although I wasn't with any of my moms for Mother's Day, I was with a couple moms from church at our community group-- they loved this pie!
::ingredients::
2 lbs fresh strawberries (about 4 pints), plus 4 strawberries reserved
1.25 cups milk
3/4 cup sugar
5 TBS cornstarch
3 TBS freshly squeezed lemon (1 lemon)
2.5 cups graham-cracker crumbs
10 TBS unslated butter, melted
1 cup heavy cream
1 TBS confectioners' sugar
::directions::
1. Remove tops from strawberries. Place 2 lbs strawberries in blender and blend on high until pureed, about 10 seconds.
2. Combine milk, sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan and whisk until dissolved. Add the strawberry puree and lemon juice. Cook on high heat, whisking continually, until the mixture is think and bubbling. Remove from heat. You must whisk the entire time or else the milk will burn on the bottom of the pan, and you will see black stuff floating around... gross.
3. Place graham-cracker cumbs in a deep pit plate, drizzle with melted butter and mix until all crumbs are moistened. With the back of a spoon, press evenly into the bottom and sides of the pie plate to form crust.
4. Pour strawberry filling into crust and let cool completely (about 30 minutes). Cover and refrigerate over night.
5. Just before serving, place heavt cream in a mixing bowl and blend with electric mixer on high until stiff peaks form. Stir in confectioner's sugar.6. Using a spatula, spread whipped cream over the filling. Slice reerved strawberries and garish top.
2 comments to Strawberry Pie:
Looks delicious! The only ingredient my eyes zeroed in on was '10 TBSP of butter'....ahhh! Just don't think of that as you consume it :)
it's really not THAT bad! it's just keep the crust together. I guess you could just buy a ready-made graham cracker crust, and then you won't even see the butter =) ...it's ok to splurge every once in a while!
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