Fresh berry crumb pie

1 pie

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup Hazelnuts or almonds (4 oz)
2 cups Flour
½ cup Sugar
½ cup Sugar
1½ tablespoon Cornstarch
¾ cup (1 1/2 sticks) chilled
.butter cut into small pats
2 pints Fresh berries

Directions

CRUMB CRUST/TOPPING

FILLING

1. Preheat oven to 350F. To prepare crumb crust/topping, spread nuts in a medium baking pan. Roast the nuts, stirring occasionally, until toasted, about 10 min.

2. Remove nuts from the oven and turn out onto a cloth towel. Rub off and discard the papery skins. Increase the oven temp to 450F.

3. In a food processor fitted with the metal blade, process the nuts until finely ground, about 10 seconds.

4. In a large bowl, mix together the nuts, flour, and sugar. Using a pastry blender or two knives, cut the butter into the flour mixture until coarse crumbs form.

5. Using fingers, evenly press half of the crumb crust/topping mixture into the bottom and sides of an 8 or 9 inch tart pan.

6. To prepare the filling, in a medium bowl, mix together the sugar and the cornstarch. Gently fold in the berries. Spoon the berry mixture into the crust, spreading evenly.

7. Sprinkle the berry mixture evenly with the remaining crumb crust/ topping mixture.

8. Bake until topping is golden and bubbly, about 30 minutes.

Transfer the pan to a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes. Serve warm.

Typed for you by Linda Fields, Cyberealm BBS and home of Kook-Net Watertown, New York 315-786-1120

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