Blackberry Pie

I picked wild blackberries several times over the summer and froze them in “pie sized” portions so that I could easily prepare desserts over the holidays. I usually grind my own flour and thought I would do a practice run using soft white wheat flour for the crust. It was the ugliest pie I’ve ever made. Don’t get me wrong, it tasted great and the men in my life cleaned the pie plate quickly, but I wanted to make something that looked as good as it tasted.

There is just something about home-ground flour that makes the crust fall apart and not have the elasticity of store-bought flour. As I lamented this fact and the thought I would not be able to take a gorgeous home-made pie to present to the hostess of our next gathering, my husband walked into the kitchen, looked over my shoulder at the pie and said, “Guess that’s why women in the old days made so many crumbles instead of pies.”

Duh, why didn’t I think of that?!

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Comments

[Ashleigh]

I'm sorry you didn't like the way your pie looked. I'd rather have ugly good food over pretty nasty food any day :)