PIE PIE PIE

Strawberry Pie.. 

Enough said. 

Recipe:

1/4 cup granulated sugar 

6 cups of strawberries

2 small apples

2 tbsp lemon juice 

zest of a lemon 

splash of bitters 

1/4 cup brown sugar 

3 tsp chopped ginger

3 tsp arrowroot 

1/2 tsp alspice 

1/2 tsp pink salt 

Egg wash 

Demerara sugar to dust 

Egg wash. 

1 egg whisked with 1tbsp water and pinch of salt

Line a pie dish with sweet short pastry of your own recipe or store bought. Place in the fridge for at least an hour. 

Sprinkle the granulated sugar over the sliced strawberries and leave to sit for at least 30 minutes. 

Grate apples and then mix with the strawberries draining all the liquid that comes off them. Mix in lemon juice, rind and bitters. 

Mix together in a different bowl brown sugar, ginger, arrowroot, all spice and salt. Gently combine with the strawberry mix. Pour it all into the pie shell and decorate the top as you like. My lattice work  is pretty uggggly Im sure anyone could do better. 

Place pie back into the fridge for at least 15 mins.

Brush the top of the pastry (avoiding filling)with the egg wash.   

Then chuck in a pre heated oven (170 degrees) for about 15-20 minutes. Lower the temperature to 110 degrees and continue cooking for an extra 30 mins or so until golden brown and bubbling. 

Serve with cream.. we had ours with rosewater clotted cream.

It was christmas, so why the hell not. 

x 

Abbey