Fresh Strawberry Summertime Pie By Freda Recipes

SUMMER FRESH STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Stir sugar, cornstarch, and salt together in a medium saucepan. Add 3 tablespoons water and mix into a paste.
• Bring remaining water to a boil in a pot. Add to sugar mixture slowly. Let mixture simmer over low heat, stirring constantly, until thick and clear, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Add lemon juice, almond extract, and red food coloring.
• Let mixture cool for at least 15 minutes; fold in strawberries. Pour into the prepared pie crust. Chill until set, at least 1 hour.
• Whip heavy cream in a mixing bowl using an electric mixer; add confectioners' sugar slowly until combined. Spread topping over chilled pie.

SUMMER FRESH STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Wash, drain and slice strawberries and sprinkle them with the 1/8 cup sugar; set aside.
• Mix cornstarch,3/4 cup sugar and water in saucepan; bring to boil and stir several minutes, while boiling, until thickened and clear.
• Remove from heat and stir in gelatin until dissolved.
• Place berries in cooked, cooled shell (or use shortbread or graham cracker crust) and pour gelatin mixture carefully on top.
• Refrigerate until chilled; when completely cooled, spread thick layer of Cool Whip on top.

FRESH STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Crush enough strawberries to make one cup of crushed berries.
• In a saucepan stir together sugar and cornstarch. Stir in the water, then stir in the crushed berries.
• On medium heat, stir until mixture thickens. Let cool.
• Place washed berries, whole or sliced in half, in a large bowl.
• Pour cooled berry mixture over berries and lightly stir to coat.
• Dish berries into the pre-baked pie shell. For a beautiful appearance, turn cut berries over so their rounded, red sides face up.
• Chill for several hours. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream.
• Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx5Ma2rCCBY.

FRESH STRAWBERRY PIE!

Steps:

• Arrange strawberries nicely in pie crust.
• Mix cornstarch and sugar in pan.
• Add water.
• Boil til clear.
• Add jell-o.
• Pour over strawberries.
• Chill.
• Serve with Cool Whip!

FRESH STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Prepare crust: Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a food processor, combine shortbread cookies, sugar, flour and salt and blend until you have fine crumbs. Transfer crumbs to a medium mixing bowl. Add butter and mix with a fork until crumbs are evenly moistened. Tip crumbs into a standard 9-inch pie plate and press them in an even layer on the bottom and up the sides of the plate. Bake until golden brown and set, 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool completely.
• Prepare filling: Cut each of the strawberries in quarters or eighths, if they are large. Transfer 2 cups berries to a small saucepan and crush completely with a potato masher. Set aside the remaining berries in a large bowl. Add the sugar, preserves, cornstarch, 1 tablespoon water and salt to the saucepan.
• Bring strawberry mixture to a boil over medium heat and then cook it an additional 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add strawberry mixture and lemon juice to the strawberries in the bowl and stir to combine. Transfer to the prepared crust and gently tap it down into an even layer. Transfer to the fridge to set for at least 4 hours.
• Just before serving, whip cream, confectioners' sugar and vanilla, if using, to soft peaks. Top pie with whipped cream.

FRESH STRAWBERRY SUMMERTIME PIE BY FREDA

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.