Ingredients

• 1 pastry for a double-crust 9-inch pie
• 5 cups fresh blackberries
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 egg white
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar or 2 tablespoons turbinado sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 425°F.

2. Place half the rolled pastry crust into the bottom of a 9-inch glass pie plate.

3. Rinse berries and allow to drain (make sure they are dry when you use them- you can blot them with paper toweling if needed).

4. Mix berries with the cornstarch and 1/2 cup sugar until all the sugar and cornstarch is taken up.

5. Place coated berries on the bottom crust in the pie plate.

6. Top berries with rolled pastry crust.

7. Entwine the upper and lower edges of crust and crimp to form a seal.

8. Beat egg white until frothy in a small dish.

9. Using a brush, coat top crust lightly with egg white.

10. Sprinkle crust with 2 tbsp sugar.

11. Using a sharp knife, cut several vents in the top crust.

12. Place pie plate on a baking or cookie sheet and bake in preheated oven for 35-40 minutes.

13. Watch the crust on the pie that it doesn't brown too much--cover with foil or a crust guard if necessary.

14. Cool pie thoroughly on a wire rack before serving.