Fresh Strawberry Pie Recipe

As promised on Monday, here is the Fresh Strawberry Pie recipe.

Yummy!

Filling Ingredients:

- 3 cartons plus 1 additional cup Fresh Strawberries

- 1 Cup Water (separated into 1/3 and 2/3 Cup)

- 1 Cup Sugar

- 3 Tablespoons Cornstarch

Crust Ingredients:

- 1 1/2 Cup All Purpose Flour (plus additional for rolling it out)

- 3 Tablespoons Sugar

- 1/2 teaspoon Salt

- 1/2 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract

- 1 1/2 stick Unsalted Butter, cubed and frozen

- 4 to 6 Tablespoons ice cold Water

Directions for Crust:

- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F

- In a large mixing bowl combine Flour, Sugar, Salt, and Vanilla. 

- Cut the Butter into the flour mixture using a pastry cutter.

- Slowly add 1 Tablespoon of Water at a time until mixture forms a ball without being wet or sticky

- Ball dough up and pat into a disk, then wrap in plastic wrap and place in refrigerator.

- Once cold, dusting flour as not to stick, roll dough out until it is about 1/2 inch bigger than your pie plate.

- Place into pie plate and bake at 425 degrees F for roughly 12-15 minutes.

Directions for Filling:

- Half 3 cartons of Strawberries and set aside.

- Quarter 1 Cup of Strawberries  and place in medium saucepan with 2/3 Cup Water and 1 Cup Sugar. 

- Boil mixture for about 3 minutes.

- In a small mixing bowl, combine 1/2 Cup Water and 3 Tablespoons Cornstarch mixing consistently.

- Add Water and Cornstarch mixture to the saucepan, reducing temperature to medium.

- Allow mixture to thicken to desired liking, remove from heat and allow to cool for about 10 minutes, adding additional water if too thick.

Making the Pie:

- Add the halved Fresh Strawberries to the Pie Crust.

- Top the Strawberries with the cooled strawberry 'syrup'.

- Refrigerate for several hours

- Enjoy with some whipped cream

Yup, I enjoyed it.