Vintage YoT: Handheld Blackberry Pies

These little blackberry piesare so easy to make and they are so darn delicious!

Ingredients

Pre-made pie crusts (Pillsbury), 2 cups of blackberries, 1/2 cup of granulated sugar, 1 tablespoon instant tapioca, 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice, 1 teaspoon lemon zest, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract. If you like the tops brown, side aside an egg.

You'll also need a round cookie cutter or lid to use to cut the dough out, a fork to make indentations and extra granulated sugar to sprinkle on top. Use Flour (to de-stickify the pie crusts) and a cookie sheet and parchment paper for baking the pies.

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Clean and pat blackberries dry

Gently mix blackberries with sugar, Tapioca, lemon juice, lemon zest, cinnamon and vanilla extract. Let ingredients mingle for about 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, lightly flour a cutting board and gently unroll the pie crusts. Use round cookie cutter or large lid to cut out circles and place on parchment paper.

Spoon a small amount of blackberry mixture to one side of circle. Fold sides together and pinch closed.

Use fork to make indentations on side of pie, flip pie over and do the same on the back.

To make an egg wash (to get the top of your pies brown) mix an egg with a teaspoon of water.

Gently brush egg wash on pies and sprinkle sugar on top.

 Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Makes 6 pies