Name: Mixed Berry Pie
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: Yield: one 10-inch pie (a 9-inch pie crust)
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 1½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour (protein 3 grams per ¼ cup), plus extra for working dough; 1 teaspoon baking powder; Pinch of salt (about ⅛ teaspoon or less); ⅓ cup sugar; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla powder, or ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, or pulp of ¼-inch piece of vanilla bean; 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, cold; 8 cups frozen mixed berries (2½ pounds), add 1 extra cup for fresh berries; ¼ cup lemon juice or lime juice; ⅓ cup powdered sugar; 2 teaspoons lemon juice; 2 teaspoons rum or water, or 1 teaspoon of each; 6 tablespoons potato starch, use 5 tablespoons for fresh berries; 1 cup powdered sugar; 2 tablespoons orange liqueur, optional; 1¼ cups sugar

Preparation info

Yield:
one
10 inch pie ( )

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 30

Appears in

German Heritage Baking

By Heidrun Metzler

Published 2024

About

This simple pie highlights the bright berry flavors of springtime and summer, and it gives bakers the freedom to enjoy those flavors year-round by using frozen produce. If berries are plentiful in your local area, consider picking and freezing your own mixes, or simplify matters with ready, store-bought frozen mixes. The pie is wonderful for serving as a seasonal brunch item or as an afternoon treat. A scoop of vanilla ice cream or big dollop of fresh whipped cream makes a nice finishing to