Strawberry Pie

Fruit pie is always a successful dessert in my house and a very easy one too. One of my favorites is strawberry pie.

I start out with a simple pie crust. My recipe is a family recipe, that has been passed down for generations.

Roll out your dough and line a pie dish, depending on the crust you might need to spray the dish. To avoid bubbles on the crust I poke small holes with a fork. Bake it until it's light golden, around 20 minutes at 350.

The filling of the cake besides strawberries is a vanilla custard creme. I made this one of 1 egg, 1 cup of milk, 2 tbsp of cornstarch, 2 tbsp sugar and 1 tsp vanilla. Whish all the ingrediens together and then slowly bring it to a boil. You want to make sure to whisk continuesly, so the custard does not burn. Once it has come to a boil and has the thickness you like, take is of the heat and let it cool.

Once the custard has come to room temperature spoon it onto the baked and cooled pie crust. Then you want to add the fresh strawberries. I like to slice them and line them up nicely, but you can decorate it however you like. Sometimes if the strawberries are small, it looks nice to keep them whole. To finish of the pie I glazed the pie with a clear gelatin glaze. In my opinion it just make a nice finish to the pie, but you can definitely leave that part out.