Dear Liza,
You know about Pi Day, I am sure. Since the irrational number Pi starts with 3.14, Pi Day is the 14th day of the third month, as it is written in the U.S., 3/14.
Since Auntie Bridgett is staying away from gluten and I have never made a tasty gluten-free pie crust, I made her blueberry tarts with a walnut and filbert crust. Ground nuts mixed with some sugar, melted butter, and an egg white. The Cuisinart comes in handy.
Remembering to lay little parchment paper slings in first, (they make unpanning a lot easier) I pressed the nutty crust mixture into the muffin tins. Wet fingers are less likely to stick, and it all went smoothly. The nutty crusts get parbaked for 10 minutes at 325 F.
The filling is even easier. Two cups frozen blueberries, corn starch, salt, and a bit of sugar get heated over medium heat until it thickens, then it gets spooned into the crusts and baked another ten minutes.
Not a traditional pie, to be sure, but tasty!
Love,
Grandma Judy
Dear Liza 