Mustikkapiirakka
mustikka
Mormor is making her favourite summer recipe handed down from her isoäiti (Finnish grandmother)…
dredge
…dredge the blueberries in sugar and potato flour (or any starch)…
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cardamom dough
…roll out the yeast dough made with egg and cardamom and plenty of butter…
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filling
…pinch up the sides to form an open-topped pie, pour the blueberries inside…
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Lattice
…lattice the top if you have dough leftover…
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bake
…put it in to bake in a moderate oven for half an hour…
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mmm
…until perfect with sugar on top!
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Volunteers
There you go – Finnish summer Dessert, delicious as-is, or with cream, ice-cream or vanilla sauce! Kiitos, Mormor!
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Relax
Jane had the afternoon off!!
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Quimper Hittys 
Oh! The mustikkapiirakka looks so delicious and easy. Mormor et al will be full of berry goodness once they delve into it. Thank you for introducing it to us. Does Jane get a piece?
It is a very delicious and easy dessert, if one is familiar with yeast baking…everyone liked it, and of course they saved a slice for dear Jane!
Lovely small pie! I just picked 10 liters of blueberries for winter. Maybe I’ll make some mustikkapiirakka too.
Aapo sends greetings to Mormor. He loves blueberry pie.
Kiitos! When I visited Finland in 2013 I ate fresh berries every single day in some form or another, including mustikkapiirakka…which was wonderful!
Mormor says if Aapo visits, she will bake him a pie!
That desert looks very tasty!! And Jane looks VERY relaxed!!
The humans ate their rather larger pie with whipped cream, but the Quimper Hittys had theirs unadorned, everyone agreed it was very tasty…and Jane fell asleep in the shade with her book all afternoon, which disappointed her, she was hoping to get a little further along in her book before having to go back to work.
Mormor is the perfect Mormor. I adore her smile and the smile lines she has around her eyes. Her rolling pin is wonderful…so authentic as though she has used it since her younger years…and her dessert looks scrumptious…I can almost smell the heavenly aroma all across the miles.
Mormor was glad that the Quimper Hittty kitchen had such a substantial rolling pin, she has a penchant for baking cookies (and pie)…cardamom has such an evocative smell I am not surprised you could (almost) smell Mormor’s pie!
well done Mormor, it looks delicious and I bet it won’t last long. Jane deserves a rest, she looks very comfy.
The recipe made a substantial amount, but there were enough Hittys (plus Jane) to reduce it to crumbs fairly quickly!
I enjoyed this story very much! Thanks for sharing your special dessert!
You are very welcome, we are glad you enjoyed it!
yum
It was!