Author: Susan Murray, www.awomancooksinasheville.com
Ingredients
1pie crust
5-6cupsfresh berries
2tspfresh lemon juice
¼cupquick cooking tapioca
¾ to 1cupof sugar
1egg beaten with 1 tsp milk or water
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Place all the berries together in a bowl. If you are using strawberries cut them into pieces about the same size as the berries. Add the lemon juice, tapioca and sugar. The quantity of sugar depends on how tart the berries are. Toss the berries lightly together, coating them with the sugar and tapioca. If it looks dry add a little water.
Line a deep-dish pie tin with pie dough and fill with the berries, spreading them out evenly. Cover with a top crust. Brush the pie liberally with the beaten egg.
Place in the center of the preheated oven and cook for 30 minutes. Turn the oven down to 350 degrees and continue cooking until the crust is golden brown and the fruit juices are bubbling up around the edges.
Remove from the oven and let cool.
Recipe Notes
Notes: You can make your own pie crust (here) or use a commercially prepared crust. Suggested berries: blackberries, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries in whatever quantity available.