Strawberry Pie

Ingredients

• For Pie Crust
• 2 & 1/2 cups of cake flour
• 230 grams cold butter cut into cubes
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup castor sugar
• 1/4 cup ice-cold water
• For the Pie Filling
• 800 g strawberries
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 packets / 80g Strawberry jelly
• 2 cups cold water
• 6 tablespoons Cornflour/ Mazeina

Instructions

1. 1

   --- For the Pie Crust ---

2. 2

   Put all the dry ingredients in a bowl and give a few stirs with a spoon. Next, add the cold butter and using your hands rub the butter into the flour mix with the palm of your hands until you see pea-sized little shapes.

3. 3

   Now, add the cold water and bring the dough to together to form a smooth dough. Don't overwork it. (This can also be done in a food processor.) Wrap in cling wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

4. 4

   Next, roll out the dough on a floured surface - half a cm thick. Place gently into a greased pie dish and trim the edges with a knife.

5. 5

   Blind bake in a preheated oven at 200°C for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven.

6. 6

   Remove the baking paper and beans, poke holes with a fork on the base and egg wash the crust and bake for 3 minutes or golden brown. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.

7. 7

   --- Directions for Pie Fillings ---

8. 8

   First, wash the strawberries then remove the stems and leaves and cut in half , put in a bowl and set aside.

9. 9

   Next, in a large saucepan or pot, add the water, sugar and corn flour and stir with a whisk for 2 minutes. Next, switch on the heat of the stove and add the jelly. Stir and cook on medium heat until the sauce has thickened -- about 10 to 15 minutes. Next, pour the sauce over the strawberries and place in the fridge to cool down for 20 minutes.

10. 10

    Now spoon the filling into the cooled baked pie crust and set in the fridge for about 2 hours. Before serving, decorate and pipe whipped cream on top. That is: 1 cup of fresh cream whipped together with a teaspoon of vanilla and 2 tablespoons of icing sugar until stiff.