Comments on: How to Make Blueberry Pie

on 5/2/2008 Yum, blueberry pie is the best. Great recipe and tips.

on 2/8/2007 do you know IRAG IS HAVING WAR..
i hate how they are doing this

on 2/8/2007 hi this is soooooo cool
it is helping to bake this cool food for my boyfriend!!!!

on 7/16/2006 You can have summer fresh pies all winter. When fruit is in season, buy a whole bunch and make your favorite filling recipe x 12 or more. Buy cheap pie tins or the aluminum ones from the supermarket. Line each pie tin with plastic wrap with plenty of overflow. Fill each pie tin with the filling, fold over the wrap to cover well and freeze. After they are frozen you can remove them from the pie tins and stack them in a corner of the freezer. Now, every month, prepare your pie crust, grab a filling, unwrap and place it in the pie crust, top as you like and bake as normal. (It may take a little longer.) Presto! fresh fruit pie in February!

This can be taken a step further. Make many pie crusts. Roll each flat, wrap individually in plastic wrap, stack and freeze. Now when you want a pie, pull out the crust, thaw, put in the pie tin, add the frozen filling and bake.
This tip works great with blueberries, peaches, strawberry and rhubarb. Try it with any fruit.

on 11/22/2005 Do not wash a rolling pin! The oils in doughs help season the pin and prevent it from sticking to delicate doughs like pie, pastry and noodle. Wipe the rolling pin with a paper towel and put the pin away. The rough texture of the towel will remove any dough spots and flour. If you must use something to clean it, use water only and then wipe throughly dry before storing away.Pins are made of hardwoods like maple and oak and one pin can last anyone a lifetime and can be passed on to other generations. Buy one pin - a medium one in weight and size, one that works well with all kinds of doughs and sizes needed. The pin should be smooth as a baby's bottom and not dent when you push your fingernail into it. It will most likely dent a skull before you dent it. Don't buy one with ball bearings and plastic inserts. The plastic will shrink and crack in time, and the ball bearing will rust in a heartbeat. Save the bearings for skateboards and roller stakes, not the pin. Buy a pin with a wooden shaft and wooden handles. Plastic will get slippery, break, chip and crack in time. Good tip: Go antique shopping and look for a old rolling pin constructed as I recommended. Bad thing to do: Don't buy a marble rolling pin. They are a waste of money and far too heavy to work with.

on 11/22/2005 Don't have fresh berries in July? Buy frozen (usually on sale when fresh berries are in season) and stock up. No need to thaw, just mix with other ingredients and bake. You don't need to cook them either.

on 11/22/2005 Use macaroni to vent steam off pies. Use any hollow tube type macaroni. Simply stick the end of the macaroni into the pie mixture. It acts like little chimneys to vent steam and will prevent spilling.

on 11/22/2005 Use corn starch instead of flour or tapioca or arrowroot.

on 11/22/2005 Put ice water into a sprayer and use it to moisten the flour and shortening mixture. It spreads more evenly and does not cause the mixture to clump up.

on 11/22/2005 You can substitute l tablespoon of minute tapioca for the flour in a fruit pie.

on 2/12/2007 Simply put your rolling pin at one end of the crust, roll the edge of the crust onto the pin and continue rolling. Once the whole crust is rolled onto the pin, it's a simple matter to unroll into pie pan.

on 11/22/2005 Put a cookie sheet under your pie pan in case the berry filling boils over.