Saturday, March 14, 2009

Did you know that today is Pi Day - 3.14

I got an email from Pillsbury.com about this. It was filled with pie recipes!Try this one:
Cherry-Strawberry Pie

INGREDIENTS
1 box (15 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated pie crusts, softened as directed on box
1 egg white, slightly beaten
3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca
2 tablespoon cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 bag (16 oz) frozen red cherries, thawed, drained and juice reserved
1 box (10 oz) frozen strawberries in light syrup, thawed, drained and syrup reserved
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
Maraschino cherries, if desired
Fresh strawberries, if desired

DIRECTIONS
1. Heat oven to 400°F. In 9-inch glass pie plate, unroll 1 pie crust; brush with egg white. Set aside.
2. In 2-quart saucepan, mix sugar, tapioca, cornstarch and salt. Stir in reserved cherry juice and strawberry syrup. Heat over medium heat, stirring constantly, 5 to 10 minutes or until juice becomes thick and boils. Remove from heat. Stir in cherries, strawberries and lemon juice. Pour into crust-lined pie plate. Dot with butter. Place second crust over filling. Flute, and cut slits in top crust to vent.
3. Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Cool completely. Decorate pie with cherries and strawberries. Cover and refrigerate any remaining pie.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Don't you mean Pie Day?



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