There pie with blueberries and pecans it’s a sweet from belief of American inspiration super greedy and fragrant, rich in butter, sour cream, fresh fruit and nuts, which you can make for one satisfying breakfast or for snack, to sweetly accompany the afternoon coffee.
Ingrediants
- 310 g of flour 00
- 240 g of sour cream
- 200 g of granulated sugar
- 170 g of soft butter
- 3 eggs
- ½ vanilla bean
- 1 teaspoon of baking soda
- ½ teaspoon of baking powder
for the cake:
- 1 pinch of salt
- 200 g of blueberries
- 100 g of flour 00
- 65 g of brown sugar
- 75 g of melted butter
- 40-50 g of pecans
- powdered sugar
for the crumble:
to decorate:
There pie with blueberries and pecans is a soft and fragrant dessert, it is the classic cake suitable for every moment of the day from Breakfast at the snack.
It is anything but simple due to the richness of the ingredients sweet very easy to make. It consists of two layers one soft, spongy and rich in fresh fruit and a crunchy and crumbly one thanks to chopped walnuts and al crumble which is put on the surface before baking the cake. The result is a well-balanced dessert that satisfies the palate for taste and texture.
It is a clear homage to the gastronomic tradition of the country with stars and stripes due to the presence of two typical ingredients of that area: i blueberries and the pecans. Both of these fruits are very popular in the States where they are used in many recipes to prepare ice creams, Biscuits, cakes And bars.
In summer, however, of blueberries they are also found in abundance in the mountains of our house. The variety that grows wild in Italy produces smaller, but equally tasty fruits. If you have the possibility to go and collect them, you can use them immediately to prepare a blueberry donut or muffins or you can keep them in the freezer or turn them into sweet preserves to be consumed during the winter.
OTHER DELICIOUS RECIPES: Blueberry Mousse, Rustic Blueberry Tart, Blueberry Cheesecake.
How to prepare: Pie with blueberries and pecans
- Execution
- easy
- Preparation time
- 25 min
- Cooking time
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1h and 10 min
- Portions
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8 – 10
How to prepare: Pie with blueberries and pecans
Start making the blueberry and pecan pie by beating the soft butter with the granulated sugar in a bowl using an electric mixer for 2-3 minutes. Then add the eggs, one at a time, and the vanilla seeds.
Add the sour cream and salt and mix. Add the sifted powders (flour, baking powder and baking soda) and mix with a spatula until a homogeneous mixture is obtained.
Finally add the blueberries and mix. Pour the mixture into a greased and floured 22 cm diameter springform pan. Level.
Prepare the crumble: in a bowl, mix all the ingredients, except the walnuts, with your fingertips until you get a crumbly mixture. Spread it over the top of the cake and add the coarsely chopped pecans.
Bake in a preheated oven at 180 ° for about 1 hour and 10 minutes, checking the cooking with a toothpick that must come out clean. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely before unmolding. Serve the blueberry pecan pie with a sprinkle of powdered sugar.
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