Celebrating Strawberries

I've had the taste for strawberry shortcake for sometime now so we finally got around to buying strawberries.  While in the store, peaches jumped up and screamed that we should take some of them too.   Mmmmmmmm..... peaches (insert Homer Simpson drool).

When I got home and started to slice up the strawberries, again the peaches started to sing out.  So what the hell, I sliced those up too and mixed them together then sprinkled sugar over it all.

OMG... YUM!

Then it dawned on me, THIS SHOULD BE IN PIE!

And really, is there anything better than pie?  I love pie.  So I scoured the internets and lookie what I found!


FRESH STRAWBERRY - PEACH PIE
Printed from COOKS.COM

□   1 c. sugar
□   1/3 c. flour
□   1/4 tsp. cinnamon
□   1/8 tsp. nutmeg
□   1/8 tsp. salt
□   4 c. sliced peaches (3-4 lg.)
□   2 c. sliced strawberries (1 pt.)
□   2 tsp. lemon juice
□   Double 9-inch pie crust

Heat oven to 375 degrees. For filling combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in large bowl. Add peaches and strawberries. Drizzle with lemon juice.
Toss to coat fruit with sugar mixture. Spoon into pastry-lined 9-inch pie plate. Add top crust.

□   TOPPING (optional) :
□   Milk
□   2 tsp. sliced blanched almonds, crushed
□   2 tsp. sugar

Brush top crust with milk. Sprinkle with nuts and sugar (can omit nuts). Cover edge with foil. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes. Remove foil; bake 30-40 minutes or until crust is light golden brown. Cool before serving.


So here's the verdict - strawberries and peaches are a match made in heaven.  This pie is pretty awesome.  I don't know that cinnamon and nutmeg is really necessary and in the future I will make it without the extra spices.  And hey, look at this - I even took a picture