I have always been intimidated when it comes to pie. On Thanksgiving, when people slice pounds of apples and prepare homeade pumpkin filling and crusts, I usually feel that my time would be better spent mashing potatoes. Or watching the Macy's parade. Yesterday, I felt ambitious and decided to look up a recipe involving strawberries I had on hand to bake in a pie. Most recipes include rhubarb (which I didn't have) but it occurred to me I could substitute the rhubarb for more strawberries and leave it as simply "Strawberry Pie".
I modified a standard pie filling recipe and used Trader Joe's crust. After cutting a pint and a half of strawberries, I marinated them in a bowl with the sugar and quick cooking tapioca for 20 minutes.
After the crust is spread in the plate, simply add the filling, top with about 3 tablespoons of butter and weave the lattice on top!
I actually didn't bother weaving the lattice, and instead crudely lay the pastry strips in a criss-cross pattern and pinched the sided closed.
This is 100% the easiest pie I have ever attempted and so so delicious. If all pies were this easy, I would gladly be the designated pie maker on Thanksgiving.
(Side note-homeade whipped cream makes any dessert better.)
