The Ultimate Strawberry Pie Recipes

BEST EVER FRESH STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar and salt; cut in shortening until crumbly. Gradually add vinegar and milk, tossing with a fork until dough holds together when pressed. Shape into a disk; wrap and refrigerate 1 hour or overnight., On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. deep-dish pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 425°. , Line crust with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice. Bake on a lower oven rack 20-25 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove foil and weights; bake 3-6 minutes longer or until bottom is golden brown. Cool completely on a wire rack., In a bowl, beat cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, lemon zest and extract until blended. Spread carefully onto bottom of crust. Refrigerate while preparing topping., Place strawberries in a large bowl. In a small saucepan, mix sugar, cornstarch, salt and water until blended; bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook and stir 1-2 minutes longer or until thickened and clear. Remove from heat; stir in gelatin until dissolved. Stir in butter. Pour over strawberries, tossing gently to coat. Arrange over filling. Refrigerate 4 hours or until set.

STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Quarter 2 pounds of the strawberries and set aside. Dice half of the remaining pound, then slice the remainder.
• Stir 1 tablespoon granulated sugar together in a bowl with the elderflower liqueur until the sugar dissolves. Toss with the diced berries and set aside to macerate at room temperature.
• Place the quartered strawberries in a medium pot and gently stir together with the jam, cornstarch, lemon juice, a pinch of salt and the remaining 1/3 cup granulated sugar. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook, stirring often, until the strawberries begin to break down and the mixture is thick and jammy, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool about 10 minutes, then stir in the reserved macerated berries.
• Pour mixture into the baked crust and allow to chill in the refrigerator until set, at least 3 hours.
• Decorate the top of the pie with the sliced berries in concentric circles. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Whip the cream along with the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and cream of tartar until it holds medium stiff peaks. Serve alongside the pie.

BEST FRESH STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Sprinkle the powdered sugar over the cooked pie crust.
• Fill pie crust with 2 cups of the largest berries.
• In a saucepan, crush the remaining 2 cups berries (I use a potato masher).
• Add in sugar and cornstarch; stir to combine.
• Cook and stir constantly over medium heat for 8-10 minutes or until the mixture is thickened and clear.
• Add in lemon juice; stir.
• Remove pan from heat and cool slightly.
• Pour berry mixture over the berries in the pie crust.
• Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours.
• Before you are ready to serve, prepare whipped cream as follows: Add whipping cream to a mixing bowl; whip, using an electric mixer.
• Gradually add in sugar and whip until peaks form.
• Spoon whipped cream over pie wedges if desired.

STRAWBERRY PIE II

Steps:

• Arrange half of strawberries in baked pastry shell. Mash remaining berries and combine with sugar in a medium saucepan. Place saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
• In a small bowl, whisk together cornstarch and water. Gradually stir cornstarch mixture into boiling strawberry mixture. Reduce heat and simmer mixture until thickened, about 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Pour mixture over berries in pastry shell. Chill for several hours before serving. In a small bowl, whip cream until soft peaks form. Serve each slice of pie with a dollop of whipped cream.

EASY FRESH STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°. Unroll crust into a 9-in. pie plate. Trim edge. Line unpricked crust with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil or parchment. Bake 8 minutes. Remove foil; bake 5 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack., In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and water until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in gelatin until dissolved. Refrigerate until slightly cooled, 15-20 minutes., Meanwhile, arrange strawberries in the crust. Pour gelatin mixture over berries. Refrigerate until set. If desired, serve with whipped cream.

CONTEST-WINNING FRESH STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, oats, pecans, sugar and salt; stir in the butter until blended. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of a 9-in. pie plate. Bake at 400° for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack. , For filling, combine sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan. Gradually stir in water and corn syrup; bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in gelatin until dissolved. Cool to room temperature. , Arrange berries in the crust. Carefully pour gelatin mixture over berries. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until set. Refrigerate leftovers.

