Blueberry pie

Type	Pie
Course	Dessert
Place of origin	United States,Canada
Serving temperature	Hot or cold
Main ingredients	Blueberries, pie crust, sugar, corn starch
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Blueberry pie is apie with ablueberry filling. Blueberry pie is readily made because it does not require pitting or peeling of fruit. It usually has a top and bottomcrust. The top crust can be circular, but the pie can also have a crumble crust or no top crust. Blueberry pies are often eaten in the summertime whenblueberries are in season in theNorthern Hemisphere.^[3]

Blueberries, both wild ('lowbush') and cultivated ('highbush'), are native to North America. Blueberry pie was first eaten by early American settlers^[4] and later the food spread to the rest of the world. A similar earlier pie from England are prepared withbilberries which are known as European Blueberries . It remains a populardessert in theUnited States andCanada. Blueberry pie made with wild Maine blueberries is the officialstate dessert of the U.S. state ofMaine.^[5] Berry pie, including with blueberries, was documented as early as 1872 in theAppledore Cook Book.^[6]

The typical primary ingredients for blueberry pie are rinsed and stemmed blueberries. The berries can be frozen or fresh. Other ingredients includeflour or instanttapioca,cinnamon,nutmeg,sugar,vanilla andbutter. Ingredients may vary, depending upon the recipe.^[7]

In a reference amount of 100 g (3.5 oz), commercially prepared blueberry pie supplies 55calories, and is 10%fat, 35%carbohydrates, 2%protein, and 52% water (table). It contains nomicronutrients in significant percentage of theDaily Value (table).

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  Blueberry pie in agraham cracker crust
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  Miniature blueberry pies

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