One of the best pies Ive ever tasted MAKE THIS You will want to hug and kiss me and squeeze me for commanding you to do so. Another cool thing that happened in the last couple of weeks, besides me making the pie of my dreams, is Baker Bettie was named in the top 1. Better Homes Gardens Blogger Awards for Best Baking Blog. Somehow I didnt receive all the emails telling me I was even nominated. I found out towards the end of the voting period by someone congratulating me on being nominated. I am so incredibly honored that so many people voted without me even having to beg you to do soThank you This means to world to me and also means that I need to get my booty in gear and manage my time when Im not working better to bring you all more recipes Im on it. I owe it to you. You guys are my favorite Ok, now onto this pie. First you want to start by making a dough for a single pie crust. I highly recommend using my Basic Pie Dough Recipe. It is my favorite and extremely simple to makeThen you are going to fit the dough into your pie plate and try and make it look all pretty. But dont stress about the pretty part. This pie is rustic. It will taste amazing no matter what your crust looks like. But I highly recommend following my tutorial on How to Keep Your Pie Crust From Shrinking if that is something you usually have problems with Dock the dough with a fork all around the bottom and around the sides. Brush the edges of our pie crust with an egg white wash, then lay a piece of parchment paper in the crust and fill with pie weights, dry beans, or rice. Bake until golden brown and allow to cool completely before filling. While you pie is baking and cooling, lets get onto these strawberriesignore my terrible kitchen lighting please Take half of your cleaned strawberries and cut them into small pieces. Save the other half to the side for later. Toss the cut strawberries with sugar, cornstarch, a large pinch of salt, lemon zest, and lemon juice and put in a large saucepan over medium heat. You will cook these for about 1. It may take a bit longer depending on how juicy your strawberries were. While your luscious strawberry filling is simmering on the stove, take that other half of strawberries you reserved and slice them in half. ONLY in half. Allow the cooked filling to cool slightly and then combine the halved strawberries with the finished cooked filling. Once the filling and the crust have cooled to room temperature, pour the filling into the crust and let it set in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours. Thats it No strawberry flavored jello needed. All the flavor of this baby comes straight from the strawberries The lemon juice and zest helps bring out their natural flavor and you really dont need to add any fake flavoring to a pie filled with this many luscious berriesIf you prefer to have a double crust situation for this pie, here is what I suggest you do next. Roll out another piece of pie dough and cut out some shapes. Lay them on a sheet tray, brush with an egg white wash, sprinkle with sugar, and bake until golden brown. Your pie filling is not going to be baked, so what you can do is take the pieces of baked pie crust and arrange them on the top of the pie once it starts to set. Once my pie was all ready to go, I decided for just 1 little piece of pie crust on top as decoration. I wanted all those beautiful strawberries to shine through. Then I just snacked on the rest of the baked pie pieces like cookies which was equally as good of a use for themI decided to top pieces of my pie with sweetened whipped ricotta cheese. It didnt get super thick and hold up like whipped cream, but man was it good I mean, fruit and cheese. Duh I highly recommend you trying it to. And MAKE THIS PIE Im telling you. You wont regret it. Baker Bettie. Yields 8 1. Fresh Strawberry Pie. Prep Time 1. 5 min. Cook Time 3 hr, 4. Total Time Save Recipe Print Recipe Ingredients. For the Crust. 1 12 cups all purpose flourkosher salt. For the Strawberry Filling. Instructions. For the Crust. Place the flour in a large bowl and add a large pinch of salt. Mix together. Add the shortening into the flour and cut in using a pastry cutter or fork until the consistency of coarse meal. Gently stir in water a couple of TBSP at a time until the dough can form into a ball. Pat dough out into a disk and cover and place in the refrigerator to rest while your oven preheats to 3. F. Roll the dough out to a large circle, about 3 wider than your pie plate. Gently transfer the crust into the pie plate and lift up on all the sides to let it gently settle in. Do not stretch and pull the dough. Trim and crimp your crust. Prick the dough with a fork all over the bottom and up the sides. Brush just the edges with an egg white wash optional then lay a piece of parchment paper into the crust and fill with pie weights or beans. Place the prepped crust in the freezer for 5 minutes before baking, this will help reduce shrinkage, then baked at 3. F for 1. 