WINNING RHUBARB-STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk egg, 4 tablespoons ice water and vinegar until blended. In a large bowl, mix flour and salt; cut in lard until crumbly. Gradually add egg mixture, tossing with a fork, until dough holds together when pressed. If mixture is too dry, slowly add additional ice water, a teaspoon at a time, just until mixture comes together., Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 1 hour or overnight., Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, mix sugar and tapioca. Add rhubarb and strawberries; toss to coat evenly. Let stand 15 minutes., On a lightly floured surface, roll one half of dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim pastry even with rim., Add filling; dot with butter. Roll remaining dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle. Place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edge. Cut slits in top. Brush milk over pastry; sprinkle with coarse sugar. Place pie on a baking sheet; bake 20 minutes., Reduce oven setting to 350°. Bake 45-55 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool pie on a wire rack.

OLD FASHIONED STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Place one crust in a nine inch pie pan.
• Mix together sugar, flour, and cinnamon. Mix lightly through the berries. Pour filling into pastry lined pan, and dot fruit with butter or margarine. Cover with top crust, and cut slits in the top. Seal and flute the edges.
• Bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until the crust is slightly browned.

AWARD WINNING STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• To makethe pie crust, mix together the first six ingredients and press into a 9-inch pie plate. Bake in a 400F oven for 12 minutes, let cool.
• In a saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Add water and corn syrup. Cook and boil for 2 minutes. Add Jello powder. Cool for 10 minutes. Arrange cut strawberries in the cooled crust. Cover with the filling and chill for 4 hours or overnight.
• Top with whipped cream before serving.

THE OLD BOY'S STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Place a drip pan on lowest shelf to catch pie juices.
• To Make Topping: In a medium bowl, mix until fluffy the 3/4 cup sugar, 3/4 cup flour, butter, and nutmeg.
• Place cleaned strawberries in a deep bowl. In a separate bowl, mix together the 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup flour, and cornstarch. Gently coat berries with this mixture; be careful not to crush berries.
• Pour berries into prepared pie crust mounding them in the middle; mounding is necessary as the berries will sink as they bake. Cover berries with crumb topping and top crumbs with about 15 pea-sized blobs of butter. Wrap edges of pie crust with foil to prevent burning.
• Bake pie in preheated oven for 20 minutes, then reduce heat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) and bake for an additional 40 minutes. When there are 10 minutes left of baking, sprinkle a little extra sugar over crumb topping and then finish baking.

ULTIMATE STRAWBERRY CREAM PIE

Steps:

• FOR CRUST: mix crumbs and butter till evenly coated.
• press into 9" pie plate and bake at 350 degrees about 7 minutes or until just brown.
• set aside to cool.
• FOR FILLING: scald milk over medium-low heat in saucepan.
• (till bubbles start forming around the edges) BE CAREFUL NOT TO OVERCOOK!
• this will lead to a burnt aftertaste.
• In another saucepan, combine the sugar, flour, and salt.
• slowly pour in and mix the scalded milk.
• cook over medium heat stirring constantly until the custard thickens.
• when it thickens up a bit, cover and cook for two minutes longer stirring occasionally.
• take custard and pour small amount into yolks mixing thoroughly, then slowly mix in the rest of the custard.
• stir in the butter and vanilla and return to the saucepan on medium for a minute or two longer stirring constantly.
• take off heat and let cool to room temperature.
• When all is cool, take sliced strawberries and scatter into crust as thickly as looks delicious to you.
• pour the custard over the berries and refrigerate covered at least several hours till set.
• FOR TOPPING: combine cream, sugar and vanilla in bowl, beat till slightly stiff.
• stir in crushed berries and beat until stiff.
• spread evenly over top of the the pie and place back in the refrigerator covered for another hour optimally.
• Remove from fridge and arrange sliced strawberries in a circular pattern on top and serve.

THE ULTIMATE STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Combine first 5 ingredience, mix well and press into bottm and up sides of a 9" pi plate. Bake @ 400 for 12 minutes.Cool. In mixing bowl beat Cream cheese and sugar until smooth. add 3/4 cup strawberries chopped beat until only bits of strawberry remain. Spread into cool pie shell. Melt chocolate over low heat. Dips tips of remaining strawberries into chocolate and place on pi chocolate side up. Sprinkle chocolate with nuts. Chill about 2 hours and cut with sharp knife. Enjoy!