Prep: 10 min

Ready: 55 min

Servings 4-6

Wow, I can’t believe how the time has flown by! It is almost July. With COVID-19 still lingering, it is at least nice to get outside to get some fresh air. It is also strawberry season which is one of my favorite times of the year.   Now is the time to purchase them and support local farms. There is nothing like a freshly picked Michigan strawberry. They are slightly smaller and dark red in the middle – not white like the store-bought strawberries. I always make a trip or two to my favorite strawberry farm to either pick them or to purchase a flat. This year there is no You-Pick due to the COVID virus but you can still purchase them at the roadside. You can make so many different wonderful things with them!

This strawberry pie was a delicious treat. I am looking forward to making strawberry freezer jam and strawberry shortcake. I’m going to freeze some berries for a nice treat when the snow flies.

The local farm I like to visit is Morse Brothers’ Farm. The Morse family has been farming strawberries for generations. Their strawberries are the best I have ever had, and I have been buying from them for over twenty years. The Morse family is a hard-working farming family. They are determined to continue bringing the best local fruit to your table. They are located at 2925 6 Mile Road NW Grand Rapids, MI and can be reached by phone at 616-784-4776. Call ahead to make sure they are open and that they have berries. Their berries are so good that they sell out quickly! Farming is hard work. The owners may be working in the fields or delayed by weather, but I guarantee you will love their berries and enjoy meeting this farming family. Buy local! Support Michigan farmers!

Ingredients

• 2 (9 in. unbaked pie crusts) or dough from scratch

• 1/2 cup white sugar

• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour

• 4 cups fresh strawberries, cut in half

• 2 Tbs. butter

• 1 Tbs. lemon juice

• 1 Tbs. Turbinado cane sugar for the topping

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

2. In a colander wash and clean berries removing the tops and cut in half.

3. Roll out your homemade pie dough or place your boxed dough into a 9-inch pie dish.

4. In a medium-size bowl mix together sugar and flour. Add the berries and lightly mix together. Pour the strawberry filling into the pie dishes. Sprinkle with lemon juice and dot with butter.

5. Cover with top crust. Cut slits into the top and crimp edges. I made a lattice pattern.

6. Bake for 35- 45 minutes, or until the crust is slightly browned.

7. Sprinkle the cane sugar over the top and let cool.

Serve with freshly made whipped cream or French vanilla ice cream.

Enjoy this wonderful pie with family and friends.

Homemade strawberry pie

Easy to make strawberry pie.

• 2
  9 in.
  unbaked pie crust
  Or dough from scratch
• ½
  cup
  white sugar
• ⅓
  cup
  all-purpose flour
• 4
  cups
  fresh strawberries
  cut in half
• 2
  Tbs.
  butter
• 1
  Tbs.
  lemon juice
• 1
  Tbs.
  Turbinado cane sugar
  for topping

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

2. In a colander wash and clean berries removing the tops and cut in half.

3. Roll out your homemade pie dough or place your boxed dough into a 9-inch pie dish

4. In a medium-size bowl mix together sugar and flour. Add the berries and lightly mix together. Pour the strawberry filling into the pie dishes. Sprinkle with lemon juice and dot with butter.

5. Cover with top crust. Cut slits into the top and crimp edges. I made a lattice pattern.

6. Bake for 35- 45 minutes, or until the crust is slightly browned.

7. Sprinkle the cane sugar over the top and let cool.

8. Serve with freshly made whipped cream or French vanilla ice cream.

Enjoy this wonderful pie with family and friends.