My Little Blogspot: Tracy's Strawberry Pie

Several years ago, my sister-in-law Tracy made a strawberry pie that I fell in love with. She told me it was very simple, which is what I need. Although I can bake a mean cupcake or a fabulous cookie, pies still elude me. My pies come out with only 50% accuracy.

Well, this pie is easy and Lisa proof. It starts with a ready made pie crust that you just thaw and bake. Then if you can measure ingredients and slice strawberries you can make this pie.

So when I was home in Buffalo a couple of weeks ago, I asked Tracy if she was making the pie anytime soon. I've wanted to post this recipe since I started the blog, but I needed pictures. Of course I could just make the pie and take my own photos, but then I would most likely consume the whole pie myself. That would not be good for my waistline!

Tracy was not making the pie soon, so I immediately started thinking of an excuse to make it myself. Enter in dinner with friends this evening. We are grilling simple burgers and hot dogs, so I figured this would be a light refreshing ending to dinner. I made the pie yesterday, took pictures for the blog, and of course sampled one piece. (I had to make sure it still tasted as I remembered ;o)

ingredients

ready made 9 inch frozen pie crust
4 C. strawberries
1/2 C. plus 2 T. sugar
3 T. cornstarch
1/2 C. cold water
1 T. butter
dash of salt
1 T. lemon juice

Thaw and bake pie crust according to package instructions. Allow to cool completely. Sort through berries, reserving about a dozen nice looking berries.

Hull and slice the remaining berries and crush slightly.

In a small bowl, dissolve cornstarch with the water. Add cornstarch mixture with crushed berries and sugar in a medium stock pot. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens and becomes clear.