Baking is one of those things I love to do but don’t have nearly enough occasion to do so. Naturally then, I jumped on our July 4th BBQ as an excuse to bake some pies, more specifically strawberry pies.
I’m not much of a dessert person but I’m a sucker for fruit. It’s definitely the one food group I couldn’t live without. And when it comes to fruit, strawberries are up there in my top 5. There’s always a punnet of strawberries in my fridge.
This pie is super simple and quick to make. And in the scheme of pies, it’s relatively healthy.
Here’s what you’ll need (one pie serves 8)
Crust
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 125gms unsalted butter
- 5 tblsp ice water
- 1/4 tsp salt
Filling
- 2 cups quartered strawberries
- 2 cups whole strawberries to decorate
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup water
- 3 tblsp arrowroot (or other thickener such as cornstarch)
Method
1. Make the dough per my all butter pie crust. Once ready, flatten into a disc, wrap in clingfilm and chill in the fridge for at least 20 minutes. Roll out the chilled dough and place carefully in a 9″ pie dish. You can scallop the edges using your fingers or a fork. Blind bake the shell with pie weights or pennies at 200 C for approx 20 minutes.
2. Toss the quartered strawberries in a saucepan with the sugar and heat on low. Meanwhile, whisk the arrowroot in the water until dissolved. Add to the saucepan and cook on low heat until it reaches a thick, jammy consistency. I like to use arrowroot rather than cornstarch because it gives a gorgeous shiny sheen to fruit fillings as well as a jelly-like consistency.
3. Finally, pour the jammy filling into your baked pie shell and decorate with halved or whole strawberries. Leave to cool and then move to the fridge so it can fully set. Serve with a scoop of vanilla icecream.
Enjoy!
A Wandering Feast 