FRESH STRAWBERRY SUMMERTIME PIE BY FREDA

Fresh Strawberry Summertime Pie By Freda image

Provided by FREDA GABLE @cookin4me

Categories Pies

Number Of Ingredients 13

PIE CRUST:
1 - your favorite pie crust baked 8=12 minutes, just til it starts to brown. then cool
BERRIES:
- enough to fill your pie wash and clean. note: do not allow berries to sit in water. your pie will be runny if you do. strawberries absorb water.
1 C - strawberry pulp, (is made by mashing fresh berries)
2 C - 2 cups or more of the fresh berries sliced in uniform slices
GLAZE:
1 C - sugar
3 TBS - cornstarch
1/2 C - water
1 TBS - butter
1 C - crushed strawberries ( pulp above)
Few - drops of red food coloring ( optional)

Steps:

Follow Directions for Baking Crust above, Wash and clean Berries as Directed in the Ingredients For the Berries.
GLAZE; Mix, Sugar Cornstarch, Crushed Strawbewrries, % water in a sauce pan. Cook over Medium heat until mixture begins to Boil. Keep Stirring, Cook for 2 more Minutes, til this sauce becomes thick and translucent in color. Remove from heat.
Stir in the Butter. Add red Food Coloring til a pretty red Color is desired. Set aside to Cool
Spread Strawberry Slices into the baked Cooled Pie Shell. Fill Pie shell with the fresh Strawberries, leaving only enough room for the Glaze.
Pour the cooled Glaze over the Berries. Refrigerate the pie till well chilled and set. Top with whipped Cream to serve over each slice.