Strawberry Pie

Ingredients

Crust Ingredients

2.5 cups multi-purpose flour

2 tablespoons sugar

3/4 teaspoon salt

2 sticks (1 cup) cold unsalted butter cut into cubes

1/2 cup cold buttermilk

Strawberry Filling Ingredients

5-6 cups fresh strawberries sliced in half

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/3 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup cornstarch

Salt

2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

1 large egg, beaten

Method

1. Whisk together flour, granulated sugar and salt in a mixing bowl. Add cold cubed butter to mixture and combine ingredients using clean hands. Break down the butter into the flour mixture until it replicates small peas.

2. Create a well in the middle of the middle and pour in the cold buttermilk. Using a fork bring the dough together, ensuring all flour is moistened.

3. On a floured countertop place the dough mixture and split it in half. Gently knead two disk shaped doughs. Wrap each disk in gling wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour. 

4. While the dough is cooling, mix strawberries, brown sugar, cornstarch, salt, lemon juice, and ground ginger. Toss ingredients together until cornstarch is no longer visible. Rest mixture for 10 minutes to allow strawberries to produce juice.

5. Preheat oven to 200 degrees celsius. 

6. On a well-floured surface, roll one of the disks into a bottom crust of 12 inches diameter. Lay is flat in a pie baking dish and let it lay over the edges of the dish. Trim overhanging edges of crust, so it is even with the edge of the pie dish.

7. Spoon the strawberry filling into the pie crust.

8. Roll out other dough disk into 12 inches diameter on a floured contertop. Use a pizza slicer to slice the dough into 1-inch-wide strips. Place the strips on top of the pie in a weaved lattice pattern. 

9. Whisk egg and brush egg wash on the top of the pie. Sprinkle with additional granulated sugar.

10. Place the pie in the oven and bake for 15 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 175 degrees celsius and bake the pie for 30 more minutes, or until the crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbling. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely before serving. Enjoy!