Hello there! My name is Elizabeth, and almost seven months ago I began sewing and started a little blog called twelve crafts till Christmas on a whim. Twelve crafts till Christmas is really all about my journey in making all my kids' Christmas gifts for December 2010. And before you ask . . . yes, I do need an entire year to do that! During the past six months of crafting, I've learned that I craft a lot like I cook . . . without directions/recipes. Either I can't or I won't (I'm not sure which) follow directions, patterns or recipes from someone else. I truly believe that anyone can make something for someone because in seven months of sewing and crafting, I've gone from saying, "Oh, I could never make that," to "Hey, I think I can make that!"
This recipe is one of the those projects that I just figured out while messing around in the kitchen. It's a berry pie/fruit crisp hybrid. It's so easy and yummy! Two of my favorite things!
Crumble-Berry Pie
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
What you need:
- 4 cups of any combination of fresh or thawed berries (I usually use blueberries, raspberries and strawberries.)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 T. flour
- 1 T. lemon juice
- 1 t. vanilla
- a dash of salt
- 9 inch deep dish pie shell
- 1/2 t. cinnamon
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 cup regular oats
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
What you do:
1) In pot on medium heat, cook sugar, water, flour, lemon juice, vanilla and salt until blended and thick. Stir and watch so that mixture doesn't burn. Remove from heat.
2) Add berries and stir - enfolding berries into sugar mixture.
3) Pour berry mixture into 9 inch deep dish pie shell.
4) Mix cinnamon, brown sugar, flour, oats and melted butter in a bowl.
5) Crumble mixture over berries completely covering it and sealing to the crust edge.
6) Place on cookie sheet and about bake 45 minutes on middle rack.
7) Cool, cut, serve and ENJOY!
I would love for you to stop by twelve crafts and let me know how your crumble-berry pie turns out or just say "HI!" and check out a few gift ideas that you can make for your family and friends.
Cook on!
