National Blueberry Pie Day: McLean's Top Bakeries

MCLEAN, VA — Today is National Blueberry Pie Day, a day to celebrate one of the most quintessential deserts in the U.S. Blueberry Pie as we know it originated more than a century ago, in an age of settlers and pioneers.

In fact, one industrious traveling pioneer cook on the Alaskan frontier had her own unique recipe that required rendered bear fat, a dog team, snow, 15 cords of wood, 50 pounds of sugar and a kettle, according to the National Parks Service.

If that all seems a bit fussy, you could just keep things simple and let someone else do the baking. Here are the best bakeries and pie shops near McLean, according to Yelp:

• Livin The Pie Life
• The Pie Gourmet
• Danielle’s Desserts
• The Happy Tart
• Balducci’s Food Lover’s Market
• The Pure Pasty Co.
• Bakeshop
• Sugar Mama’s
• Sweetbites Cafe & Bakery
• LeoNora Bakery

Did we miss any of your favorites? Let us know in the comment section below.

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