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Strawberry Pie with Chocolate Crust: Tutorial {SWEET}

Those beautiful locally grown strawberries sitting on your counter want to make you happy. 
 Here’s how they'll do it: Strawberry Pie with Chocolate Crust. 

The strawberries you'll find in markets at this time of the year are different from the strawberries you ate a month ago. Why? Because now they taste like REAL strawberries. Sweet and seductively succulent. 

Chocolate and strawberries are a natural combo, so I used chocolate wafer cookies to make the crust. You can also use graham crackers or shortbread if you prefer. I folded the strawberry puree into pillows of whipped egg white so the pie is light and airy. I've included a step-by-step tutorial after the main recipe. 

Just make sure you buy locally grown strawberries. If the package says the strawberries were picked in another country, put them back and wait a few weeks longer. Fresh strawberries are in season... and you know the fresher they are, the happier you'll be.
   Strawberry Pie with Chocolate Crust
  Tutorial: Deep-Dish Strawberry Pie with Chocolate Crust 
by Christina at Mama's High Strung blog!


1. Gather your ingredients: 1 package chocolate wafer cookies; 1⅓ cup sugar, divided; ⅓ cup melted butter; 1 lb. strawberries, divided; 1 envelope gelatin; ¾ cup cold water; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; ⅛ teaspoon salt; 2 egg whites.
  Ingredients Strawberry Pie with Chocolate Crust


2. Place oven rack in center of oven. Preheat oven to 350°F. Strawberry Pie with Chocolate Crust   

  3. Crush cookies and ⅓ cup sugar in a food processor. Crush Cookie Wafers. Blend with sugar

4. Transfer crumb mixture to a large bowl and add the melted butter. I don’t add the butter to the food processor because it can get clumpy. Strawberry Pie with Chocolate Crust

5. Press the crumb mixture into the deep-dish pie pan, including the sides (your crust will be thick). Bake 8 to 10 minutes; remove from oven and set aside to cool. Strawberry Pie with Chocolate Crust

6. Remove the stems from the strawberries. Place 12 ounces of the strawberries (about ¾ of all the strawberries) and ½ cup sugar into a food processor and purée; set aside. Strawberry Pie with Chocolate Crust

  7. Pour water into a small saucepan and sprinkle on gelatin; soften for 5-minutes. Strawberry Pie with Chocolate Crust

8. Add remaining ½ cup sugar, lemon juice, and salt to saucepan. Cook on medium heat for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring often, until sugar dissolves (don’t boil!). Pour gelatin mixture into a large mixing bowl and let cool for 15 minutes. pic collage

9. Pour strawberry mixture from food processor into cooled gelatin; stir and set aside. Strawberry Pie with Chocolate Crust

10. Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. Beat Egg Whites until stiff but not dry

11. Fold egg whites into strawberry mixture. Strawberry Pie with Chocolate Crust

12. Keep folding until the egg whites are incorporated into the strawberry mixture. It will be liquidy. Strawberry Pie with Chocolate Crust

13. Pour into baked chocolate piecrust. Use a spatula to remove all the eggs whites from the bowl. Strawberry Pie with Chocolate Crust

14. Garnish with remaining 4 ounces of strawberries (you can slice them, or just put them on whole).
Slice strawberries for garnish SCP

15. Chill pie for at least 3 hours.
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Thank you, that was a yummy tutorial from Christina at Mama's High Strung blog.
Some of my favorite blog posts by her are:

Chocolate Dipping Tips

Grenada's Spice Market

6-Ingredient Strawberry Flan

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Summer Corn and Black Bean Salad with Tequila Vinaigrette - See more at: http://mamashighstrung.com/blog/2013/07/plated-served-summer-corn-and-black-bean-salad-with-tequila-vinaigrette/#sthash.S82PyjSu.dpuf

Be sure to stop by and visit her, leave a comment and check out all her recipes! Let her know you found her on SWEET HAUTE blog. Stayed tuned for more tutorials...
Enjoy!

~Be Sweet
Christina 
Sweetest Haute

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