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Blueberry Pie with Cornmeal Crust

A double-crust blueberry pie built on a flaky gluten-free cornmeal pastry with a hint of warm spice. Fresh berries and a spoonful of preserves give a deep, jammy filling.

  • YieldOne 9-inch double-crust pie; serves 8
  • Hands-on1 h
  • Total4 h 48 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Pastry

  • 1 cupwhite rice flour, plus extra for rolling
  • ½ cuptapioca flour
  • ¼ cuppotato starch
  • ½ cupcornmeal
  • 2 tbspsugar
  • 1 tspxanthan gum
  • ½ tspsalt
  • ¼ tsppumpkin pie spice
  • ½ cupvery cold butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • ¼ cupvery cold vegetable shortening, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • ¼ cupice water

Filling

  • 5 cupsfresh blueberries, about 680 g
  • ½ cupsugar
  • ⅓ cupcornstarch
  • 340 ggluten-free blueberry preserves, one 12 oz jar
  • ¼ cupbutter, cut into small pieces
  • 1 tsplemon zest
  • 1 tbsplemon juice
  • 0.13 tspsalt

Finish

  • 1egg, separated
  • 1 tbspmilk
  • 1 tbspsugar, for sprinkling

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Soy
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Corn (maize)
  • Rice
  • Pome fruits (any)
  • Apple
  • Stone fruits (any)
  • Apricot
  • Berries (any)
  • Strawberry
  • Raspberry
  • Blueberry
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Potato (white)
  • Cassava
  • Ginger
  • Allspice
  • Cinnamon
  • Clove
  • Nutmeg
  • Gums and thickeners
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Richness / fat
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Crisp
  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Food processor

Season

  • Summer

Occasion

  • Weekend project
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 45–90 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 4
  • Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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