strawberry crumble pie

A supremely delicious strawberry crumble pie with all the jammy sweetness of in-season strawberries and a toothsome buttery oat crumble topping. 

This pie is best the day it's baked, but makes for a very decent breakfast the next morning.

Strawberry Crumble Pie

all-purpose flour

sugar

sea salt

water

unsalted butter, (cold)

strawberries, (hulled and halved)

lemon

instant tapioca, (store-bought

old fashioned rolled oats

sugar ((I used cane sugar))

ginger

To make the crust, whisk to combine flour, sugar, and sea salt in a large bowl. With a course grater, grate in the butter. Rub into flour mixture with fingertips until well combined. Drizzle in ice water a little at a time, folding into flour mixture with a silicone spatula. Add just enough so that the mixture holds together in a rough, floury ball.

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and gather into a disk. Cover tightly with plastic wrap. Chill dough in fridge for 30 minutes or as long as 5 days.

On a lightly floured piece of parchment paper, roll crust into a 14-inch circle. Fold into quarters and then unfold in a 10-inch metal pie pan. Press dough into pan. Trim crust to a 1-inch overhang, tuck edges under along the rim and crimp. Set pie crust in freezer for 30 minutes or longer.

Preheat oven to 425 degrees Set a large rimmed baking sheet in oven to preheat as well.

In a large bowl, fold to combine strawberries, sugar, lemon zest, ground tapioca, and sea salt. Set aside while you prepare crust.  To make the crumb topping, in a medium-sized bowl, combine oats, flour, sugar, and sea salt. Chop butter into little pieces; rub into mixture with fingertips. Set crumb topping in the fridge until needed for the pie.

To assemble pie, take crust out of the freezer, and working quickly, spoon filling into pie shell, and mound crumb topping in the center (it will seem like a lot, but cooks down considerably).

Set pie on preheated baking sheet, slide into oven, and bake about 60 minutes or until crust is a deep golden hue and the filling is bubbling. If needed, tent sides with aluminum foil to prevent crust from burning.

Cool 2 - 3 hours, slice, and serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Sweet, fresh strawberries are topped with a spiced crumble topping in this Strawberry Crumble Pie that makes the perfect summertime dessert.

single pie crust, (unbaked)

old fashioned oats

brown sugar

salt

allspice

unsalted

instant tapioca

lime juice

cardamom

Prep crust

Roll the pie dough into a 12-inch round. Fit into a 9-inch pie dish and crimp the edges. Place in the refrigerator until needed.

Make topping

In a bowl, combine the oats, flour, brown sugar, salt, allspice and ginger. Using a fork or your hands, work the butter into the mixture until it is crumbly. Refrigerate until needed.

Preheat

Place the rack in the oven to the lower third. Place a baking sheet in the oven and preheat the oven to 400ºF.

Make filling

Combine the strawberries with the brown sugar, granulated sugar, tapioca, lime juice and cardamom in a large bowl. Stir until the strawberries and coated and the tapioca dissolves.

Assemble and Bake

Spread the strawberries in the prepared crust. Top evenly with the crumble topping. Place the pie on the hot baking dish in the oven. Bake until the crust is golden brown and the pie is bubbling around the edges, 45-55 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for at least 4 hours. Store in the refrigerator.

I used a different pie crust recipe (the one from Sally's Baking Addiction) and this is not only the best pie I've ever made, but possibly the best I've ever eaten. The spices were subtle but gave the pie a really nice depth of flavor - I think using both brown and white sugar in the filling helps with that too. So good!! I will definitely make this again. :o)

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