"summer berry pie" news and stories

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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