Nectarine and Blueberry Pie
May 31, 2009 | Filed Under Baking, Fruits, Recipes
I like to bake, but I don’t do it often enough. It’s therapeutic for me — the kneading, the shaping, the rolling out of the dough, the baking smells…. However, one needs time and energy to bake (or at least, I do) and lately, I haven’t had a lot of time or energy for that — not until I saw this delicious recipe for a Nectarine and Blueberry Pie on Sweet Paul. I saw nectarines and blueberries at the grocery store, just calling my name, and there was no holding me back. I made the time and found some energy to try out this pie.
While I could use the practice slicing the nectarines, rolling the dough and making the petals for the pie crust, I still had a good time making this pie and enjoyed my finished product.
The instructions called for using a tablespoon of white vinegar in the pie crust ingredients. Hmm… Very interesting. I’d never heard of that before. Unfortunately, I didn’t have any white vinegar, so I couldn’t use it. I’m not sure if the lack of vinegar in my crust made a difference in its taste of my crust, but I thought it tasted just fine.
I liked that overall, my pie wasn’t too sweet. The fruits and crust tasted good. My Nectarine and Blueberry Pie was a nice treat for a long-awaited weekend. Now it’s time to start a new week.
Have a good week, everyone.
Paz
Ed. Note: Thanks, Courtney and Mari for letting me know that the vinegar in the crust ingredients makes it nice and flaky. Ahhh! I didn’t know that. Now I do. 
Nectarine and Blueberry Pie
Serves 8
4 cups plain flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
1 3/4 cups unsalted cold butter, in cubes
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 large egg
1/2 cup iced water
Combine flour, salt and sugar in a large bowl.
Add butter and use your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
Mix vinegar, egg and water in a bowl and mix into the flour with your hands just until combined.
Press the dough gently together, wrap in plastic and chill for at least 1 hour.
Take it out and roll it flat.
Fill a 9 inch pie plate with it.
Cut of excess dough.
Cut out small circles with a cookie cutter to go around the edge of the pie.
Filling:
5 nectarines, pitted and sliced
1/2 cup blueberries
2 tablespoons plain flour
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon milk
Place the nectarines and blueberries in a bowl and toss with flour.
Place it in the pie shell. Pour over the lemon juice and sprinkle with sugar.
Line the edge of the pie with the small dough circles.
Beat egg and milk and brush the dough with it.
Bake at 450F for about 40 minutes, or until golden.
Cool and serve.
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Where, oh where, did you find ripe nectarines? I love them but at this time of year, all I get in my local markets are rock hard little fruits. I’m bookmarking this recipe for later in the summer when those glorious nectarines (and the white ones, too) start showing up in the market.
mmm this is so colorful and looks delicious, have a good week Paz
Hi Paz,
your blog is looking beautiful, the photos are great and the food looks really delicious.
I’m back to the world of blogging, at least I hope so…
Hello Paz, i just stumbled onto your beauty of a foodblog & i am glad that i did!
This filled tarte looks really delicious! yummie all the way,….
Wow, nectarines and blueberries: what a pair! It is too early here for both, so I will have to wait until I can try and follow your example. Have a great week!
Great open face pie here! Naturally sweet and delicious.
Like Lydia, I’m bookmarking this one. Ripe nectarines and blueberries ABOUND in California! And oh. Who ate that whammy of a first slice? Hmmm…
Vinegar in crust is agreat trick. Makes the dough flaky. Love the combo of mectarines and blueberries.
Vinegar in the crust–great tip! This is wonderful flavor combination…mmm…And you photos make my mouth water. It’s lunchtime here now…but I want dessert now–LOL! Happy Days, Paz ((HUGS))
Nectarines are far of me. I’ll been waiting for end of spring to bake it-I love the pie.In some crusts I use vinegar too
By the way, if I am hunger or mad with something or somebody, I love to knead, works very well, so therapeutic
oh wow your pie looks amazing. Bravo Chef Paz. The addition of the blueberry brings such a nice color!
Yummy! I’m going to bookmark this one and give it try later on this summer!
Yum! The photos look amazing!
What a great flavour combination…glad to read that it isn’t too sweet…too many pies (imo) are…
j
i looooooooooooooooove nectarine!!!!
your pie looks so beautiful!
it does look great… i’m sure it’s yummy too…
Nectarines are my Favorite fruit but I’ve never tried them with blueberries, so this will be a fun new thing! The new layout looks great -
what a flaky pie crust you made! And fruit going into it I will be happy
Hi everyone: Thanks for stopping by!
Paz
Sounds wonderful! I would never have thought of using nectarines in a pie! Yum!
Hey there, DaviMack: You back from Italy? I’m sure you tasted a lot of yummy foods there.
Paz
What a great pie! I’m glad you found the time and energy!
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