Fallen Souffle

I have not posted yet because frankly I was disappointed that I didn’t win anything with this recipe, it encompasses absolute strawberry goodness and who wouldn’t love that! But after taking a look at the winning recipes I realized I had some stiff competition this year! Notably, the second place winner has been in a few pie contests that the Food Network has covered. I also need to stick to my strategy of bringing in my entry near the end of the registration period because that means it will be tasted near the end.

The post was also prompted because Evan recently went to the Outer Banks on a “business” trip. This is in quotes because I always question how much business is actually conducted when he is there Nonetheless, he raved about this strawberry pie that our friend Grier made. He said it was really simple but really fantastic, so he got the recipe from her and forwarded it onto me. The recipes were almost identical! So I guess my recipe wasn’t as original as I thought but it’s good to know that Evan will eat it if I make it again.

So here is my recipe, just a quick note, the sugar can be adjusted to how sweet your berries are. mine were pretty sweet so I only used 1/2 a cup, but if yours are less sweet use up to 1 cup.

Good Ole Strawberry Pie
1 (9 inch) pie crust, baked
1 quart fresh strawberries, sliced
juice of half a lemon
1/2 cup white sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
3/4 cup water
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream or Cool Whip

1. Arrange half of strawberries in baked pastry shell. Puree remaining berries and combine with sugar and lemon juice in a medium saucepan. Place saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring frequently.

2. In a small bowl, whisk together cornstarch and water. Gradually stir cornstarch mixture into boiling strawberry mixture. Reduce heat and simmer mixture until thickened, about 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Pour mixture over berries in pastry shell. Chill for several hours before serving. In a small bowl, whip cream until soft peaks form. Serve each slice of pie with a dollop of whipped cream.

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