Recipe Deluxe Blackberry Pie (Pie)

Required Ingredients:

• 4 cups fresh blackberries
• 1 1/4 cups white sugar
• 4 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons blackberry brandy
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
• 1 tablespoon white sugar

Preparing/Cooking:

• Puree two cups of the blackberries in a blender until liquid.
• Strain out the seeds, and pour into a saucepan.
• Whisk in 1 1/4 cups sugar.
• Cook over a medium heat until boiling, stirring constantly and scraping bottom.
• Keep at a boil for 5 minutes, and then remove from heat.
• Mix cornstarch and brandy in a cup.
• When well mixed, whisk into pan; stir until mixture returns to a boil.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in the nutmeg and cinnamon.
• Check the consistency of the mixture; it should be like a thin pudding.
• If necessary, add cornstarch and water mixed at a 2:1 ratio to thicken.
• Fill the pie shell with the remaining two cups of blackberries.
• Pour the blackberry puree over the fresh berries, covering evenly.
• Use either strips of dough criss crossed to cover, or cover with a solid sheet of dough with slits cut in it.
• Dust with sugar on top.
• Bake in a preheated 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) oven for 35 minutes, or until crust is browned.

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