Fresh Strawberry Pie – Perfect Mother’s Day Dessert
Written by Diana - May 9, 2012 2 Comments
This year peak strawberry season and Mother’s day collide. I found some strawberries at a farm market and made the Fresh Strawberry Pie from Pat Sinclair’s Baking Basics and Beyond. The pie was fantastically delicious, though really, I just needed a spoon to eat the strawberries and sauce out of the pot. In fact, I wanted to lick the drippings off the stove – if I didn’t worry about burning my tongue. I brought it to my daughter’s college house for her friends (and us) to share. We all loved it – it’s a bit messy, but ohhhhhh soooo good. Enjoy!!
Crust – Pastry for a 9 inch single crust pie (included in the book)
Fresh Strawberry Pie – Perfect Mother’s Day Dessert
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Fresh Strawberry Pie – delicious sweet strawberries in a sauce and pie shell.
Author: Pat Sinclair
Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 8
Ingredients
- 2 quarts (1.2 kg) strawberries
- 1 cup (200g) sugar
- 3 tablespoons (23g) cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon (15ml) lemon juice
- ¼ cup (59ml) water
- ½ teaspoon (2.5ml) balsamic vinegar, if desired
- Sweetened whipped cream
Instructions
- Wash berries, remove stems, and slice. Place 2 cups(300 g) sliced berries in medium bowl and crushed using potato masher until juice is released. Reserve remaining sliced berries. Set aside several whole berries for garnish.
- Mix sugar and cornstarch together in small bowl. Stir into the berries and let stand about 15 minutes to draw out more juice. Place crushed berries, water, lemon juice and vinegar in medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat about 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil and is thick and clear. Reduce heat and continue cooking 1 minute longer, stirring constantly. Cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally.
- Place remaining sliced berries in baked shell. Pour the sauce over them and stir a little. Refrigerator pie until sauce sets. Serve with whipped cream. Garnish with fresh strawberries.
Notes
The cook time includes the pie shell baking.
If you don’t have a potato masher you can use a fork for mashing.
The thickened juices splatter and are very hot, so use a spoon with a long handle. Cooking after the sauce becomes clear is needed for a firm filling.
Baking Basics and Beyond was sent to me for review.
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