The Old Boy's Strawberry Pie

This strawberry crumb pie with fresh strawberries is a summertime tradition in my family — we have NEVER tasted, or even seen, a strawberry pie like it.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 410 Calories

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch single crust pie
• 4 cups fresh strawberries, hulled
• 0.75 cup all-purpose flour
• 0.75 cup white sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Place a drip pan on the lowest oven rack to catch pie juices. Press pie crust into a 9-inch pie dish.

Step 2

Combine 3/4 cup sugar, 3/4 cup flour, 6 tablespoons butter, and nutmeg in a medium bowl until fluffy; set topping aside.

Step 3

Add strawberries to a large bowl. Combine remaining 1/2 cup sugar, remaining 1/2 cup flour, and cornstarch together in a separate bowl; add to strawberries, stirring gently until coated, being careful not to crush berries.

Step 4

Pour strawberries into prepared pie crust mounding them in the middle as the berries will sink as they bake. Cover strawberries with topping; top with about 15 pea-sized pieces of butter. Wrap edges of pie crust with foil to prevent burning.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, then reduce heat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) and bake 40 minutes more. With 10 minutes left of baking, sprinkle a little extra sugar over crumb topping, then finish baking.