salichristina
Assistant Cook
- Joined
- Jul 4, 2012
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Hi everyone,
I'm new here, and I need help with a strawberry pie that I just made.
The recipe called for a box of gelatin (which I haven't really used outside of making Jello and cakes), so I put in a whole box and continued to follow the recipe. Everything looked and tasted fine, until I went to cut the pie.. It tasted fine, but it was very thick and rubbery. So my question is, can I do anything to make the pie a little less thick? And while I'm here, is there anything I can do to make my pie a little less sweet? Thank you very much for reading!
Sally
Ingredients
2 (8 inch) pie shells, baked
2 1/2 quarts fresh strawberries
1 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup boiling water
1 (3 ounce) package strawberry flavored gelatin
Directions
In a saucepan, mix together the sugar and corn starch; make sure to blend corn starch in completely. Add boiling water, and cook over medium heat until mixture thickens. Remove from heat. Add gelatin mix, and stir until smooth. Let mixture cool to room temperature.
Place strawberries in baked pie shells; position berries with points facing up. Pour cooled gel mixture over strawberries.
Refrigerate until set. Serve with whipped cream, if desired.
I'm new here, and I need help with a strawberry pie that I just made.
The recipe called for a box of gelatin (which I haven't really used outside of making Jello and cakes), so I put in a whole box and continued to follow the recipe. Everything looked and tasted fine, until I went to cut the pie.. It tasted fine, but it was very thick and rubbery. So my question is, can I do anything to make the pie a little less thick? And while I'm here, is there anything I can do to make my pie a little less sweet? Thank you very much for reading!
Sally
Ingredients
2 (8 inch) pie shells, baked
2 1/2 quarts fresh strawberries
1 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup boiling water
1 (3 ounce) package strawberry flavored gelatin
Directions
In a saucepan, mix together the sugar and corn starch; make sure to blend corn starch in completely. Add boiling water, and cook over medium heat until mixture thickens. Remove from heat. Add gelatin mix, and stir until smooth. Let mixture cool to room temperature.
Place strawberries in baked pie shells; position berries with points facing up. Pour cooled gel mixture over strawberries.
Refrigerate until set. Serve with whipped cream, if desired.