Luscious Strawberry Pie

By carvalhohm2

Ingredients

• Kitchen Notes:
• 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 c. water
• 3/4 3/4 3/4 c. sugar
• 2 2 2 T. cornstarch
• 1/8 1/8 1/8 t. salt
• 3 3 pkg 3 oz. pkg strawberry gelatin mix
• 4 4 4 c. strawberries, hulled and sliced
• garnish: whipped cream
• Pat & Go Pie Crust
• Ingredients
• 1 1 1 c. all purpose flour
• 2 2 2 T. powdered sugar
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 c. butter, softened
• Directions
• 9" 350 15 powdered sugar; cut butter into flour mixture with a fork until crumbly. Pat into a 9" pie plate. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 mins; cool.
• to 9" 13" crust to make it in a 9" X 13" pan which also included doubling the fruit part of the recipe. Everyone loved it.

Preparation

Step 1

Make and bake Pat & Go Pie Crust below (or use premade crust); set aside. Meanwhile, in a 2 quart saucepan over medium-high heat, stir together water, sugar, cornstarch and salt. Bring to a boil, stirring until clear; stir in dry gelatin mix until dissolved. Remove from heat; pour 1/4 of gelatin mixture into crust. Arrange strawberries in crust; pour remaining gelatin mixture over the top. Cover and refrigerate until set, 2-3 hours. Serve with whipped cream.

Serves 8.

Pat & Go Pie Crust:
1 c. all purpose flour
2 T. powdered sugar
1/2 c. butter, softened

Combine flour and powdered sugar; cut butter into flour mixture with a fork until crumbly. Pat into a 9" pie plate. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 mins; cool.

Kitchen Notes:
I doubled the crust to make it in a 9" X 13" pan which also included doubling the fruit part of the recipe. Everyone loved it.