A Birthday Dessert

This past Friday was my mother's birthday.

I'm always the baker when it comes to a birthday for one of my parents, mother's day and fathers' day.

Usually for my mother I go for some variation of a cheesecake since it's her favorite

However this year, I wanted something different.

I remembered that around the holidays Liz of Sequins & Stripes had posted a blueberry dessert.

Being a dear friend she was eagerly willing to share this yummy recipe:

Blueberry & Goat Cheese Pie

And trust me, it's delicious!

This will be made many more times and I definitely recommend trying it out.

Ingredients

Crust:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 to 3/4 cups cold margarine
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• Pinch salt
• Cold water

Filling:

• 1/2 cup soft goat cheese
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• Pinch salt
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh basil
• 5 cups fresh blueberries

Topping:

• 1 cup sliced almonds
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup melted margarine

Directions

For the crust:

Combine the flour, margarine, sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Work with your fingers

gathering and crumbling until you have a crumbly mixture, about the size of peas.

In small amounts, slowly add cold water, gently incorporating by hand. As soon as the dough comes together in a ball, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.

For the filling: Mix the goat cheese, heavy cream, egg, sugar, flour, salt and basil together in a bowl. Add the blueberries and mix to desired texture.

For the topping: Mix the almonds, sugar and margarine in bowl, set aside.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Roll out the dough and place in a 10-inch pie pan. Pour the filling into the crust and sprinkle the topping over the top. Bake 25 minutes, rotating at the pie halfway through.

{recipe via Food Network}