Double Strawberry Pie Recipe

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (11 ounce) box pie crust mix
• 1/3 cup strawberry nectar, cold, plus
• 1 tablespoon strawberry nectar
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 4 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 4 cups frozen unsweetened strawberries, partially thawed in refrigerator
• 1 egg
• sugar, for sprinkling

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450ºf.
• 2 sift sugar, cornstarch and flour together into a medium bowl.
• 3 stir and combine with partially thawed strawberries.
• 4 in a separate bowl, combine pie crust mix and cold strawberry nectar.
• 5 stir until a soft dough forms.
• 6 divide into 2 pieces, form into balls, and flatten into disks.
• 7 on a lightly floured surface, roll 1 of the disks out to an 11-inch circle.
• 8 fold in half, place in a 9-inch pie plate, and unfold.
• 9 press into plate, but do not stretch.
• 10 trim dough 1/2-inch from edge of plate.
• 11 roll out second disk and fold in half.
• 12 pour filling into pastry-lined plate.
• 13 place second crust on top of filling and unfold.
• 14 press along rim to seal and trim edges.
• 15 press fork into edges or crimp to make decorative edge.
• 16 cut vent slits or punch center with small decorative cutter or knife.
• 17 in a small bowl, lightly beat egg, with 1 tablespoon water and 1 tablespoon strawberry nectar.
• 18 brush atop crust and then sprinkle with sugar.
• 19 place pie on sheet pan* and place in oven.
• 20 bake for 10 minutes.
• 21 then lower heat to 350ºf and continue baking for an additional 50 to 60 minutes; the filling should be bubbling and top crust golden brown.
• 22 cool completely before cutting.
• 23 tip:
• 24 preheat sheet pan in oven for crisper bottom crust.