FOR THE PASTRY
1 cup flour
2 tbsp sugar
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter, chilled
1 tbsp white vinegar
FOR THE FILLING
3 cup blueberries
2/3 cup sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tbsp flour
FOR THE TOPPING
2 cup blueberries
2 tsp confectioners' sugar
Directions
Preheat oven to 350F.
PASTRY: Place flour, sugar and salt in a medium size mixing bowl. Cut
in the chilled butter, then rub mixture with your finger tips until it
resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle with the vinegar and shape gently
into dough. Press dough into an ungreased 9-inch round cake pan to a
thickness of about 1/4 inch. The crust should be worked to 1 inch up
the sides of the pan.
FILLING: Place the 3 cups of blueberries on the crust. Mix the sugar
and cinnamon into the flour and sprinkle evenly over the berries.
Place in the oven on the lowest rack and bake for 50 minutes or until
the crust is golden and the filling bubbles.
Remove from the oven and immediately sprinkle with the remaining 2
cups of blueberries. Let the kuchen rest at room temperature for
about an hour. Then sprinkle with the powdered sugar and serve.
Servings: 1 pie
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Categories: Fruit
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