Black Raspberry Pie

Berry, berry delicious: Enjoy healthy berries while they're in season

» Berries do not ripen after they are picked, so select carefully when purchasing.


» Blueberries have 80-90 calories per cup and the highest antioxidant level of 40 different fruits, juices and vegetables.


» Blueberries are native to America.


» Blueberry Jelly Bellies were created in the 1980s for the late Pres. Ronald Reagan.


» Raspberries may be red, black, purple or gold, with gold raspberries being the sweetest. Red raspberry are first to ripen, followed by black, purple and gold varieties.


» Raspberries contain vitamins A and C and various minerals, plus a natural substance called ellagic acid, a cancer-preventing compound.


» A Germany myth says to tame a bewitched horse, one should tie a wild raspberry twig around the horse's body.


» The difference between raspberries and blackberries is that raspberries have a hollow core while blackberries do not.


» Blackberries peak in June in the South and July in the North.


» According to the USDA, 1 cup of blackberries has 62 calories.


» Blackberry tea was said to be a cure for dysentery during the Civil War.

Bakeaway with Me: Happy Birthday and Fourth of July Black ...

The beginning of July is always the time our black raspberries come out in NJ.  Just in time for Fourth of July celebrations and my brothers birthday! Ever since he was young, my mother had always made him a black raspberry pie for his birthday.  When she couldn't do it anymore, I kind of took over the tradition! I have a patch of black raspberries in my yard that I planted a few years ago. This year we got a pretty good crop…but not enough to make pie and jam. I have to make my jam! So my husband and I went to a state preserve by our home and found some wild black raspberries to pick. We were able to get a whole colander full! I was thrilled…you see they have become a very coveted  berry. There was a time they grew everywhere! You could find them growing in just about every vacant field or along the roadway! But today, most of the fields of wild black raspberries have given way to housing developments. I had enough to make two pies mixed with peaches and blueberries and enough for a batch of black raspberry jam! I even had enough to make some black raspberry frozen yogurt! Happy Fourth of July! Sprinkle the minimum amount of water over the butter and flour mixture and stir gently with a fork the dough should begin holding together. If the mixture still appears dry and crumbly, add the remaining water, 1 teaspoon at a time for the smaller quantity of dough, a tablespoon at a time for the larger quantity, until the dough holds together easily. To mix the dough in the  food processor , combine flour, salt and baking powder in work bowl fitted with metal blade. Pulse 3 times at 1second intervals to mix. Cut butter into 1 tablespoon pieces and add to work bowl. Process, pulsing repeatedly at 1second intervals, until the mixture is fine and powdery, resembles a coarseground cornmeal and no large pieces of butter remain visible about 15 pulses in all. Scatter the minimum amount of water on the butter and flour mixture and  pulse  5 or 6 times the dough should begin holding together. If the mixture still appears dry and crumbly, add the remaining water, 1 teaspoon at a time for the smaller quantity of dough,one tablespoon at a time for the larger quantity, until the dough holds together easily. Since I didn't have the 7 cups of raspberries called for to make my berry pie…I decided to mix the berries with peaches and blueberries.

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