Guava Berry Pie: Marketing Florida Agriculture

Dessert-8017

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups	cake flour
1/4 cup	butter, cold
1/2 teaspoon	salt
1/4 cup	water
2 tablespoons	corn starch
1 cup	sugar
1 teaspoon	nutmeg
2 cups	strawberries, sliced
2 cups	guava, peeled, seeded and chopped
2 tablespoons	heavy cream
1 tablespoon	sugar
	zest of 1 lemon

Preparation
Crust: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Mix together flour, butter and salt. Add water by drops to mixture until all water is used. Separate the crust mixture into two equal parts. Cover and refrigerate one part while working with the other part. Filling: Mix together corn starch, sugar and nutmeg. Add prepared fruit and lemon zest and toss to coat. Set aside. On lightly floured surface, with lightly floured rolling pin, roll out one half of the crust to fit a deep 9-inch pie pan. Carefully place bottom crust in pan and add reserved fruit filling. Take other half of crust out of refrigerator and on a lightly floured surface, roll out top of pie crust to fit. Place on pie pan and crimp bottom and top crusts together. Lightly brush top of crust with cream and sprinkle with sugar. Cut air slits in crust and place in oven for 30-40 minutes or until crust is golden. Yield 10 slices