Monday, June 10, 2013

My Mom's Most Amazing Blueberry Cream Pie

Zoey is a big talker. She often talks so much during meals that we have to tell her to stop talking and put food in her mouth. Then Demetri and I have to have a rapid and forced conversation that will not allow to get a word in edgewise. You know, so she will chew and swallow. When my mom served this pie Zoey was completely silent. She ate her entire piece without saying anything. After her last swallow, she smacked her lips and said, "Gramme, this is the best pie you made in your life!" And I have to agree. 

Ingredients:
  • Dry pint of blueberries… ¾ for filling and ¼ for decoration
  • ½ C sugar
  • 5 TBS cornstarch
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 Cups milk
  • 1 slightly beaten egg
  • ½ C or more of Cool Whip/Whipped Cream
  • ½ tsp of almond
  • Graham Cracker crust


Directions:
  1.     Put first 3 ingredients in pot
  2.     Add milk, constantly whisking until boiling
  3.      Lower temp and keep whisking until thick
  4.      Add small amount of mixture too slightly beaten egg
  5.      Return egg mixture to pot
  6.      Continue stirring until it boils again
  7.      Take off burner and let cool… 15/20 minutes
  8.       Put in fridge to cool off
  9.       Once cool, beat well then add almond, Cool Whip, and blueberries
  10.     Arrange in pie shell, decorate, put in fridge to set