Fresh Strawberry Pie with a Mascarpone Filling

Ingredients

• 1 Homemade or Store bought Pie Crust
• 1 cup cold whole or whipping cream
• ¾ cup mascarpone
• 2 tablespoons powdered / icing sugar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla
• 3 cups sliced strawberries
• 1½ tablespoons sugar

Steps

1. 1

   Pre-heat oven to 350F (180C), grease and flour an 9 inch pie plate.

2. 2

   Start by making your pie dough anyone of these would be perfect.Italian Crostata Dough, Easy Homemade Pie Dough , Homemade Brown Sugar Pie Crust.Or you can use a store bought.  Be sure to roll the dough to 1/8" thickness and fit in the prepared pie plate. Prick the bottom of the dough with a fork, then cover the dough with parchment paper, place dry beans or pie weights on top. Bake for approximately 15 minutes, remove paper and weights and continue to bake for another 5-10 minutes or until golden. Let the crust cool completely before filling.

3. 3

   In a large bowl add the cold cream, mascarpone, powdered sugar and vanilla and beat on medium speed until combined, then raise the speed to high and beat until very, very thick.

4. 4

   Fill the cooled crust with the filling, freeze for 15 minutes to really firm it up, While the pie is in the freezer, make the topping. Remove the Strawberry Pie from the freezer, top with the strawberries and serve. Enjoy!

5. 5

   In a medium bowl mix gently together the sliced strawberries and the sugar.