Sweet Strawberry Pie -The Godfather-

No, this is not inspired by Al Pacino or James Caan.
It's inspired by my Godfather, who is no gangster/murderer. At least... I don't think he is...

Moving on.

This one is sweet and fresh. It's very cheerful and summery. It's also sugar-free. (Bonus!)

The ingredients:

• About 20 medium size strawberries, washed and sliced.
• 1 tablespoon of butter or margarine
• 1/4 cup of splenda, or 1 tablespoon of agave or honey
• Pie crusts (2) or make your own (click here for an easy recipe, under "crust-cracker")

And the steps:

1. Preheat your oven to 400F, poke holes (using a fork) in one of the two pie crusts, and bake for 10 minutes. Reserve.
2. In a large frying pan, over medium, melt 1 tablespoon of butter.
3. Add the strawberries and stir.
4. Add the sweetener, mix well. Lower heat.
5. Let cook for about 5 minutes.
6. Fill the baked pie crust with the strawberries.
   
7. Using the unbaked pie crust, make holes using a cookie cutter. This will prevent the liquid/juice from leaking from the sides, while baking.
8. Place crust on top of strawberries, pinching along the side. 
9. Bake for 20 minutes, or until the crust looks golden and crispy.
   
   
   
   And that's it. Easy as pie! ;)
   
   
   This would go great with a scoop of your favourite vanilla ice cream.
   Give it a try!