2 minutes. Remove the parchment paper with weights and continue baking the empty crust for another 1. Allow to cool completely before filling. For the Filling. Wash and hull the strawberries. Chop 12 of the strawberries with into small pieces and save the other half to the side. Toss the chopped strawberries with the sugar, cornstarch, salt and lemon zest and place into a sauce pan with the lemon juice over medium low heat. Cook on medium low heat, stirring frequently and mashing the berries with a spoon or whisk, for about 1. This may take more time if your berries were really juicy. The mixture should cling to the spoon or spatula for a few seconds before falling back into the pan. Remove from the heat to cool slightly. Cut the reserved strawberries into halves and mix with the slightly cooled cooked filling. Allow to cool to room temp before filling the pie shell. Pour strawberry mixture into baked and cooled pie shell. Chill in refrigerator for 3 hours, or until pie is set. Serve topped with sweetened whipped ricotta if desired. This is my absolute favorite Strawberry Pie Fresh strawberries piled high in a flaky crust and topped with a homemade strawberry glaze, and fresh cream. Hi everyone Today Im posting a recipe for my favorite Strawberry Pie I know not another pie recipe Sorry, but I cant help myself, Ive been bitten by the pie baking bugTrust me you wont be disappointed with this pie. I mean how can you go wrong with a good strawberry pie. I get so excited when those little red beauties start popping up at the grocery stores and road side stands. Strawberry pie is one of my favorite of summer dessertsIve been wanting to post a homemade strawberry pie recipe for quite sometime, but have yet to bake the perfect one. Most of the recipes have been quite the challenge and havent turned out. Either the filling turns out too runny, and doesnt set up, or it comes out to firm and ends up more like jello. I like my Strawberry pie filling to be like a thick glaze instead of like jello. Leftover Couscous more. This pie is the perfect addition to any BBQ, get together, or summer holiday. I know once everyone sets eyes on this purdy pie theyll be happy you brought it. Heck why not double the recipe and make two pies, one to share, and one to keep for youre yourself. I promise wont tell. Start by preheating the oven to 3. Bake until lightly golden brown. Place crust on a wire rack to cool completely. While your pie crust is cooling prepare the pie filling. In a medium size pot, combine the sugar, cornstarch, strawberry gelatin, lemon juice, strawberry extract, and water. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce heat to medium low, and cook the mixture until it starts to thicken, whisking often. Remove from heat and let the mixture cool to room temperature. Here is a tip to cool down the strawberry glaze quickly. Most times when I make my glaze or any other boiled frosting, I never have the patience to sit and wait for it to cool. Im a really impatient person so thats just me LOL. Try this little trick to cool down the glaze quickly so you can pour it over your strawberries. Get a large bowl and fill it with ice and water to make a ice bath. Place the whole pot with the glaze into the ice bath. Using your whisk stir the glaze until it cools down and thickens a bit more. You want the glaze to be thick but still have a pourable consistency. Remove pot from the ice bath and pour the glaze over the strawberries. I love this nifty little trick After the pie has chilled, slice and serve. Summertime Strawberry Pie mommyskitchen. Ingredients 1 deep dish store bought pie crust or homemade, pre baked. Jell O1 12 cups water. Fresh cream for garnish Directions Preheat the oven to 3. Line the bottom of your pie shell with parchment paper or foil. Place pie weights or dry beans on the paper optional step this keeps the pie shell from bubbling up. Pre bake the pie crust until lightly golden brown, approximately 1. Remove pie from oven, remove pie weights or beans, and the parchment paper. Let the pie crust cool completely on a wire rack. While your pie crust is cooling prepare the strawberry filling. In a medium size pot, combine the sugar, cornstarch, gelatin, lemon juice, strawberry extract, and water. Bring mixture to a boil, then reduce heat to medium low, and cook until the mixture until it starts to thicken, whisking often. Remove from heat and let the mixture cool to room temperature. Arrange the strawberries in the pre baked pie shell. Pour the filling over the strawberries coating them completely. Refrigerate until set about 2 hours. Store in the refrigerator up to 2 3 days. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream. Servings 6 8. Cooks Note Here is a tip to cool the glaze quickly. Fill a large bowl with ice and water to make an ice bath. Place the whole pot with the glaze into the ice water bath. Using your whisk stir the glaze until it cools down and thickens a bit more. You want the glaze to be thick but still in a pourable consistency. Remove pot from the ice bath and pour the glaze over the strawberries.