The Moonlight Baker

So I had this idea . . .

It involved summer, and blackberries, and butter.  And therefore: pie. 

Now before you go ahead and tell me that this doesn’t look like a pie, let me go right ahead and agree with you.  Indeed, this is not exactly what I picture when I hear the word “pie”. But then again, it does meet all of the qualifications:

1.) Buttery crust

2.) Bold, and in this case fruity, filling

3.) Did I mention that the filling is nice and oozey when warm?  No?  Well, count that as numero tres.

And finally,

4.) The mind-blowing effect of faintly sweet crust and berry-goodness in just a few, compact bites.

So there you have pie . . . well, crostata to be more technical.   At that, I suppose it would be appropriate to give you a brief explanation of what a crostata is. 

A crostata is basically a rustic “pie” of sorts – it does not have a top crust, other than the edges which are upturned in order to contain the filling of choice.  In my case, however, crostata is an excuse to be a little lazy because you don’t have to worry quite so much about appearance.  It’s a way more freeform kinda dessert, which enables “creative license” and the ability to hide any impending mistakes.