Pie, Pie, Pie

For all those parents out there that watch kids shows over and over and over again, sometimes they can inspire you.  In watching one of my son's favorite show "Word World" there was an episode about pies.  My little 2 year old can now spell pie and it got me thinkg that I should try to make pie.  Not that filling in a jar, pre-made crust kind, good old fashioned fruit pie from scratch.  The search for a good pie crust was on.  I checked a couple of books to no avail and then went straight to Martha, after all she has yet to steer me wrong!  Being my first pie I went for a basic pie crust recipe: http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/basic-pie-crust and began my adventure.  The next was to select my filling...  In my freezer was were some wild blackberries left over from my jam experience that were just begging to be baked into a crust of yumminess.  I didn't think I had enough for a pie so I searched and found a recipe for an Apple-Blackberry Pie: http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/apple-blackberry-pie-with-fall-leaves-pate-brisee.  If you know me you know that recipes are merely guidelines and although I stuck to the pie crust recipe, the filling was up in the air.  I read the comments and changed the sugar to 3/4 cup and added a little lemon zest to "kick it up a notch".  I can say it was easy but I really think it was touch and go there for a bit.  I had to add a little water to the dough to help it stick a bit and even then I was not sure how it would turn out.  I baked it for an hour and 25 minutes until it was nice and golden and let it cool before serving it a la mode to the family.  SUCCESS, for my first pie ever!  Flaky crust, just the right amount of sweetness and hardly any bubbling over of berry juices.  With a great start to pie making I may set my sights a bit higher next time and try an apple pie with a cheese crust....