Croatian Blackberry Pie Recipe

Best homemade Blackberry Pie recipe with fresh juicy blackberries and an easy, flaky pie crust!

If you like this recipe you simply must try my No Bake Mango Key Lime Pie!

Traditional Croatian cuisine is mainly based on fish and grilling techniques using different kinds of wood to give each fish a different flavor. Being on the Adriatic Sea, Croatia has incorporated many Mediterranean flavors, particularly the use of olive oil. Meanwhile, in the mountainous interior, the food is more Serbian/ Austrian or Hungarian related. Pork and lamb are more common, as are dairy products.

You may be wondering why is this Croatian Blackberry Pie so special?!! Right?

Blackberry Pie Recipe

This Croatian Blackberry Pie is hands down one of the best pies I’ve ever had! No joking…. It is my go to recipe when we have friends coming over and I want to surprise them. Absolutely crowd pleaser

The pastry is so buttery and flaky, the way it should be 🙂

The meringue-like filling is so light and fluffy with the delicious addition of fresh blackberries to balance the whole sweetness of the pie. 

Trust me, you are not going to find a better pie this summer! I cannot say how much of this beauty was left on the plate by the time I  have finished this post..I feel ashamed 🙂

Ingredients for Blackberry Pie Recipe

• flour
• butter – use any unsalted butter, preferably at room temperature
• sugar
• eggs
• blackberries – I have used fresh ones but you can always use frozen berries if easier
• vanilla extract
• lemon juice and zest

How to Make Blackberry Pie

This homemade fresh blackberry pie is quite easy to make.

1. Add flour, baking powder, butter and 1/2 cup granulated sugar to a food processor and pulse to combine until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add 2 egg yolks to the mixture and process until it forms a ball. Remove and add pastry to a lightly floured surface.
2. Top Crust – Cut 1/3 of the pastry, roll it a bit into a round shape, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
3. Bottom crust – Press remaining dough into the base and sides of a greased and lined with baking sheet 20 cm pie pan. Place pie pastry in the fridge to chill for 15 minutes.
4. Blackberry Pie filling – whisk egg whites to soft peaks, then gradually add remaining 1/2 cup sugar and whisk until thick and glossy. Fold in fresh (r frozen) blackberries, vanilla extract and lemon juice and zest until combined.
5. Spoon pie filling into pastry shell and add top crust (reserved dough) over filling to cover.
6. Bake in preheated oven 350F for 50 minutes or until the pie crust is golden brown and a knife inserted into the centre comes out clean. Serve warm or cold dusted with powdered sugar.

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Croatian Blackberry Pie (pita od kupina)

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

50 mins

Total Time

1 hr 5 mins

 

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Croatian

Servings: 6 -8 servings

Author: Adore Foods

Ingredients

• 1 cup plain flour
• ¾ tsp baking powder
• 6 oz/ 170 g cold unsalted butter chopped
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs separated
• 1 pound aprox 500gr fresh or frozen, thawed blackberries
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp lemon zest
• powdered sugar to serve

Instructions

1. Process flour, baking powder, butter and 1/2 cup granulated sugar in a food processor until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add 2 egg yolks and process until mixture forms a ball; dough will be soft. Turn out onto a lightly floured work surface.
2. Reserve one-third of the dough; shape into a disc, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Using damp hands, press remaining dough into the base and sides of a greased and lined 20 cm pie dish. Place pie shell in the refrigerator to chill.
3. Preheat oven to 350F/180C. To make filling, using an electric mixer, whisk egg whites to soft peaks, then gradually add remaining 1/2 cup sugar and whisk until thick and glossy. Fold in blackberries, vanilla and lemon zest until combined. Spoon into pastry shell and, using a small knife, slice off small pieces of reserved dough and place over filling to cover.
4. Bake for 50 minutes or until pastry is golden brown and a knife inserted into the centre comes out clean. Serve warm or cold dusted with powdered sugar.

Recipe Notes

This recipe is from Feast magazine, Feb 2012, Issue 6.