Blueberry-Nectarine Lattice Pie

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These 2 fruits don't often spell together, but this pastry proves however good they do. The crust contains barley flour, which lends a flimsy sweetness and complements the tart berries and chromatic fruit.

Barley flour is disposable astatine Whole Foods Markets and astatine natural-foods stores.

The pie-crust dough needs to beryllium refrigerated for astatine slightest 2 hours and up to 2 days. It tin besides wrapped, sealed successful freezer-safe zip-top bags and frozen for up to 1 month; defrost successful the refrigerator overnight. The pastry needs to beryllium for astatine slightest 6 hours earlier serving. The pastry volition support overnight astatine country temperature, and it cuts much cleanly and tastes amended the adjacent day, aft the filling has had clip to set.

From the upcoming "Better Baking: Wholesome Ingredients, Delicious Desserts," by Genevieve Ko (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, October 2016).

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 8-10 (makes 1 9-inch pie)

For the crust

1 cupful (142 grams) all-purpose flour, positive much for the enactment surface
3/4 cupful (103 grams) barley flour (see headnote)
1/2 cupful (74 grams) good stone-ground yellowish cornmeal
1 spoon sugar, positive much for optional sprinkling
1/2 spoon salt
10 tablespoons (140 grams) acold unsalted butter, chopped into 1/2-inch cubes
1/3 cupful (75 grams) acold caller grapefruit juice
1 ample egg, lightly beaten, for ovum lavation (optional)

For the filling

3/4 cupful (156 grams) sugar
5 tablespoons cornstarch, sifted
1/2 spoon crushed coriander
1/4 spoon salt
1 3/4 pounds (about 5 1/4 cups) caller blueberries
1 1/2 pounds precise ripe nectarines (about 5), pitted and chopped into 1/2-inch dice (3 1/2 cups)
3 tablespoons caller grapefruit juice

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (based connected 10)

Calories
370
Fat
13 g
Saturated Fat
7 g
Carbohydrates
62 g
Sodium
180 mg
Cholesterol
30 mg
Protein
5 g
Fiber
6 g
Sugar
29 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From the upcoming "Better Baking: Wholesome Ingredients, Delicious Desserts," by Genevieve Ko (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, October 2016).

Tested by Kara Elder.

Published August 2, 2016

Updated March 15, 2026