Shelly's Recipe

*STRAWBERRY PIE*

Category: Pies - Fruit

Crust
1 cup flour
1 tbsp sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted

Filling
3 quarts fresh strawberries, washed and stemmed, divided
1 1/2 cups sugar
2/3 cup water
6 tbsp cornstarch
Red food coloring
1 cup heavy cream
1 1/2 tbsp instant vanilla pudding

Stir together crust ingredients and press into pie crust. Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes, or until lightly browned.

In a large bowl, mash enough berries to make 3 cups. In a saucepan, combine with sugar and cornstarch. Stir in mashed berries and water; mix well. Bring to a boil and stir constantly. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from heat; add food coloring and pour into a bowl. Chill for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until mixture is just slightly warm. Fold in remaining berries. Pile into pie shell. Chill 2-3 hours.

In a small bowl, beat whip cream until soft peaks form. Sprinkle pudding mix over cream and whip until stiff. Pipe around edge of pie or dollop on individual slices.