Fresh Blueberry Pie with Almond Pie Crust

Best Blueberry Pie Recipe – We’re sharing a dazzling Fresh Blueberry Pie with Almond Pie Crust today, just in time for berry season.

Who doesn’t like pie? Really, can you imagine someone not enjoying flaky buttery layers of crust and juicy blueberry filing?

Although I always prefer baking with fresh berries, the great secret of berry pies is that they can be made with frozen berries all year long.

Since berries are generally packaged at the height of the season, berry pies made with frozen berries are debatably just as good. No one has to know your berries weren’t freshly picked!

Ingredients:

For the Almond Pie Crust:

3 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup ground raw almonds (almond meal)

2 tablespoons granulated sugar

1 teaspoon salt

12 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled and cut into cubes

7 tablespoons shortening, chilled and cut into cubes

2 tablespoons amaretto

1-3 tablespoons cold milk

For the Blueberry Filling:

6 cups blueberries

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

3/4 cup granulated sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Zest of 1 orange

1 tablespoon orange juice

2 tablespoons butter, cut into cubes

1 large egg