Ingredients
- 1½ tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 cups sugar
- pinch of salt
- dash of red food coloring
- 1 quart strawberries, washed and hulled
- 1 - 9" pie crust, baked
- 1 cup whipping cream, chilled
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Dissolve the cornstarch in ½ cup cold water. In a small saucepan, bring two cups of water to a boil. Add the dissolved cornstarch and boil for two minutes. Add the sugar, stirring to dissolve. Boil three to four minutes. Add the salt and food coloring.
- Allow filling to cool slightly, approximately one hour. Mix in the strawberries, then pour into the baked pie crust. Chill well.
- With chilled bowl and beaters, whip the cream until stiff, while gradually incorporating the powdered sugar and vanilla.
- Slice the pie into six pieces and top each serving with a dollop of whipped cream.
