Cornmeal Crust Strawberry Pie
- 1 34 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 12 cup butter, at room temperature
- 12 cup sugar
- 18 teaspoon almond extract
- 14 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 32 ounces strawberries, hulled and halved
- 1 12 tablespoons white vinegar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 12 cup sugar (can sub half with sugar substitute)
- 1 12 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 12 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Farenheit.
- To make the crust: In a lg bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt.
- Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, cream the butter and 1/2 cup sugar together until smooth.
- Incorporate the eggs and extracts and beat until combined.
- Gradually cream together with the flour mixture and mix until the dough comes together, pressing with your hands (add more flour if it is too loose).
- Separate 1/3 of the dough and set aside.
- Butter a 9 inch cake pan and press the remaining dough into the pan evenly, cover with wrap.
- Roll and cut the separated dough and set aside.
- Freeze all of the dough for approx 30 minutes until firm.
- Meanwhile, to make the filling: In a medium bowl, mix together the vinegar, cornstarch, extract, lemon juice, salt, egg and sugar.
- Mix well and gently stir in the strawberries.
- Stir until the berries are fully coated and set aside until needed.
- Assembling/making the Pie: Pour the filling evenly into the chilled pie crust and top with the rolled out dough (feel free to get decorative and cut out shapes if you'd like).
- Sprinkle lightly with granulated sugar/salt and place the pie on the middle rack and bake at 375 for 25-30 minutes, until the crust is golden.
- Serve cold (w/some lemonade or vanilla frozen yogurt would be good) and refrigerate for up to a week.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cornmeal-crust-strawberry-pie-500257 (may not work)