It's All In The Crust

On our way home from our camping trip we passed through Oxnard, home of the annual California Strawberry Festival, and picked up some strawberries. I think the strawberry season hasn't quite hit it's peak, but their wonderful fragrance inspired me to make a fresh strawberry cream pie.

It was my first attempt at making a traditional pie crust from scratch and I think it turned out pretty well. I love all of the decorative touches you can add to the edge of the crust to give it a different look and enjoyed the challenge of making the braid for this one. Pies are another wonderful form of artwork!