STRAWBERRY GLAZED PIE

Are wild strawberries really wild? Will they scratch an adult, will they snap at a child? Should you pet them, or let them run free where they roam? - Shel Silverstein

This is such a pretty pie! And without any of the fuss of making pie crusts and fancy fillings. Try this for when you want the most amount of impact with the least effort. Bon appetit!

Ingredients:

For the crust

1 1/3 cup flour

1 tablespoon confectioner’s sugar

8 tablespoons unsalted butter (chilled)

½ teaspoon vinegar (white)

5 tablespoons ice water

For the pie filling

4 cups fresh strawberries (wash and slice off tops)

1 cup sugar

1 cup water

3 tablespoons corn starch

2-3 tablespoons strawberry jello mix

How to:

Make the crust:

1. Dunk flour, sugar in a bowl and mix in the butter with your hands. Be careful not to over mix.

2. Add vinegar and a tablespoon of ice water at a time to the dough till lumpy with bits of butter. Roll into a ball and put in the fridge for a couple of hours.

3. Add some dry flour and roll the dough out and place on a buttered pie dish. Bake for at least 15-20 minutes or till the edges are a pretty golden brown.

Make the filling:

1. Boil the sugar, water and cornstarch till you have a nice glaze like paste. Add the strawberry jello powder and stir it in for the colour. Let your glaze cool in the fridge till it turns to a jello consistency.

2. Take out the glaze and whip into a paste. Add strawberries to half the paste and coat evenly in the jello paste. Taste and see if you want to add more glaze.

3. Place the strawberry mixture into your pie dish and place in the refrigerator to set.