Monday, June 25, 2012

Fresh Strawberry Pie

Posted by - Vivian


I was craving something fresh and fruity when I saw that this month's "Have the Cake" challenge was strawberries. I really want to make it down to the U-pick farm and get some fresh strawberries but they aren't ready yet, so I used store bought strawberries. You know how it is when you buy fruit at the store, the fruit can either be good or blah. I hate when that happens! Luck was on my side and the berries were just fabulous!

The directions call for using mostly whole strawberries and while it worked out, I think next time I will quarter them. This is another one of those recipes that I had stockpiled prior to my blogging days. I have no idea where the recipe came from. I printed this recipe out in early 2000!

Fresh Strawberry Pie
1 (9-inch) baked pie crust
3 pints strawberries, stems removed and hulled  
3/4 cup sugar (recipe called for one cup but my berries were pretty sweet)
1/2 cup water
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon salt

Take 2 pints of your prepared strawberries and arrange the berries, stem side down, on your prebaked pie crust; set aside.

In a medium size sauce pan mash the remaining one pint of strawberries; to this add the sugar, water, cornstarch and salt.  Stir over medium heat and allow the mixture to come to a boil; after it is at a boil cook for one minute more.  Remove the pan from the stove and allow the strawberry mash mixture to cool before pouring over the berries in the pie crust.
Refrigerate for three hours to allow the pie to "set".  Serve with fresh whipped cream.

16 comments:

Ellen B Cookery said...

The pie looks great! Delicious, in fact!

Unknown said...

I hate seeing strawberries recipes as I cannot find them anymore here!!

Anonymous said...

wow that looks so delicious! gorgeous color too!

Lynn Proctor said...

i wish someone would make this for me:)

Unknown said...

Oooh, can't wait for strawberry season to start!

Spice up the Curry said...

inviting strawberry pie

Teena said...

Ahhh looks really inviting!!! Gorgeous & Yummy!!

Anonymous said...

What a lovely looking pie - gorgeous!
Mary x

beti said...

nothing like a fresh strawberry pie, it just needs whipped cream or a scoop of ice cream

allisamazing said...

I have never had fresh strawberry pie but it looks so delicious. Now that we have our own strawberries in our garden I am going to try this recipe :)

Cathleen said...

This pie looks perfect! It's been so long since I've made a pie. I really need to start up again!

SONIA said...

Que tarta más deliciosa, enhorabuena se ve ummmmmm más que apetitosa. Y muchas gracias por tu comentario en mi blog, en muy poquito pondre muchas cosas nuevas. Besos.

Megha Sarin said...

WOW! Love this <3

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Catherine said...

Hello Vivian,
Thanks for the strawberry pie recipe.
I'll create one for sure, my kids are gonna like it :)
If you don't mind, can you submit your strawberry pie photo in http://www.foodporn.net ?
It's a food photography site full of all DIY food pictures from members around the world. submit by yourself and let me know when you did, so I can share it.

Elena said...

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Maja said...

Mmmmmm. Looks so yummy!!