Strawberry pie

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| main_ingredient = Pie crust, strawberries, sugar

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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.

Preparation

Fresh strawberry pies are usually made with in-season sweet berries, while out-of-season strawberries are often better suited for baked pies.{{Cite news |last=Seneviratne |first=Samantha |date=May 29, 2020 |title=This Pie Lets Peak Strawberries Shine Bright |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/29/dining/strawberry-pie-recipe.html |access-date=2022-11-16}} A double strawberry pie has glazed, uncooked strawberries on top, with a layer of cooked strawberries underneath.{{Cite book |last=Beranbaum |first=Rose Levy |title=The Pie and Pastry Bible |publisher=Scribner |year=1998 |isbn=0684813483 |location=New York |pages=104–105}}{{Cite book |last=Price |first=Jessie |title=EatingWell in Season: The Farmers' Market Cookbook |publisher=Countryman Press |year=2009 |isbn=9780881508567 |location=Woodstock, Vermont |pages=65}}

A common concern with strawberry pies is how to prevent the crust from becoming soggy or watery. {{Cite news |last=Rahman |first=Gholam |date=March 7, 2002 |title=Several things could be the cause of runny strawberry pie |work=The Palm Beach Post |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97087650/gholam-rahman-kitchen-counselor-runny/ |access-date=2022-11-22 |via=Newspapers.com}} 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. Cutting the strawberries too finely can also contribute to excess moisture in the pie. Sometimes, a layer of cream cheese is added to help keep the pie crust crisp.

Consumption

In the United States, strawberry pie is one of the red foods often served at Juneteenth celebrations.{{Cite news |last=Rozier |first=Tiffani |date=June 10, 2021 |title=3 red dishes for your Juneteenth cookout |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113170669/3-red-dishes-for-your-juneteenth-cookout/ |access-date=2022-11-16 |via=Newspapers.com}} It is also a popular dessert at Fourth of July gatherings.{{Cite news |last=Sifton |first=Sam |date=July 4, 2018 |title=Happy Independence Day! |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/04/dining/happy-independence-day.html |access-date=2022-11-22}}

Strawberry-pie eating contests are part of many summer strawberry festivals across America.{{Cite book |last=Carlson |first=Barbara W. |title=Food Festivals: Eating Your Way from Coast to Coast |publisher=Visible Ink Press |year=1997 |isbn=9781578590032 |location=Detroit |pages=247,253,327}} At the annual contest in Athens, Georgia, the 2023 winner ate fourteen slices in two minutes.{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Joshua L. |title=Photos: Berries, pie eating contest, more at the Athens Farmers Market Strawberry Day |url=https://www.onlineathens.com/picture-gallery/news/2023/05/01/strawberry-day-athens-farmers-market/11767854002/ |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=Online Athens |language=en-US}}

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.{{Cite news |last=Speciale |first=Samuel |date=April 1, 2016 |title=A Huntington Phenomenon |pages=78–83 |work=Huntington Quarterly |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=114919996&lang=en-gb&site=eds-live&scope=site |access-date=2022-11-22 |via=EBSCOHost}}{{Cite news |date=October 7, 2019 |title=The Best PIE in Every State |volume=92 |work=People |issue=15 |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=138826136&lang=en-gb&site=eds-live&scope=site |access-date=2022-11-22 |via=EBSCOHost}} Their strawberry pie, which consists of "fresh strawberries layered into a pie shell with confectionery sugar and real whipped cream", has received national recognition from People magazine and the Food Network.

Related desserts

The main difference between a strawberry pie and a strawberry tart is the crust used.{{Cite news |date=June 27, 1999 |title=Strawberry tart's a winner for the Fourth |page=5G |work=Portland Press Herald |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/276902916 |access-date=2022-11-17 |id={{ProQuest|276902916}} |via=ProQuest}} Strawberry pies have simple piecrusts and can be made quickly. 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. Torta de morango is a commonly consumed dessert in Brazil.{{Cite journal |last=Sharma |first=Sangita |date=September 2010 |title=Nutritional composition of dishes commonly consumed by Japanese Brazilians in São Paulo, Brazil. |url=https://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09637481003639100 |journal=International Journal of Food Sciences & Nutrition |volume=61 |issue=6 |pages=549–572 |doi=10.3109/09637481003639100 |pmid=20397835 |s2cid=9587374 |via=EBSCOHost}}

A related dessert food is the strawberry-rhubarb pie, a baked pie which has a tendency to become "very juicy"{{Cite book |last=Pitzer |first=Sara |title=Simply Strawberries: A Cookbook |publisher=Garden Way Publications |year=1985 |isbn=0-88266-383-6 |location=Pownal, Vermont |pages=57,62}} or "soggy", due to the high water content of both the rhubarb and the strawberries.{{Cite book |title=The Perfect Pie: Your Ultimate Guide to Classic and Modern Pies, Tarts, Galettes, and More |publisher=America's Test Kitchen |year=2019 |isbn=9781945256912 |pages=127}}