First Day of Summer – Blueberry Crumb Pie

Fresh blueberries

Let’s celebrate the first day of summer with a fresh fruit pie with seasonal berries. My friends who own a farm in North Georgia have the best blueberries this time of year and they know if they deliver me blueberries that I’ll deliver a blueberry pie. If you have or prefer blackberries than substitute an equal amount of blackberries for the blueberries but I so prefer the blueberries. This is an adapted Southern Living recipe which calls for bread crumbs as an ingredient for the topping but I prefer to use flour instead. I also make two recipes so I can share one with my friends that have the farm.   

Blueberry Crumb Pie in progress

Blueberry Crumb Pie

Ingredients

1 cup sugar

1 (8-ounce) carton commercial no-fat sour cream

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1/8 teaspoon salt

4 cups fresh blueberries

1 unbaked 9-inch pastry shell with fluted edges

1 tablespoon sugar

¼ cup all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon sugar

1 tablespoon butter, melted

Combine first four ingredients; stir well.

Blueberry Crumb Pies

Place blueberries in unbaked pastry shell; sprinkle 1 tablespoon sugar over berries. Spread sour cream mixture over berries. Combine flour, 1 tablespoon sugar, and butter; sprinkle over top. Bake at 375 degrees for 45 – 50 minutes or until center of pie is firm. Yield: one 9-inch pie.