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You guys.
You know how some people are really good at making pies? Well, very surprisingly, I seem to be one of those people. And yes, that means the crust too. Yeah, I have to say, I nailed the crust. I think that I’ve had so many people tell me so, that after a while I actually started to feel proud of my crust making abilities. Trust me, I am not typically one to talk myself up, BUT this pie, and even this pie from last summer, are just perfect (I almost never feel that anything I do is perfect!). Granted, I cannot make a pie look incredibly gorgeous with a fancy crust and all, BUT I can make it taste really good, which is really what’s most important, right???
YAY!!
Seeing as it is Friday, you have to know that these sweet blueberry buttermilk pies with chamomile cream must be pretty good. If you have been reading the blog for any amount of time you know that Fridays are almost always reserved for chocolate…serious chocolate. I am talking cakes, cookies, bars, ice creams and even doughnuts.
Therefore, this chocolate free pie must be REALLY awesome.
Ok, so let me fill you in on my secret to this pie. First things first, I do not chill my crust. I know, all the experts and culinary school grads out there are frowning down on me right now. But here’s thing, whenever I take chilled pie dough out of the fridge, I have the hardest time rolling it out. Even if I let it sit on the counter for 15 minutes or so, it always cracks and tears on me. So one day I just didn’t put my dough in the fridge and rolled it right out. SO MUCH EASIER.
Here’s what I did do though. Once I had the pies fully assembled, THEN I put them in fridge. I am telling you, this works so well. You just leave your already assembled pies in the fridge for an hour or two and then bake. Simple as that, and in turn you’ll get a perfect crust. You are still chilling the dough, just at a different time, and I promise you, it makes the whole pie making process so much less stressful. Of course, this makes me so happy since baking should be fun!
And that’s really my only secret, but it’s a good little secret. The filling is pretty simple. It’s not overly runny, but still so juicy. It’s also, not very sweet, which I personally really like. It allows the berries to shine through. If however, you prefer a sweeter pie, just up the sugar to maybe 3/4 cup or even 1 cup if you like it real sweet. Totally up to you.
Oh and the cream?!? It is chamomile tea infused and it’s the perfect light flora accent to these pies. Kind of in love with it.
Ok, and in true Tieghan form, onto a new and random subject…
If you follow me on snapchat and Instagram than you know we finally got the goats and they are my new favorite thing in the world. Honestly, these little girls which Asher has yet to name (but she tells me to assure you all that she is working hard on finding the perfect names) are the cutest, most kind little animals. I already want more…
Should I do a post on them? Full of photos? Would you guys care? I’ll add a photo at the bottom of this post so you can see how cute they are!!!
And finally, I just have to tell you about the fact that I woke up at 3 AM last night screaming because I was positive there was an animal crawling on me. Yes.
I jumped out of bed, still screaming and flapping my hands like a crazy person, flipped on the lights and saw nothing. I figured it was under the bed or worse, the blankets. But I looked, liked a chicken, with my eyes half-open and my body as far away from the point of contact as possible and found nothing. I even went downstairs, looked and nothing. Yeah. So it must have been a dream. Either that or the thing is still in my house and I have not seen it yet.
To say that I am afraid to go to sleep is an understatement…
But since I got like three hours last night, I am dead tired.
I think I need more pie.
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Yes, more pie for sure. Pie cures all right?!? Like even my giant vermin dreams? I hope so.
Arn’t they cute?!?
Is there a way to use just unsalted butter for the filling, and add salt to make up for it? All i’ve got is unsalted butter.
Hey Jon,
Yes, that will work just fine, I would add 1/4 teaspoon of salt. I hope the recipe turns out amazing for you, please let me know if you give it a try! xTieghan
Thanks!
For the optional vanilla bean for the filling, do i need to dice the bean or just toss it in? Or is it just the seeds? Under the “pie filling” section it says to use the bean with the seeds removed, but #3 under “to make the pie” says to use the seeds. I’m probably just misunderstanding this since i’ve never made anything like this before, thanks for your help!
Hey Jon,
You just want to use the seeds from the bean:) I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan
You never said how to deal with the berries being frozen. Do you defrost? Bake as is? Details please lol.
Hey Sarah,
If using frozen blueberries, I would thaw and drain first. I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan
I’m planning to make this on Friday—it looks so good! I’m a little nervous about the salted butter in the filling, though! Does the saltiness balance out the sugar?
Hi Lauren! It does! I hope you try this recipe and please let me know if you have more questions! xTieghan
I love HBH and just recently purchased your cookbook which I also adore. My family requested a blueberry pie this year so I of course searched here first. I bake desserts for my family every holiday and I have never received positive feedback from every single member until this year. WOW WOW WOW will be making this again..I don’t think my family will let me NOT make it from this holiday forward.
Thank you Nicole!! I am so glad this turned out so well for you! xTieghan
Hi Tieghan! I love all your recipes! I’m not much of a baker but my husband loves blueberry pie and I’d like to make him one for his bday. In the past I’ve had trouble with a soggy crust and watery filling. Any tips on avoiding that?
Hi Allison!! Make sure you poke holes in the bottom of the crust before baking with the tins of a fork. This will help the air circulate throughout. Please let me know if you have any other questions. I hope you and your husband love this recipe! Thank you! xTieghan
Good Crust recipe. The ingredients / pie filling paragraph lists one beaten egg at the end of the list. Dumb. And I was dumb enough to add it to the filling.
The starch amount is too high.
Hey John, the beaten egg is for brushing onto the crust before baking. Why did you add it to the filling?
Thank you for this!! The crust, filling, and cream were all so amazing individually and compliment each other so well! I found the mini pie pans and made the mini version. This was even better the next day after being in the refrigerator!
That is so amazing! I am so glad you loved this Louise! Thank you!
I made this tonight without the chamomile cream and it was amazing! Everyone raved about it! Thanks for another great recipe!
Thank you so much Heather!
This is beautiful and I can’t wait to try it! Where did you get your mini pie plates?
I bought the pie plates a while ago on Etsy. Just search mini pie plates. Please let me know if you have other questions. Hope you love this recipe! Thanks! 🙂
Your post has lovely photos.
Thank you Stefanie!
I just found this post and I love it! The pies look amazing. Your photos are gorgeous. I’ll be back to check out more on your blog!
Awh, so happy you like it. Thank you so much Lizz!
It was delicious! I made it for a crowd of 30 and everyone loved it! The cream and blueberry are great together.
WOW! How awesome!! Thank you so much Ann!
Hi Tieghan, Stunning photography as usual! I could just eat your pictures. Definitely inspired again to make pies, by looking at your post. Just made a meat pie using your pie crust recipe but substituted in spelt flour. Thanks for the tip on chilling after pie is assembled. Mine is in the fridge chillin’ as I type. Easy dinner for hubby just to pop in the oven tomorrow after work. Thanks again for sharing your tips.. you are truly inspiring!
wow these look so good, and what seriously gorgeous pictures!
My pie is in the oven as I type. I cannot wait to cut in to it. I went directly by recipe. Chamomile infused cream cooling in frig. I love making from-scratch pie crusts, the more hands-on the more I enjoy my time baking. This crust recipe is unlike anything I have made, so excited to try! I used coconut sugar as I already had it in the pantry as well as almond meal, love baking with both. Your pictures are beautiful. A am so glad I stumbled upon this recipe on Pinterest, will definitely be following your baking/cooking adventures.
OH! THANK YOU! Your kinds words have e smiling ear to ear! Hope you LOVED the pies! 🙂