{"id":151540,"date":"2012-07-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gracious-khorana.45-76-20-142.plesk.page\/localmex12012x107x1blueberry-basil-and-goat-cheese-hand-pies-htmlx1\/"},"modified":"2023-06-26T17:13:55","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T17:13:55","slug":"blueberry-basil-and-goat-cheese-hand-pies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/localmilkblog.com\/2012\/07\/blueberry-basil-and-goat-cheese-hand-pies.html","title":{"rendered":"Blueberry, Basil, and Goat Cheese Hand Pies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I once found them dull, but they\u2019ve grown on me, the blueberries. They\u2019re the stray marbles populating the bottom of my basket, rolling across the red cottage oak floor, staining the soles of my bare feet. No, they aren\u2019t as brash as blackberries or succulent as summer peaches, but their mild mannered disposition plays well with others. They don\u2019t upstage, and when baked they burst into a sweet, sticky jam.<\/p>\n

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Plentiful and thus affordable this time of year, I stock up on them weekly at the market, and they find their way into everything from smoothies to ice cream to whatever baked good I\u2019m playing at that week. Yes, they\u2019ve grown on me, but it\u2019s not just because they\u2019re delicious or because they please the man I love (thought the latter reason alone was enough to possess me to buy them in bulk\u2026) but because in addition to all of that they contain an abundance of powerful phytonutrients that possess magical healing properties.<\/p>\n

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The blue of the berry comes from a high concentration of anthocyanins, a type of antioxidant. These are responsible for the vibrant blue pigmentation. Blueberries also contain a host of other antioxidants, those crusaders of the blood stream that combat dangerous free radicals. If you\u2019re compelled, as I am, to buy them in bulk when they\u2019re in season, take note: they freeze well, retaining their nutritional properties. Shown to improve overall cognitive functioning and combat the effects of aging, blueberries are commonly cited amongst the \u201csuper foods\u201d for good reason: these unassuming berries holistically mend our literal hearts and minds.<\/p>\n

So. I put some in a pie. Which arguably nullifies the above accolades. That said, there\u2019s no doubt that blueberry pie (most especially tiny blueberry pies) mend, at the very least, our figurative hearts and minds. And, in my defense, more often than not, our blueberries find themselves in the illustrious company of brewer\u2019s yeast, flaxseed oil, and raw goat\u2019s milk in breakfast smoothies, but it being the season of picnics and patriotism, I give you these all American blueberry hand pies\u2026with, naturally, a twist.<\/p>\n

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