Saskatoon Berry Pie

1 egg
7 oz. sugar
1 pinch salt
7 oz. vegetable shortening
1 splash lemon juice
7/40 oz. vanilla flavour
14 oz. flour
1-113/160 pints water

Per pie:
7 oz. pie dough
21 oz. blueberries and saskatoon berries, mixed together
2-5/8 oz. sugar
1-9/40 oz. flour
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
3 eggs
8-1/2 fl. oz. milk

Directions:

Pie dough:
Mix sugar, eggs, vanilla flavour, lemon juice and salt. Whip until fluffy, approximately five minutes. Add vegetable shortening; whip until creamy. Then add water and flour. Mix well for three minutes. Refrigerate the dough before using.

To the berry mixture, add sugar, flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Add eggs and milk. Strain mixture to get rid of lumps. Pour over berries. Seal and bake at 350°F for approximately one hour.

Comments from Kathleen Morrison :

Served at First Nations Conferences in Calgary, Canada.

User Reviews:

good pie requires s'toon berries:D

Submitted by bla on December 05, 2003

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