Strawberry Heart Pie

I often get asked if my boyfriend David gets to eat all the goodies I bake. No. No he doesn't. Its not that he can't, its that he isn't much into sweets. He loves what I do, but doesn't need to taste every thing I make. One thing he does love is pie. Pie is not something I make often. When planning our anniversary picnic I chose to make him strawberry pie. I happen to have a couple of heart shaped pans so it worked perfectly.
I am not really a pie person. Wait, scratch that...French Silk...yes, cherry pie? Eh, pass. I love my chocolate, what can I say?
However, this strawberry pie, it was something. I don't know if its the spices or what, but it was the kind of pie that made you go Hmmm.... (yes, go ahead, sing it now "Things that make you hmmm!" Sorry, flashback to the early 90s....moving on....)
To make this pie, you will need:
2 pie crusts
1 9 inch pie plate (unless you want to experiment like me with two small pie plates)
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup flour
1 Tbsp cornstarch
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 Tbsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp almond extract
4 cups chopped fresh strawberries
2 Tbsp butter

Begin by preheating the oven to 425 degrees. Lay your pie crust over the pie plate(s).

In a bowl mix sugars, flour, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla and almond.

Add in your strawberries.

Pour strawberry mixture into prepared pie plate.

Using second pie crust, cut strips to create lattice top crust. Make sure to press the edges down firmly.
Add a dot of butter in all of the open squares.
Brush lattice with milk and sprinkle with sugar for a sweet golden brown finish.

Bake for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown.
Sing the song "Thing that make you hmmmm..." as you eat. Trust me, you wont be able to help yourself.

Strawberry Heart Pie
Ingredients
2 pie crusts
1 9 inch pie plate
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup flour
1 Tbsp cornstarch
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 Tbsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp almond extract
4 cups chopped fresh strawberries
2 Tbsp butter
Milk (optional)

Directions:
Begin by preheating the oven to 425 degrees.
Lay your pie crust over the pie plate(s).
In a bowl mix sugars, flour, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla and almond.
Add in strawberries.
Using second pie crust, cut strips to create lattice top crust. Make sure to press the edges down firmly.
Add a dot of butter in all of the open squares.
Brush lattice with milk and sprinkle with sugar for a sweet golden brown finish.
Bake 35-40 minutes.
Enjoy!