This easy fresh strawberry pie baked in a skillet is a simple summer dessert you'll come back to all season long. Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Prep Time 30 minutesmins
Cook Time 1 hourhr
Chill Time 1 hourhr
Total Time 2 hourshrs30 minutesmins
Servings 12servings
Calories 175
Author Annalise
Ingredients
Pie crust:
1 ¼cupall-purpose flour(150 grams)
2teaspoonsgranulated sugar
½teaspooncoarse salt
½cupcold unsalted butter, cubed (113 grams)
3-4tablespoonscold buttermilk, see Note
1egg + 1 tablespoon water, for egg wash
Additional sugar, for sprinkling (optional)
Strawberry filling:
5cupssliced strawberries(750 grams)
⅓cupgranulated sugar(66 grams)
3tablespoonscornstarch
1teaspoonvanilla extract, optional
Instructions
To make the pie crust:
Combine the flour, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Add the cubed butter and toss to coat. Cut the butter into the dry ingredients with a fork or a pastry blender until butter is the size of peas.
Add 3 tablespoons of the cold buttermilk and use a spoon and then your hands to stir the mixture until it comes together into a ball. Add more buttermilk as needed to bring it all together.
Shape dough into a disk and cover with plastic wrap. Chill in the fridge for at least 1 hour and up to 5 days. Dough can also be frozen (double-wrapped) for up to 2 months.
To assemble the pie:
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Let the crust dough rest at room temperature for five minutes. On a lightly floured surface, use a rolling pin to roll out the dough into a rough 12 inch circle. Dough should be about ¼ inch thick. Transfer dough to 8 or 9-inch cast iron skillet or any greased round baking dish.
In a medium bowl, toss the sliced strawberries, sugar, cornstarch and vanilla. Dump into the pie crust and spread filling evenly into the pan. Fold the overhanging pie crust over the filling.
Beat the egg and water together and brush over the pie crust. Sprinkle with sugar, if desired.
Bake until crust is golden and filling is bubbling, about 1 hour. Let cool at least 30 minutes before serving. To let the filling completely set (so filling isn't runny), let the pie cool completely before slicing. Store leftovers in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Notes
NOTES:
I love using my buttermilk pie crust variation for fruit pies. However, you can substitute 2-3 tablespoons cold water if desired.