Successfully baked my first strawberry pie today. It was for a going away party for a photo colleague. He and his wife are heading to Ethiopia for two months to finalize their first adoption, what an adventure!
The pie was a definite hit. It was pointed out to me that the "Strawberry Fields Forever" analogy doesn't quite work, since we devoured the thing in very short order.
Well, I guess some technical details about the pie. The filling is made from mashed strawberries, cooked in some sugar, water and cornstarch. When poured over chopped strawberries already placed in the shell, the whole thing sets in the refrigerator for several hours. The dark band you see at the edge of the crust is a layer of melted semi-sweet chocolate chips, brushed on to create a hard seal and keep the wet filling from making the shell too soggy. By the way, I burnt the first bunch of chocolate chips in the microwave (shorter zap increments next time, whoops) it was way easier simply melting the chocolate on the stove top.
Also, with all of these recipes, I'm no food magician. Almost all of these are highly rated recipes off Allrecipes.com
Here is the link to today's pie: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Strawberry-Pie-II/Detail.aspx
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