Amaretto Blueberry Pie

I was in a total baking mood last week. Two pies in one week... wicked weird for me!

Anyway...

I still had some blueberries in the freezer from a previous family blueberry picking excursion and decided that I had to make pie!



Amaretto Blueberry Pie
1 9in unbaked pie crust (I bought mine and just unrolled it!)
5 C blueberries
1 1/2 C sugar
1/4 C tapioca
1/2 tsp cinnamon
pinch of salt
2 1/2 TBLS amaretto

Toss blueberries with sugar, tapioca, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl.


Sprinkle in amaretto and toss until well mixed.



Pour blueberries into prepared pie crust.

Cover with remaining crust, crimp and vent.


I also sprinkled it with a little cinnamon sugar.

Cover crust edges with foil so they don't burn.

Bake at 350F for about an hour.


Cool completely and enjoy!




Maybe top it with a little whipped cream?


I heard lots of mmmm's while everyone was eating this. So it appears to be a keeper!!

As I look at these pie pictures, I've decided that I'm going to get rid of all of these pie plates, with recipes printed in them.

Recipes that I've never made!

I think I want to get some colorful fluted pie plates!

Something like this...


Pretty nice huh? Of course I don't see spending $45 on ONE pie plate. But I think I need to do a little shopping...

Jon... I'll update my Amazon wish list! I'll let you know when it's done baby!! *kiss*

Bright Blueberry Muffins

Yup... I was in a baking mood on Sunday. Even though I made Zucchini Bread, I remembered that I still had a ton of blueberries in the freezer from blueberry picking last summer.

Since blueberry picking season is almost upon us again, I decided that I should start using them up!

I added blueberries to my Fluffy Pancakes recipe for breakfast. Then I made Bright Blueberry Muffins later on!

I LOVE these muffins! The zest of a whole lemon gives them such a fresh bright flavor they always make me smile.



Bright Blueberry Muffins
½ C butter
1 ¼ C sugar
2 eggs
2 C flour
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
¼ C milk
2 ½ C fresh blueberries
Zest of one large lemon
Sanding sugar

Preheat oven to 375F
In a large bowl cream butter & white sugar.
Add eggs one at a time and mix in.
In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt.
Add flour mixture alternating w/milk.
Mash ½ C blueberries and mix into batter along with lemon zest.
Stir in remaining blueberries.
Fill muffin cups and sprinkle with sanding sugar.
Bake at 375F for 20 minutes or until pick comes out dry.

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Preheat oven to 375F

In a large bowl cream butter & white sugar.


Add eggs one at a time and mix in.


In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt.


Add flour mixture alternating w/milk.



Mash ½ C blueberries and mix into batter along with lemon zest.


Stir in remaining blueberries.


Fill muffin cups and sprinkle with sanding sugar.

There's a plain one in the corner because Bob wanted one with just lemon and no blueberries. =)


I couldn't get a clear picture of the sanding sugar to save my life!

Trust me... they have been sprinkled. I didn't have any plain white/clear sugar, so I used yellow.

Bake at 375F for 20 minutes or until pick comes out dry.


Enjoy!


And a quick garden update!

Tomatoes planted Sunday... and the same tomatoes two days later.

They're growing like weeds!