Pie Recipes

Strawberry Cream Pie

A buttery shortbread crust holds fresh strawberries over which a delicious custard is poured.

Strawberry Cream Pie recipe

Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

Crust

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 2/3 cup melted butter

Filling

  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup cornstarch
  • 2 cups milk
  • 4 egg yolks, beaten
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (substitute almond extract, if desired)
  • 3/4 cup sour cream
  • 2 cups strawberries, washed and sliced

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

Crust

  1. Mix the flour and powdered sugar together. Add the butter. Mix together and press mixture into a 9 inch deep dish pie plate.
  2. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned then let cool.

Filling

  1. Combine the sugar, salt and cornstarch in medium size saucepan. Slowly whisk in the milk until smooth. Cook over medium heat until thick, stirring constantly. Boil 1 minute then remove from heat.
  2. Stir a small amount of the hot mixture into the beaten egg yolks. Pour back into the pan and cook for 2 minutes more without letting the mixture boil. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract; fold in sour cream. Cover and cool to lukewarm.
  3. Line the pie shell with sliced strawberries and pour the filling over the berries. Chill well before cutting into wedges.

Attribution

Recipe and photo credit: California Milk Advisory Board



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