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Gold Medal® Fresh Strawberry Pie

Just like what you see in the bakery window, except you made it yourself!

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Prep Time 40 min
Total Time 4 hr 35 min
Servings 8

Ingredients

Pastry

1: cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

1/2: teaspoon salt

1/3: cup plus 1 tablespoon shortening

2: to 3 tablespoons cold water

Filling

1 1/2: quarts (6 cups) strawberries, hulled

1: cup sugar

2: tablespoons cornstarch

1/2: cup water

: Red food color, if desired

1: package (3 oz) cream cheese, softened

1: teaspoon grated lemon peel

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Directions

1 In medium bowl, mix flour and salt. Cut in shortening, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until particles are size of small peas. Sprinkle with cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork until all flour is moistened and pastry almost cleans side of bowl (1 to 2 teaspoons more water can be added if necessary).
2 Gather pastry into a ball. Shape into flattened round on lightly floured surface. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate about 45 minutes or until dough is firm and cold, yet pliable. This allows the shortening to become slightly firm, which helps make the baked pastry more flaky. If refrigerated longer, let pastry soften slightly before rolling.
3 Heat oven to 475°F. With floured rolling pin, roll pastry into round 2 inches larger than upside-down 9-inch glass pie plate. Fold pastry into fourths; place in pie plate. Unfold and ease into plate, pressing firmly against bottom and side. Trim overhanging edge of pastry 1 inch from rim of pie plate. Fold and roll pastry under, even with plate; flute as desired. Prick bottom and side of pastry thoroughly with fork. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown. Cool on cooling rack.
4 In small bowl, mash enough strawberries to measure 1 cup. In 2-quart saucepan, mix sugar and cornstarch. Gradually stir in 1/2 cup water and mashed strawberries (add 1 or 2 drops food color if deeper red color is desired). Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute; cool.
5 In medium bowl, beat cream cheese and lemon peel until smooth. Spread evenly in pie crust. Top with remaining strawberries. Pour cooked strawberry mixture over top. Refrigerate until set, about 3 hours. Store in refrigerator.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

To mash strawberries with ease, use the pulsing feature of your blender or food processor.

For a double strawberry hit, use 3 ounces of soft cream cheese with strawberries in place of the regular cream cheese.

Use Betty Crocker® pie crust mix for the scratch pie crust in this recipe and save time.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 320
Calories from Fat: 125 ),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 14 g; 14 %
(Saturated Fat 5 g, 5 % ),
Cholesterol: 15 mg; 15 %;
Sodium: 180 mg; 180 %;
Total Carbohydrate: 48 g; 48 %
(Dietary Fiber 3 g 3 % ),
Protein: 3 g; 3 %

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 2%;
Vitamin C: 52%;
Calcium: 2%;
Iron: 6%;

Exchanges:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 4/29/2013 5:53:24 PM REPORT ABUSE Alewo27 said:

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So fresh and summery! I added sugar to the crust. I hate unsweetened pie crusts. And I used lemon juice instead of zest in the cream cheese. I find zest too bitter. And it was delicious! The perfect finish to a barbecue or pasta salad dinner.

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Posted 10/14/2011 11:28:35 PM REPORT ABUSE TARMANCER said:

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Delicious. First time for me making strawberry pie. My teen girl requested. Will be using this recipe again. Thank you for posting it.

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Posted 7/25/2011 5:31:13 PM REPORT ABUSE Heathertime said:

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I used the pre made crusts, which I think did not give it that homemade taste. I did not like the cream cheese layer, overall I did not like this pie.

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