I love amazingly effortless, yummy dessert. So I bring to you Glazed Strawberry Pie. It's so easy, you'll be begging for an invite to last minute shin-digs so you can quickly whip this up and impress your comrades. (Probably not begging.. maybe secretly wishing...I sound like a creeper now... I better stop)
Ingredients:
Filling:
1 Package of Strawberry Pie Filling Glaze (I prefer Junket Danish Dessert)
1 3/4 Cup Cold Water
4 Cups Sliced Fresh Strawberries
Stir the glaze mix into water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, and continue to boil for 1 minute stirring CONSTANTLY!! Pour into a large mixing bowl and fold in the strawberries.
Butter Flaky Pie Crust:
1 1/4 Cup All Purpose Flour
1/4 Teaspoon of Salt
1/2 Cup Butter, Chilled and Diced
1/4 Cup Ice Water
In a large bowl combine the flour and your salt. Cut butter in until your mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in water a teaspoon at a time until mixture forms a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap a refrigerate for as much as time as you have to spare. Press evenly into a pie plate. Bake at 325 until golden brown.
*Be sure to use ICED water and not just really cold tap water. This pie crust recipe actually works really great for chicken pot pie too.*
Graham Cracker Crust:
1 1/2 Cup Finely Ground Graham Crackers
1/3 Cup White Sugar
6 Tablespoons Butter, Melted
1/2 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon (optional)
Mix Ingredients together untill well blended. Press into a pie plate and back at 375 for 7 minutes.
Putting It All Together:
After you make your filling and your pie crust is cool, pour your strawberry mixture into the pie crust of your choice. I usually sit in the fridge for at least half an hour so it sets up. Also, I usually never have enough fresh strawberries (because I eat them while I'm cutting them) so you can also throw in some frozen. Top with cool whip when serving and help yourself to at least 2 servings!!
