Saskatoon Berry Pie (Classic)

Name: Saskatoon Berry Pie (Classic)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients: 4 cups saskatoon berries (or blueberries if unavailable); 1/2 cup caster sugar; 3 tbsp cornflour; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tsp almond extract; 2 sheets shortcrust pastry; 1 tbsp butter, diced; 1 egg, beaten; ice cream or cream to serve

A classic Prairie-style pie, filled with the uniquely Canadian saskatoon berry for a sweet, tart filling.

Total time

70 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

50 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Canadian

vegetarian

Ingredients

4 cupssaskatoon berries (or blueberries if unavailable)

1/2 cupcaster sugar

3 tbspcornflour

1 tbsplemon juice

1 tspalmond extract

2 sheetsshortcrust pastry

1 tbspbutter, diced

1egg, beaten

ice cream or creamto serve

Instructions

Toss berries with sugar, cornflour, lemon juice and almond extract.

Line a 23cm pie dish with one pastry sheet. Fill with berry mixture. Dot with butter.

Cover with second pastry sheet. Crimp edges. Brush with egg. Cut steam vents.

Bake at 200°C for 45-50 minutes until golden and bubbling.

Cool 20 minutes before slicing.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

215

Protein

2.3g

Fat

6.9g

Carbs

36.6g

Fiber

0.3g

Sodium

59mg

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