The Taste of Nature - Blueberry Pie

Here is one of the recipes from my beloved Westfjords cookbook "West Fjords - A Culinary Journey." by Guðlaug Jónsdóttir and Karl Kristján Ásgeirsson - thank you again, Guðlaug, for allowing me to present this recipe from your book here!!!
 

Velkomin á Bláberjadaga í Súðavík!

Welcome to International Blueberry Festival in Súðavík!

The small fishing town of Sú ðavik (around 200 inhabitants) is located one fjord further around 20 km from Ísa fjörður and is in the middle of an absolute berry region. At the end of August, the "Bláberjadaga", the "International Blueberry Festival", takes place in this place. The festival features competitions in berry picking, blueberry pie eating and blueberry runs over various distances, as well as music events - always a big event for young and old!

Sú ðavik gained notoriety through an avalanche accident in the snowy winter of 1994/1995. Snow avalanches occur frequently in the area. A large avalanche on January 16, 1995 destroyed around 1/3 of the town and 14 residents were killed in the accident. The old location has been in an official danger zone ever since. The residents have built new houses towards the fjord and have essentially “moved” their location a little bit. The old houses, which can only be used in summer, now serve as summer houses.

polar fox

Deep sea fishing is mainly offered in Sú ðavik and the Melrakkasetur Íslands , the Icelandic Arctic Fox Center, is also located in Sú ðavik.

Recipe: Dagbjört's Blueberry Pie

At the Blueberry Days 2011, Dagbjört Hjaltadóttir won the competition for the tastiest blueberry dish, the recipe was published in the Westfjords cookbook with the consent of the winner and the organizers.


Ingredients

350 g wholemeal spelled flour
300 g brown sugar
50 g agave syrup
350 g coarse oat flakes
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
200 g soft butter

400 g fresh blueberries
2 Tbsp cane sugar


Preparation

In a large bowl, mix the flour with the sugar, syrup, oats, salt and cinnamon.

Mix the soft butter with the remaining ingredients and knead into coarse crumbles.

Put about half of the dough into a greased or baking pan lined with baking paper (diameter approx. 24 cm)...

...and press it loosely into the bottom of the mold.

Wash the blueberries, drain them and spread them on the base, then sprinkle with the cane sugar.

Pour the remaining streusel over the blueberries.

...and bake in a preheated oven at 350 °F (180 °C) upper and lower heat for about 40 minutes.

Serve the blueberry pie with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream as dessert.

[Translated from here.]