INGREDIENTS
Basic Pastry Crust:
2 cups
flour, plus more for flouring surface
1 tsp
salt
1 cup
shortening, butter flavor or regular, i like to use half cup of each
1/2 cup
ice water
Fruit Filling:
2 cups
strawberries, fresh, washed and sliced about 1/4 inch thick
2 cups
blueberries, fresh or frozen
1/2 cup
sugar
1 1/2 tsp
cornstarch
salt
2 pinches
pepper, about 1/8 teaspoon
grated zest of one lemon
1/4 cup
strawberry or raspberry jam or jelly, homemade or store bought
1/2 tsp
almond extract or vanilla if you don't like almond flavoring
1
beaten egg for brushing tops of pies, optional
Turbinado Sugar for top of hand pies, optional