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Want a slice of pie, but at the fraction of the time it would take to bake a full one? Jessica Holmes has your solution. Pre-made pie crust simplifies this Levi-approved dessert, a classic blueberry hand pie elevated with flavors of lemon — and it does not take hours to make.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup flour
- Trader Joe’s Pie Crust
- 2 cups frozen blueberries or frozen fruit of your choice
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 lemon
- 1 egg
Prepping the Dough of the Blueberry Hand Pie
- Sprinkle 1/4 cup Flour onto a large cutting board or smooth surface
- Roll out Trader Joe’s Pie Crust
- Cut the pie crust into 2 rectangles to make hand pies (pop tart size)
Making the Blueberry Filling
- Combine 2 cups frozen blueberries, 1 tbsp sugar, 1 tbsp of zest from one lemon, lemon juice from one lemon, 1 tbsp flour.
Assembling the Blueberry Hand Pie
- Spoon the blueberry filling mixture into the center of one rectangle of pie crust
- Whisk an egg with a tsp of water for egg wash
- Brush the egg wash onto the edges of the hand pie
- Place the second rectangle of pie crust on top and crimp the edges with a fork
- Brush the egg wash onto the top of the blueberry pie
- Poke holes on top of the pie with a knife
- Sprinkle sugar on top
Baking the Blueberry Hand Pie
- Put the blueberry pie on a parchment lined baking pan
- Bake at 350 Degrees for 10 mins until browned