Strawberry Poppy Seed Pie Food

STRAWBERRY & POPPY SEED PIE

Steps:

• Stir together the flour, salt, and poppy seeds. Cut the cold butter into cubes and blend into the flour mixture until well combined and crumbly. You can use a pastry blender, your clean hands, or you can blend together in a food processor. Up to you. Once the mixture is crumbly, add the water and stir until a dough ball forms. Wrap in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for a couple hours or overnight.
• Divide the dough in half. Roll out one half of the dough to fit in a pie pan. Lightly spray the pan with non-stick cooking spray and place the crust in the pan. Use a fork to poke holes in the bottom.
• In a small bowl stir together the milk, corn starch, sugar, and vanilla extract. Set aside.
• Wash the strawberries. Cut off all the tops. Then slice into thin pieces. Pour the sugar mixture over the strawberries and stir so that every piece gets coated in sugar. Pour the strawberries into the prepared pie crust.
• Preheat the oven to 375°F. Use the remaining pie dough to create a decorative top. You can add lattice or shapes. I chose to cover my pie in tiny triangles, because I just have tons of time on my hands.
• Bake for about one hour, until the top crusts look brown and flaky, and the filling mixture looks bubbly. If you like the ooey gooey texture, serve this pie warm. If you want your pie filling to be set a little more (like mine), allow it to cool all the way before slicing into it.

POPPY SEED STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine flour, poppy seeds, and salt; cut in shortening until crumbly.
• Gradually add water, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball.
• Roll out pastry to fill a 9-inch pie plate.
• Transfer pastry to plate; flute edges.
• Line unpricked pastry with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil.
• Bake at 450* for 8 minutes.
• Remove foil; bake 5 minutes longer.
• Cool on a wire rack.
• Slice 1 pint of strawberries; fold into whipped topping.
• Spoon into pie shell.
• Cut remaining berries in half; arrange over top.
• Drizzle with honey.
• Sprinkle with almonds if desired.
• Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

POPPY SEED CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Combine sugar, cornstarch and eggs.
• Beat well with hand mixer.
• Gradually beat in milk, cream and poppy seeds.
• Place in a saucepan and heat until thickened.
• Remove from heat.
• Add vanilla and beat again to form a smooth custard.
• Cool slightly and pour into baked pie shells.
• Cover lightly with waxed paper to keep moist and smooth.
• Refrigerate until custard is set before serving.

POPPY SEED PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In the top of a double boiler, over medium heat, mix the poppyseeds, milk and salt.
• Cook for 5 minutes over boiling water.
• Remove from heat.
• Beat egg yolks until creamy in a bowl.
• Temper the egg yolks by stirring in some of the hot mixture, then add the egg yolks into the hot mixture stirring so that the egg yolks don't cook (This is very important because you don't want scrambled eggs here) Mix the sugar& cornstarch together, then add them, the butter and cream to the hot mixture.
• Pour into the pre-baked pie shell.
• In a small bowl, combine the sugars.
• In the large bowl of an electric mixer fitted with beaters or whip attachment, beat the egg whites on medium speed until frothy.
• Add the cream of tartar and increase mixer speed to medium-high.
• Beat until the egg whites form firm peaks, then add the sugar mixture, gradually and slowly.
• Add the vanilla.
• Beat the whites until thick and glossy, about 30 seconds longer.
• Carefully spread the meringue over the filling, being sure to cover the pie entirely.
• Bringing the meringue to the edges will ensure that the filling is"sealed".
• Bake the pie in a 400-degree oven for 6 to 8 minutes or until lightly brown.