Fruit pie for idiots from The Classic Cookbook: The Best of American Home Cooking by Christopher Kimball

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  • MsMonsoon on February 13, 2023

    This is a recipe and instructions for a galette, and I used blueberries for the filling. Not requiring a pie plate, top crust, or any crimping is what makes it "idiot-proof." There are instructions for making the shortening & butter crust in a food processor or by hand. I used the food processor. There were quite large pieces of butter in my dough, maybe a little too large, and I'm pretty inexperienced with rolling out dough, but the finished product turned out fine. The ratio of crust to fruit is quite high -- only two cups of blueberries for a whole dough recipe. In contrast, their regular blueberry pie uses 8 cups of berries! This was a good confidence builder and I hope to work my way up to actual pies!

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