Wild Blueberry Ricotta Pie
A soul-warming dessert made with wild blueberries, which are also known as bilberries.
Ingredients
Crust
- 1.5 cup brown rice flour Freshly ground is best if you have a mill. Use 1 cup of brown rice grain.
- 2 tbsp ghee Cold pressure sunflower oil can be used instead
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp fennel seeds ground into powder
- boiling water enough to bind the dough
Filling
- 2 large handfuls wild blueberries or other dark berries
- 2 small handfuls fresh ricotta homemade is best
- 1/3 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 inch fresh ginger, grates finely
- 1 tsp cinnamon powder
- tbsp arrowroot flour optional (if the mixture looks too runny)
Instructions
Crust
- In a heat-proof bowl, stir the flour, fennel powder and salt, using a fork.
- Mash in the ghee to create dry breadcrumb-like texture.
- When the mixture is looking uniform, add enough boiling water to make wet-looking breadcrumbs. Best to go slowly with adding water in order not to overdo it.
- Using your hand, combine the mixture into a ball of soft dough.
- Cover and let it sit for 5 minutes to rest.
- With your hands, press the dough into a pie dish. I used a glass lid from one of my round Pyrex casserole dishes.
- Prick some holes in the crust with a fork and bake blind in 200C oven for 5 minutes. If you skip this step, the crust might end up being soggy.
Filling
- Combine all the ingredients
- Add the mixture to the crust and continue baking for 10-15 more minutes.
- Serve warm or cold. I usually prepare the pie for lunch and my family and I enjoy half of the pie then. The remaining slices are saved for dinner. They are fine kept covered at room temperature till then.
Do you have a recipe for homemade ricotta or is it the same as paneer. And are you not concerned about combining fruit and dairy because they are cooked together here?
Hi Alex. Yes, exactly. Just checked Divya Alter’s food combining guidelines where she states that cheese does not combine well with raw fruit. She also says cooked fruit goes well with most foods.
Saying that, if someone has severe digestive issues, they should stay away from mixing fruit with other foods, even in the cooked form.