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PATE BRISEE: Combine the flour, salt, and sugar in food processor.
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Add in butter; process till mix resembles coarse meal, about 8 to 10 seconds.
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For hand method, place dry ingredients in large bowl.
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Add in butter; blend with pastry cutter till mix resembles coarse meal.
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Add in ice water in a slow steady stream through feed tube of food processor with machine running, till the dough holds together for no longer than 30 seconds.
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For hand method, mix dough with a wooden spoon, adding water till dough just holds together.
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Turn dough onto piece of plastic wrap.
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Press into flat circle, or possibly rectangle depending on what shape you intend to roll out pastry to.
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Wrap in plastic wrap and chill at least 1 hour.
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(May be frzn, double wrapped in plastic, for several months.)
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On a lightly floured work surface, roll out half the dough into a 1/8-inch-thick circle, about 13 inches in diameter.
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Drape dough over a 9-inch pie pan, and transfer to the refrigerator to refrigeratefor about 30 min.
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Heat the oven to 425 degrees.
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Whisk together the egg and the lowfat milk to make the egg wash, and set aside.
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Combine the blueberries, lemon juice, sugar, flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg, and turn into the chilled bottom crust.
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Dot with the butter.
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If blueberries are tart, add in more sugar to taste.
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Roll out the remaining pie crust dough to the same size and thickness.
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Brush the rim of the pie crust with the egg wash, place the other pie crust on top, and with scissors or possibly a knife, trim to 1/2-inch over the edge of the pan, and crimp the edges with a fork or possibly your fingers.
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Tuck the crust under the edge of the pie pan to prevent the juices from spilling.
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With a small paring knife pierce the top crust in a decorative pattern.
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Transfer the pie to the refrigerator to refrigeratetill hard, about 15 min.
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Brush with the egg wash glaze, and sprinkle with the Tbsp.
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of sugar.
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Bake in the heated oven for 20 min.
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Reduce heat to 350 degrees, and continue baking 30 to 40 min till golden.
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Makes one 9-inch pie.
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Comments: George Christiansen, Martha Stewart's brother, uses his berries to make a delicious blueberry pie for the family Thanksgiving table.
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George attributes the success of his annual blueberry crop to cross pollination between varieties, full sunlight, and slightly acidic soil.
