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This summery strawberry pie is one of the entries in this month's Does My Blog Look Good in This? photography competition (as are a couple other pictures that have been featured as food porn here). The pie is from Rachael, at Fresh Approach Cooking, and is an absolutely fantastic way to put fresh berries to good use. There are two tricks to making a pie with summer berries: (1) double bake the crust so it has a chance to firm up and (2) use a thick crust. No matter how much sugar you add to gel the berries together, good ones always create a juicy filling and the thicker the crust, the more of it will stay crisp and flakey. It will also be able to support the individual slices of pie, rather than falling apart on your plate. The pie will still taste good if it falls apart and, as a tip to file away for serving, a generous scoop of whipped cream will hide a multitude of sins.
Update: Bonus pie photo - the uncut version - after the jump!
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7-25-2006 @1:31PM Isca said... I actually don't find this picture to be delicious, and I love strawberry pie. The berries look so pale and sad.
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7-25-2006 @2:38PM MJ said... The pie does not look fresh or tempting. could have picked better strawberries. Also the filling is very runny. No amount of whipped cream can fix that pie!
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7-25-2006 @3:39PM Rachael said... Wow, those comments sting! Anyway, I went and adjusted the color...but I can assure you, the pie was fan-TASTIC. Let's see MG and Isca's version...LOL
Thanks for including my picture Nic, you are a sweetie.
Rachael
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7-25-2006 @4:13PM Laura said... That crust is simply beautiful. I must admit though, I'm not a fan of cooked strawberries (unless it's the jam or preserves variety). I prefer a graham cracker crust and fresh strawberries that have been macerating in sugar. But, thats me.
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7-25-2006 @4:23PM Becki said... The recipe calls for cooking the strawberries. Ugh! Cooked strawberries often taste downright awful - unless you cook the hell out of them and turn them into jam. Surely this would have been far better if the fresh strawberries were added after the crust had finished cooking.
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7-25-2006 @4:47PM Karen said... I have to agree with the other posters. This looks more like a pepperoni pizza. I thought that's what it was at first.
A true Strawberry Pie should have fresh, uncooked strawberries, a homemade strawberry & sugar sauce to go over it, and fresh whipped cream.
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7-25-2006 @5:40PM peggy said... Nothing beats FRESH uncooked strawberry pie, and it's unbelievably easy to make. Pre-bake your pie crust; once it has cooled, slice a mountain of fresh cleaned organic berries into the pie crust; make a nice blend of Agave Nector and crushed strawberries (a cup and a half is way enough to cover and sweeten the berries in the pie). Top each messy slice (these rarely slice neatly -- but who cares!) with a huge spoonfull or two of very lightly sweetened whipped cream (I use heavy whipped cream, a little orange extract or rosewater instead of vanilla, super fine sugar or birch sugar, whip it until it is just soft). Voila!!! My mouth is watering at the thought... You can do the same with peaches, nectarines, or any fresh berries, or mix of berries, peaches, nectarines. Fresh, rather than cooked, is so very, very yummy that you'll never want a baked strawberry pie again.
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7-25-2006 @6:21PM Nicole Weston said... Thanks Rachael.
And, for the record, I'll take any fruit pie - baked, unbaked, crust, no crust, hot cold... you all get the idea!
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7-25-2006 @7:53PM Rachael said... Nicole,
If you go to my site, you could steal the updated photo if you like...my poor ego cant take many more of these comment! Pout. ;-)
As for the cooked versus uncooked berry comments, my personal philosophy of life is "Don't Yuck Someones Yum." It's a good catch all, and certainly applies here.
Pepperoni pizza indeed. As if! LOL.
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7-25-2006 @8:39PM J37 said... Too perfect for words...
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7-25-2006 @8:49PM Nicole Weston said... "Don't yuck someone's yum" is a great little saying. Someday, when I have my cookbook, I may have to steal that.
And the photo has been updated.
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7-25-2006 @9:12PM Alicat said... Woah! What the heck is up with people today??
How about people try being nice for a change!
Those are both amazing photos Rachael. Ignore the party poopers. :)
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7-25-2006 @9:47PM calamari said... They just don't appreciate cooked strawberry pie. I've been fantasizing about making your pie all afternoon, but the nearest store didn't have strawberries. Maybe later...
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