Blueberries in Puff Pastry

 

1 1/2 - 2 cups of blueberries

8 – 10 sheets of phyllo dough or puff pastry

1/8 pound (1/2 stick) of unsalted butter

2 butter wrappers for greasing pie pan

1 Tablespoon sugar

1/8 teaspoon nutmeg

1/16 teaspoon lavender salt

Wash blueberries. Remove any stems and discard all soft and squishy berries. Thoroughly grease a 9 1/2 inch deep dish pie pan with butter wrappers. All at once, place 4 or 5 sheets in bottom of pie pan. The ends of the pastry will overlap the edges of the pie plate. Slice off the first tablespoon of butter and then cut into five pieces and distribute evenly on the puff pastry. All at once, place the second 4 or 5 pieces of puff pastry on top of those in the pie plate. Slice off the second tablespoon of butter and then cut into five pieces and distribute evenly on the puff pastry. Place blueberries on top of the pastry; they will be one layer of blueberries thick and in places two blueberries thick. Sprinkle nutmeg, lavender salt and sugar evenly over the berries. Dot the berries with the third tablespoon of butter. Fold the excess puff pastry over the blueberries and then dot the top of the puff pastry with the last tablespoon of butter.

There will be extra phyllo dough; refold it in its original paper and then place in a plastic bag and store in the refrigerator for future us.

Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 40 minutes at 375 degrees Fahrenheit. The pastry needs to be covered or it will become tough in the oven.

Serves 6 people.

Notes: This can be made the day before and stored in the refrigerator and then served for breakfast.