Hold onto your hats, folks, because I'm about to confess something:
I used to not like pie.
I used to think that fruit was best enjoyed fresh, not cooked. And then I met Esther.
I've told y'all a little bit about how I met Esther the first day I lived in California. I said I would tell you the rest of the story, so here goes:
I moved to California in July of 2006, just months after graduating college. Since apartment leases didn't start until September, I had to sub-lease a room in the interim. I rented a room in a 3-bedroom apartment with two other girls.
My parents drove me to California with everything I owned in my Honda Accord. (I wish I still owned so few things!) Three days later, I pulled up to apartment #106 and knocked on the door. Esther opened the door with a big smile, an apron around her neck and flour on her hands. I said "nice to meet you" and walked inside. She was baking an apple pie and watching Paula Deen on TV. Was it written in the stars that we would be best friends or what? Any doubts my parents had about leaving me in a strange state disappeared because of Esther's friendliness.
Esther and I were instant best friends, and we have been ever since. Actually, everyone who lived in that apartment (including the girl whose room I rented and another girl who took the 3rd roommate's room a month later) is still good friends. Over bottles of wine, we laugh about how apartment #106 brought us all together. Here we are today, in each other's weddings.
Esther's pies made me love pie. Her pies are the kind that drip butter when they are pulled from the oven. They are the kind of pies that taste even better with ice cream, but you still sneak a few bites without it so you can taste the crust and juicy fruit. The pie that made me a believer was her mixed berry pie. It tastes like a triumph. I asked for her recipe and she replied "oh, I just use a bag of frozen mixed berries and make my own all-butter dough." Like that was an easy task!
I did just like she said, though. I took part of a bag of frozen mixed berries, stirred in some flour and sugar and tucked it into the pie crust. I dolloped sour cream on top, and crimped the edges of the dough closed. I put Paula Deen on the TV just to make sure everything turned out right.
And it did.
I used a 5" mini deep-dish pie pan that Esther gave me for Christmas last year. Isn't it darling? You can use a regular 6 or 7" pie pan, too. A delicious homemade berry pie.
Mixed Berry Sour Cream Pie
Ingredients
For the crust:
For the filling:
Instructions
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
5
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 498Total Fat: 23gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 273mgCarbohydrates: 66gFiber: 4gSugar: 16gProtein: 7g
Cassie says
This story is the best! Pie especially brings people together, what awesome memories. This sounds fabulous my friend!
Lauren says
That is the cutest pie plate ever!!
Stephie @ Eat Your Heart Out says
I have GOT to find myself a baby pie plate. That's all there is to it.
I use vinegar in my pot pie crust and love how flaky it makes it. Haven't ever used it in a sweet pie crust but have often thought about it (although somehow moving away from my momma's sweet pie crust seems like blasphemy).
Honey What's Cooking says
that is the cutest green pie dish.. where did you get it? it's just so cute. you must have all these little baking dishes in your home since you bake for 2... it's so cute.
Heather {ModernMealsforTwo} says
This sounds awesome (as usual)!!
Christina says
Hey Heather, I keep trying to comment on your site, but my comments never show up. They could be going to your spam folder :(
Emilie @ Emilie's Enjoyables says
I sort of STILL hate pie and think fruit is best served fresh, so maybe if I try this it will convert me??! :)
Bianca @ Confessions of a Chocoholic says
Pie with sour cream sounds so perfect right now, I wish I had a slice!
Em (Wine and Butter) says
I want this pie! And to move into Apt 106! And to get to eat pie with ice cream every day and never gain a pound! I think option 1 might be the only realistic one so I might just go for that. Frozen berries are like the best resource ever, no!?
Megan {Country Cleaver} says
I love the addition of the SC to this bad boy. What a fabulous tang. I can feel it as I read it. haha
Jen M O says
I love mini pies especially anything with berries.