Summer Berry Pie

Summer is riiiiight around the corner. As in, it’s officially kicking off in a few weeks. At the start of summer, I’m headed to Mexico for my best friend’s wedding. I cannot wait. Josh and I are actually staying a few days after the wedding to just live a little and have a bit of a vacation on our own (more on this soon!).

In anticipation of summah being so very close, I teamed up with ALDI to bring you this very summer-y berry pie.

If you’ve been around here for a while, you know that I love pie. And I love pie crust even more. I’ve been wanting to do a very tightly wound lattice crust for a long time, so when I was strolling through ALDI the other day and saw their array of beautiful berries, I knew instantly what I was going to bake up.

The berries were bright and fresh. I bought a few containers and immediately went home to start working on this pie.

I’m not going to lie, this lattice took me a little bit to nail down. Luckily, I had some time to burn. There’s something about constructing something that I really love; I put on some music and just zoned out.

When the berry pie came out of the oven it was bubbling like crazy. For me, that just screams summer. There’s not a more summer-y moment than a pie cooling by the window. It’s dreamy.

I let it chill, cut up slices, made some coffee and ate the best slice of pie I’ve had in a long time.

Summer Berry Pie

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Prep Time: 1 hour 45 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 2 hours 45 minutes

Serving Size: 1 (nine-inch) berry pie

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups blueberries
• 1 1/2 cups blackberries
• 1 1/2 cups raspberries 
• 1/4 cup Baker’s Corner Brown Sugar
• 1/4 cup Baker’s Corner Granulated Sugar 
• 1/2 vanilla bean, scraped 
• 3 tablespoons Baker’s Corner Corn Starch
• Zest and juice from 1/2 lemon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 double pie crust, store-bought like *Bake House Creations Pie Crust from ALDI or homemade 

Directions

• Remove the two pie disks from the fridge and set on the kitchen counter.
• In a large mixing bowl, add the blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, brown sugar, white sugar, vanilla bean, corn starch, lemon zest, lemon juice and salt. Set aside. 
• Roll out the first pie crust to fit your 9-inch pie pan. (If you need help, check out my Pie Crust 101 post) 
• Toss the filling together, and then pour the filling into the pie crust; set aside. I made a tightly woven lattice top, but you definitely don’t have to do this. For something quick and easy, roll out the second pie disk, lay it on top of the filling and trim the pie crust all the way around, leaving a 1/2-inch. Fold over the edges and crimp the pie dough all the way around. Cut a few slits in the top! Or, you could stamp out shapes using a cookie cutter like hearts, stars, etc. and place them on top of the filling.
• Or, you can do as I did, which is create a lattice! To do so, cut the rolled out pie dough into 1/2-inch wide to 1/4-inch wide strips. Lay the strips side by side, and weave them under and over each other, creating a lattice. You’ll definitely have to re-roll the scraps to create more strips. I re-rolled the scraps, cut strips and braided them to create a braided edge. I couldn’t do one big continuous braid so it ended up being three braided pieces. Trim the pie crust all the way around, leaving 1/4-inch. Tuck the edges of the pie crust over and gently press it down. Brush the edge of the pie crust with egg wash and place the braided pieces on top. Attach the braided pieces by brushing them with egg wash and pressing them together. This will ensure they’re bound to one another. Transfer the pie to the freezer to chill for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Brush the pie with the egg wash and sprinkle with demerara (totally optional!). Transfer to the oven to bake for 20 to 25 minutes. If at any time the pie crust edge gets too brown, you can place a few strips of foil over it to create a tent. Turn the oven down to 300 degrees F and bake for an additional 30 minutes. 

Notes

*For additional pie crust information and guidance, check out my Pie Crust 101 post.!

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