutely wonderful!!!! Will be making this one over and over 🙂 Thank you so much for sharing. God bless.
Pam
You're welcome! It's so easy to make, isn't it!
Musings from Kim K.
I've promised Josie that she and I would make a blueberry pie today but the idea of heating up my oven and having it be nearly 90 degrees outside, is making me rethink my plan. Thanks for the recipe. YUMMY!
Loi Thai Tone on Tone
That looks utterly yummy!! We have the best blueberries in Maine (in my opinion 🙂 Might try this with Maine wild blueberries. I found you via Erin's blog. Cheers, Loi
Pam
It was very yummy 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
taryterre
My mouth is watering. looks delicious. GREAT recipe.
Sue P.
yummy looking pictures! Sounds like the perfect recipe to make when I have only two cups of blueberries vs. the four cups needed for a regular pie. I've never had any luck getting store bought pie crusts to bake throughly, but yours looks perfectly baked!
Sandy Brown
Oh my goodness--your photography is so good and I love blueberries--I am just wishing I could just jump into the computer and eat the whole thing!
Jennifer @ Town and Country Living
Omigosh, Pam! This looks fabulous!! I have to give this recipe a try. I'm drooling looking at your pictures!
Cindy
Yum, I love these, so easy to make. Thanks for showing. Have a super weekend
Cindy
Anita
Pam, wow that looks amazing!! And such gorgeous photos too:-)
Joanne Noragon
That looks just too good. I'm giving Emily the recipe.
Barb @ The Everyday Home
Pam - a rustic galette is one of my fave desserts to make, and this one is a beauty. Blueberries are in my top 3 fave fruits!! I could eat them by the bowl full. Your pictures are beautiful too btw. It was fun to participate with you in this month's #FarmhouseFriday. *pinned and FB'd. 🙂 ~Barb
Michele @ The Vintage Vixen
My mouth is salivating at the sight of that plump berry goodness!!! And I am with you, why don't you get something cute to tote your blueberries home in??? Thanks so much for sharing something this yummy!!!
Pamela
I saw your post on stonegable , your post was too cute. . The recipe looks so yummy. I'm going to pin as I have been buying blues almost very week as they don't last very long in the house,my son snacks on them all the time.????.
Thank you for sharing .
Have a great day.
Pamela ????????
Yvonne @ StoneGable
Your images are so mouthwatering I can just imagine how delicious the real thing is! I love a galette! Much easier than rolling out the dough and putting it into a pie shell. This is on my to-do list for the weekend! YUMMY!