Glossy Red Strawberry Inspiration

I made a glossy strawberry pie for the first time yesterday and it was Deeeee-licious.


I have always avoided glossy fillings because I detest a gummy jello-like texture.  I must have had bad experiences with what I called "jello pies" in childhood.   Yesterday I saw this photo from FairiesNest and decided I had to give the glossy strawberry pie another chance.

I ended up using this recipe from Epicurious, based on the Big Boy diner strawberry pie. The filling is a touch runny.  I might try adding a little more cornstarch next time, but I don't want to reach the dreaded gummy-jello pie consistency.  I believe Cynthia will also be posting her recipe on the Natural-Kids blog in the near future.

Inspired by Cynthia's pie and mine, I put together a visual glossy strawberry pie sampler from a flickr search for creative commons licensed photos.


Photo Credits:
1. _MG_8936 copy, 2. Double Strawberry Pie, 3. Torta de Morango, 4. Glazed strawberry pie., 5. Strawberry Pie, 6. Strawberry Cream Pie, 7. strawberry mouse cake | tarta de mousse de fresa, 8. Rex Rockin' New Years Eve, 9. Bite me , 10. Strawberry Pie, 11. Steven Groves Strawberry Pie (2), 12. a piece of strawberry cream cheese pieCreated with fd's Flickr Toys