3 1/2 cups blueberries
3/4 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
3 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup milk
In a large bowl, mix blueberries, sugar, salt, cinnamon, and flour. Line a shallow pie pan with one pastry crust on the bottom. Pour in blueberry mixture. Dot top of blueberries with butter. With a pastry brush, brush edge of pie crust with water. Roll top crust to fit plate. Fold top pastry dough over pie and cut approximately 4 small slits on the fold. Press down along edge. Trim crust close to the edge of the pie with a fork or create a decorative edge. Pour 1/4 cup milk over pie. Bake pie at 475 degrees for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and cook an additional 15 minutes. Cool and serve.
Patriot Fact
Blueberries are a great source of antioxidants, which help counteract heart disease, cancers, and other illnesses. Maine produces a majority of the country’s blueberries. Blueberries peak in season in the late summer.
