This is an exotic pie that I invented (as far as I know...) The Guaycura Liquour of Mexico is what makes this pie really tropical. Allspice added in can make it a holiday flavor, since the Damiana is kind of a Christmas in Mexico kind of flavor. Damiana comes in a very bottle resembling a voluptuous lady. You might have to come to my house to find this, or fly into Los Cabos. The color of the pie is a deep Pacific Ocean Blue!
For the filling I used
3 tablespoons cornstarch (or flour)
3 tablespoons Guaycura Damiana.
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
2/3 cup sugar (I used Dark Muscovado sugar, exotic is good!)
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon allspice
8 cups blueberries, picked over well
or reduce the amount of blueberries and add golden raisins or dried peaches as I did here for little tart pies.
Mix this up and pour into a pie crust; bake at 375 for an hour, check it. You can also do an egg wash to make it pretty or make little tarts. You got it, a tropical holiday yummy thing.
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I'll add that I was speaking to a local herbalist last year in Cabo who showed me the small purple herbs that they have growing wild just outside of Los Cabos. He mentioned it was great for the respiratory system. A rich culture all over Mexico especially for wild flora and fauna in the Los Cabos region (which people continually must fight to protect) brought me to this ingredient.
Maddog wrote me to include this little bit on Damiana, a very interesting story.
http://www.loscabosguide.com/mexicandrinks/damiana.htm
i think damiana was in the herbal mixture of the energy pills (Excel) i took in college that no longer exist...possible? does it provide energy? they were outstanding pills. you could feel your hair growing while on them.
sounds delicious, A.
hey, can we have some damiana pie tomorrow night when we come over? i'd like to eat a bunch, stain my teeth and get buggy on it.
xo
beautiful.
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