Strawberry Pie

I am dreaming of strawberry pie

 I remember the first time I had home made strawberry pie. I was maybe eight I guess. My family was visiting friends and we (I think myself and Katie and Sarah) picked a lot of strawberries. Then we took them home and ChrisAnn helped us make a pie. It was so good. I have been looking for a pie to match it ever since. I think to complete the magic, one must be eight years old, but picking fresh berries and making the pie at home brings me close.

Like my rolling pin? It's a bottle.

I got a good recipe for the crust at:
http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/perfect_pie_crust/

They recommended things like freezing the butter. I didn't do that because I do not have a food processor. I didn't bother with cutting it into 1/2 inch cubes either. However, the butter that I used did come straight out of the fridge. I chopped it in the four with a knife and fork. Chop, chop, chop. It was a little workout. I believe the main the is not to melt the butter of the crust will be chewy.
I kept telling myself. "Arm toning. Making up for some of this tasty butter I'm going to eat." Then I got into a rhythm and my inner monolog just sounded like, "Tasty pie. Tasty pie. Tasty pie." Then I made the dough into two balls and put it in the fridge over night. The website above told me to make the dough into a disk. I should have paid attention because when i tried to role it out the next day it was rock hard. I have to warm it up a little with my hand to get it to role.

 

All Butter Crust for Sweet and Savory Pies (Pâte Brisée)

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for rolling
• 1 cup (2 sticks or 8 ounces) unsalted butter, very-cold, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 6 to 8 Tbsp ice water

Andrew says this filling look disgusting. I think it looks good.

The Inside 
I round this old fashioned strawberry recipe at the website below:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/old-fashioned-strawberry-pie/

I left out the cinnamon.  The crumbly nature of the crust made it pretty hard to flute the edges. The pie was not the prettiest one I've ever seen but I found it tasty.
Yield 1 - 9 inch pie

Ingredients

• 2 (9 inch) unbaked pie crusts
• 1 1/4 cups white sugar (I put in somewhere between 1/3 and 1/2 cup of honey instead)
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 4 cups fresh strawberries
• 2 tablespoons butter

 

 

 

Directions (somewhat modified from the original)

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Place one crust in a pie pan.
2. Mix together flour, and the berries. Pour filling into pastry lined pan, drizzle in the honey and dot fruit with butter. Cover with top crust, and cut slits in the top. Seal and flute the edges.
3. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until the crust is slightly browned.
   

Pie is good. THE END.

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