Lattice-Top Blackberry Pie
Ingredients:
- Pastry dough
- 6 cups blackberries (1 3/4 lb)
- 1 to 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon quick-cooking tapioca
- 1 egg white, lightly beaten
- 1 tablespoon sanding (coarse) or granulated sugar
Method
- Make pastry dough. Place a
baking sheet in lower third of oven and preheat to 400°F.
- Toss together
berries, granulated sugar to taste, cornstarch, butter, lemon juice,
water, and tapioca.
- Let stand, tossing occasionally, 20 minutes. Roll
out 1 piece of dough into a 14-inch round and fit into a 9-inch pie
plate (4-cup capacity). Trim edge, leaving a 1/2-inch overhang.
- Chill
shell while rolling out top. Roll out remaining piece of dough into a
roughly 16- by 11-inch rectangle.
- Cut crosswise into 11
(1 1/4-inch-wide) strips with a fluted pastry wheel or a knife. Stir
berry mixture, then spoon evenly into shell.
- Arrange strips in a tight
lattice pattern on top of filling and trim strips close to edge of pan.
Roll up and crimp edge.
- Brush top and edge with egg white and sprinkle
all over with sugar.
- Bake on hot baking sheet until crust is golden
brown and filling is bubbling, 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes. (Check
pie after 45 minutes: If edge of crust is browning too quickly, cover
edge with foil or a pie crust shield and continue baking.)
- Cool
completely on a rack before serving.