Boysenberry Pie

My dad loves boysenberry pie, and for his 64th birthday I made him one.  I cheated on fresh berries and used canned boysenberries from Oregon Speciality Fruit.  Oh boy was it good!  I used the pie crust recipe that I usually use for my apple pies.  With a scoop of vanilla ice cream and maybe a dollop of whipped cream, this is sure to be a repeated recipe!

Boysenberry Pie Recipe

-Ingredients-

2 cans Oregon Boysenberries (drained, reserve syrup from one can)

1/2 Cup Sugar

3 T Cornstarch

2 T Lemon Juice (optional)

1 T Unsalted Butter or Margarine (optional)

Pastry for a double crust, 9-inch pie

-Instructions-

1. Preheat oven to 400 F. Drain the berries and reserve the syrup from one can.

2. In a saucepan stir the Boysenberry syrup into the combined mixture of the cornstarch and half of the sugar.

3. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened.

4. Remove from heat and gently stir in the remaining sugar, boysenberries and lemon juice.  Let stand while preparing pastry.

5. Line a 9-inch pie pan with pastry and fill with fruit filling.  Dot with butter or margarine.  Adjust top crust on pie, cutting slits for steam to escape, and seal.

6. Bake for 30 minutes or until filling is bubbly and crust is golden brown.