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Blueberry Pies in Mason Jars

07/04/2011 by Lara • 13 Comments

Recipe: Brooklyn Supper's Cherry and Blueberry Star Pies in Jars
Total time: 2 hours
Ease: Intermediate
Unusual ingredients: blueberries, lemon zest, lemon juice, tapioca

Few things are more beautiful, I think, than these sweet little blueberry pies in mason jars, complete with little stars for the Fourth of July.

My husband and I are fortunate enough to have very loving relatives (his parents, my in-laws) on Cape Cod. We needed to escape for a relaxing weekend leading up to Independence Day, and they received us with open arms. I was eager to bake something 4th-of-July-y, and I also knew that my mother in law has a bunch of mason jars that would be the perfect size for us to bake in. This recipe was a terrific match.

The cottage that we baked in was perfect. The feeling of the home was all about love and family. Their property evokes some history and nostalgia; it makes the perfect getaway from my normal life of computers and Internet and 24 hour access. (more…)