That strawberry pie recipe...

[heatherfeather]

I remember seeing a lot of bad reviews about the strawberry pie from a few issues back (the one with balsamic vinegar and graham cracker crumbs) My family really wants me to make a strawberry pie and it looks so yummy in the magazine. What was bad about it and can the recipe be saved if altered a bit? Or is there another great straberry pie recipe from CL? Thanks!

[jazzcat]

Heatherfeather, I have not made this but this is from April 2000 CL. I put the nutritional values in the note section. The other values are from Mastercook which may be incorrect.

* Exported from MasterCook *

Fresh Strawberry Pie

Recipe By :Cooking Light Magazine. April 2000. Page: 196.
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Desserts

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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Crust:
50 reduced-calorie vanilla wafers
1/4 cup butter or stick margarine, melted
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon grated orange rind
Cooking spray
Filling:
2 cups ripe strawberries
1/2 cup water
2/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
6 cups small ripe strawberries
1/2 cup frozen reduced-calorie whipped topping,
thawed and divided

Directions.
This is an easy recipe to make when you have a bucket of freshly picked berries. And it seems that this pie tastes more like a strawberry than the berry itself. The berries used to make the glaze can be any size, as they're macerated and pureed. But the berries piled in the pie itself should be small--the smaller the better, in fact.

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. To prepare crust, place wafers in a food processor, and process until finely ground. Add butter, 2 tablespoons sugar, and orange rind, and pulse 10 times or just until wafers are moist. Press into bottom and up sides of a 9-inch pie plate coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes; cool on a wire rack.

3. To prepare filling, mash 2 cups strawberries with a potato masher. Combine mashed strawberries and water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil, and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Press the strawberry mixture through a sieve into a bowl, and reserve 1 cup strawberry liquid (add enough water to measure 1 cup, if necessary). Discard pulp.

4. Combine 2/3 cup sugar and cornstarch in a pan; add strawberry liquid, stirring well with a whisk. Bring to a boil; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Reduce heat, and cook 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in lemon juice.

5. Arrange a layer of small strawberries, stem sides down, in the crust. Spoon about one-third of sauce over the strawberries. Arrange the remaining strawberries on top, and spoon the remaining sauce over the strawberries. Chill for at least 3 hours. Serve with whipped topping. Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 1 wedge and 1 tablespoon whipped topping).





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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 85 Calories; trace Fat (0.0% calories from fat); trace Protein; 22g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 1mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.

NOTES : CALORIES 285 (27% from fat); FAT 8.5g (sat 4.6g, mono 2.5g, poly 0.9g); PROTEIN 1.9g; CARB 52.2g; FIBER 3.5g; CHOL 16mg; IRON 1.2mg; SODIUM 146mg; CALC 42mg
Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

[WeekendCook]

Heatherfeather, I have tried the recipe mentioned by Jazzcat and it is excellent!

[Laura B]

I have also made the Fresh Strawberry Pie that Jazzcat posted, and it is FANTASTIC!

[heatherfeather]

Thank you for the recipe - which sounds very good indeed. Still curoius to know what was so awful about the recent CL recipe for strawberry pie with the graham crackers sprinkled over the top and balsamic vinegar. The concept of the balsamic vinegar intrigues me.

[mightyh]

I made "that" strawberry pie and it was OK. I'm usually a fan of balsamic, but it didn't really drive me wild in this pie. I won't make it again. But if I did, I'd probably leave out the balsamic or add something else as a flavoring. Liquor?

That being said, I really like strawberry pies made with...... the dreaded glaze from the supermarket. So take my comment with a grain of salt.

[KValley]

Heather,

I was one of the ones that did not care for this pie- here's the thread on which I posted my review: http://www.cookinglight.com/vbb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7777&highlight=strawberry

The balsamic vinegar is great with strawberries, but that wasn't the problem for me...

I'd love to know the results if you try it!

Julie

[mightyh]

KValley's thread is right. Mine was ugly, too. And who wants an ugly pie?