Old Fashion Strawberry Pie

I must admit I don't make pies as much as my family would prefer. Let's face it homemade pies take time to prepare and a while to bake. I'm more of a quick cobbler or crisp type of gal if I'm going to make a dessert. But, when we visit the strawberry patch, a homemade Old Fashion Strawberry Pie is definitely a must!

As is my custom when we go on any family outing, I always make sure I have a dinner in the crockpot ~ trust me y'all, no one wants to come home and cook after spending time away having fun. If you're like our family, eating out just isn't an option, so crockpot meals are the next best option. Make it a 'dump' crockpot meal and that makes it even better! (You know those meals when all you have to do is dump the ingredients into the pot with no prep work ~ my absolute favorite meals!!)

This year we went to the strawberry patch, enjoyed our visit, came back home and prepped the strawberries for the freezer. Once we got them into the freezer, my daughter and I started making the pie ~ completely from scratch, including the crust. We put the pie in the but about the time it was ready for us to remove it from the oven I received a phone call. Welllll wouldn't you know when I retuned from my phone call the above picture is all that was left of my pretty pie. No beautiful pie to take a picture of, just a tiny sliver, all crumpled and mangled. I'm assuming that meant everyone liked the pie since it was nearly gone and I heard zero complaints, lol.

Old Fashion Strawberry Pie

Ingredients

2 nine-inch pie crust

1 1/4 cups white sugar

1/3 cu all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/4 cup corn starch

4 cups fresh strawberries washed and sliced thin

2 tbsp cold butter divided

Directions

Place one pie crust in bottom of nine-inch pie plate. Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, cornstarch and strawberries in a bowl and toss lightly. Pour strawberry mixture over pie crust. Place butter on top of strawberry mixture. Cover with top pie crust, crimp edges with a fork and poke holes in top of pie crust to allow for venting. Bake 35-45 minutes @ 375* until pie is slightly brown. Wait to cut until cool or pie will be runny.

Even though we're still a few weeks away from the official start of summer, for me, strawberry picking and this Old Fashion Strawberry Pie is our kick-off for summer. While this pie isn't the healthiest version out there, it sure is delicious and worth the splurge. Some things are just worth making the real deal, after all we only live once and moderation is a key component to life. I'm so grateful I have easy recipes like this one to make and share with my family. Food and family truly do go hand in hand.

With Love & Hope,

Jennifer