FRESH STRAWBERRY PIE

By myers961

Ingredients

• Crust Ingredients:
• 2 cups crushed shortbread cookies
• 1/3 cup LAND O LAKES® Butter, melted
• Filling Ingredients:
• 2 (16-ounce) containers (6 cups) strawberries, hulled
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Garnish Ingredients:
• Aerosol whipped heavy cream

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350°F. Combine all crust ingredients in small bowl. Press onto bottom and up sides of ungreased 9-inch glass pie pan. Bake 8 minutes. Cool completely.

Meanwhile, mash 1 cup strawberries with fork. Place into 2-cup glass measuring cup; add water to equal 1 1/3 cups. Combine sugar and cornstarch in 2-quart saucepan. Stir in mashed strawberry mixture. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and comes to a full boil (15 to 20 minutes). Boil 1 minute; remove from heat. Stir in vanilla and salt. Cool 10 minutes.

Fill cooled crust with remaining strawberries; pour cooked strawberry mixture over strawberries. Refrigerate until mixture is thickened (at least 3 hours).

Garnish with whipped cream, if desired. Store refrigerated.