I have achieved pie!

I made my first fruit pie today from blackberries I picked last night and peaches M'lyn brought me from Yakima this weekend. I make a mean punkin pie, but I've never made a fruit one, for some reason. It turned out quite well, although I think it needed a skosh more cornstarch, since it was very very wet. But I love the super tartness of the blackberries with the peaches and the little bit of nutmeg on top brings a nice roundness.

I made the top crust out of little stars I cut with a cookie cutter. I saw it in a picture and though my friend Michael discouraged me from going fancy on my first berry pie, I had time waiting for the oven to heat. I think they needed an egg wash to maintain their shape a little better; I'll try that next time.

Overall, not bad. So far, in my very limited summer, I've made cardamom ice cream, fig ice cream, and now a blackberry-peach pie. I will get some more blackberries maybe this weekend and make blackberry ice cream next. Doesn't look like I'm going to get any persimmons on my tree yet again, so I'm not sure if I'll make the persimmon-black pepper syrup ice cream again, though I really liked that one.

Behold, pie!

I have achieved pie!

I made my first fruit pie today from blackberries I picked last night and peaches M'lyn brought me from Yakima this weekend. I make a mean punkin pie, but I've never made a fruit one, for some reason. It turned out quite well, although I think it needed a skosh more cornstarch, since it was very very wet. But I love the super tartness of the blackberries with the peaches and the little bit of nutmeg on top brings a nice roundness.

I made the top crust out of little stars I cut with a cookie cutter. I saw it in a picture and though my friend Michael discouraged me from going fancy on my first berry pie, I had time waiting for the oven to heat. I think they needed an egg wash to maintain their shape a little better; I'll try that next time.

Overall, not bad. So far, in my very limited summer, I've made cardamom ice cream, fig ice cream, and now a blackberry-peach pie. I will get some more blackberries maybe this weekend and make blackberry ice cream next. Doesn't look like I'm going to get any persimmons on my tree yet again, so I'm not sure if I'll make the persimmon-black pepper syrup ice cream again, though I really liked that one.

Behold, pie!