Strawberry pie

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Strawberry pie
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Fresh strawberry pie
Type Pie
Course Dessert
Main ingredientsPie crust, strawberries, sugar
Variations Strawberry-rhubarb pie

Strawberry pie is a dessert food consisting mainly of strawberries and sugar in a pie crust, sometimes with gelatin. It is often served with whipped cream. [1]

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Preparation

Fresh strawberry pies are usually made with in-season sweet berries, while out-of-season strawberries are often better suited for baked pies. [2] A double strawberry pie has glazed, uncooked strawberries on top, with a layer of cooked strawberries underneath. [3] [4]

A common question about strawberry pies is how to prevent the crust from becoming soggy or "runny". [5] Possible causes of watery strawberry pies include the thickener, particularly when not enough cornstarch is used, or when it has lost its thickening properties after being cooked for too long. [5] The strawberries can make the pie watery if cut too finely. [5] Sometimes, a layer of cream cheese is added to help keep the pie crust crisp. [3]

Consumption

In the United States, strawberry pie is one of the red foods often served at Juneteenth celebrations, [6] and is also a popular dessert at Fourth of July gatherings. [7]

Strawberry-pie eating contests are part of many summer strawberry festivals across America. [8] At the annual contest in Athens, Georgia, the 2023 winner ate fourteen slices in two minutes. [9]

Each year in May in Huntington, West Virginia, Jim's Steak and Spaghetti House serves over 10,000 slices of strawberry pie for one week only, with thousands of customers lining up outside its doors. [10] [11] Their strawberry pie, which consists of "fresh strawberries layered into a pie shell with confectionery sugar and real whipped cream", [10] has received national recognition from People magazine and the Food Network. [11] [10]

The main difference between a strawberry pie and a strawberry tart is the crust used. [12] Strawberry pies have simple piecrusts and can be made quickly. [12] Strawberry tarts, on the other hand, have a sweet pastry crust resembling a thin butter cookie, and take longer to make, with a pastry cream layer that needs to be chilled. [12] Torta de morango is a commonly consumed dessert in Brazil. [13]

A related dessert food is the strawberry-rhubarb pie, a baked pie which has a tendency to become "very juicy" [1] or "soggy", [14] due to the high water content of both the rhubarb and the strawberries. [1] [14]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Pitzer, Sara (1985). Simply Strawberries: A Cookbook. Pownal, Vermont: Garden Way Publications. pp. 57, 62. ISBN   0-88266-383-6.
  2. ↑ Seneviratne, Samantha (May 29, 2020). "This Pie Lets Peak Strawberries Shine Bright". The New York Times . Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Beranbaum, Rose Levy (1998). The Pie and Pastry Bible. New York: Scribner. pp. 104–105. ISBN   0684813483.
  4. ↑ Price, Jessie (2009). EatingWell in Season: The Farmers' Market Cookbook. Woodstock, Vermont: Countryman Press. p. 65. ISBN   9780881508567.
  5. 1 2 3 Rahman, Gholam (March 7, 2002). "Several things could be the cause of runny strawberry pie". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved November 22, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Rozier, Tiffani (June 10, 2021). "3 red dishes for your Juneteenth cookout". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Retrieved November 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Sifton, Sam (July 4, 2018). "Happy Independence Day!". The New York Times . Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  8. ↑ Carlson, Barbara W. (1997). Food Festivals: Eating Your Way from Coast to Coast. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 247, 253, 327. ISBN   9781578590032.
  9. ↑ Jones, Joshua L. "Photos: Berries, pie eating contest, more at the Athens Farmers Market Strawberry Day". Online Athens. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  10. 1 2 3 Speciale, Samuel (April 1, 2016). "A Huntington Phenomenon". Huntington Quarterly. pp. 78–83. Retrieved November 22, 2022– via EBSCOHost.
  11. 1 2 "The Best PIE in Every State". People . Vol. 92, no. 15. October 7, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2022– via EBSCOHost.
  12. 1 2 3 "Strawberry tart's a winner for the Fourth". Portland Press Herald. June 27, 1999. p. 5G. ProQuest   276902916 . Retrieved November 17, 2022– via ProQuest.
  13. ↑ Sharma, Sangita (September 2010). "Nutritional composition of dishes commonly consumed by Japanese Brazilians in São Paulo, Brazil". International Journal of Food Sciences & Nutrition. 61 (6): 549–572. doi:10.3109/09637481003639100. PMID   20397835. S2CID   9587374 – via EBSCOHost.
  14. 1 2 The Perfect Pie: Your Ultimate Guide to Classic and Modern Pies, Tarts, Galettes, and More. America's Test Kitchen. 2019. p. 127. ISBN   9781945256912.
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