Great Grandma Maude's Fresh Strawberry Pie is a heritage family recipe cherished by each new generation and a celebration of Strawberry Season each July.
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
Canadian
Prep Time30minutes
Cook Time7minutes
Total Time37minutes
Servings8
AuthorValerie Lugonja via Maude Viola Morrical Hecht
Ingredients
One large basket of strawberries, cleaned (similar size)
Ingredients for Graham Wafer Crust:
1 1/2cupscrushed wafer crumbs
1/3cupssugar
1/2cupsbutter
Ingredients for the Glaze:
1 1/2cc sugar
3tablespoonscornstarch
3cupswater
1 6ouncepackage(large) strawberry jello
Instructions
Instructions for Graham Wafer Crust:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
Melt butter; add crumbs and sugar
Press into pie plate
Blind Bake at 375 degrees for about 8 min (use weights so sides don't shrink)
Cool completely
Instructions for the Pie:
Arrange small whole berries in a circular pattern, tightly together, inside of the cooled crust
If the berries are large, slice them, and layer inside of the crust, arranging the top in a nice pattern
Slowly and carefully spoon glaze over berries to ensure they do not move
Cool and serve with fresh mint and whipping cream
Instructions for the Glaze;
Cook first three ingredients until thick and clear, stirring constantly
Add package of strawberry jello into hot liquid, stirring constantly to dissolve
Recipe Notes
Helen tells her granddaughters: Can also - if using regular pastry crust - put a layer of cream cheese on the crust before adding the berries. Valerie adds: you can do anything you want, really, but the original recipe never had cream cheese on the bottom and no one likes it that way, but Helen. :)