6 Years Later-Strawberry Pie

6 years later, I'm back to this.  I love pies.  And I still don't have the perfect pie crust, but I'm trying.  Yesterday, I made this great strawberry pie for my friends and they loved it.

Strawberry Pie Recipe

1 pre-baked pie shell

3 pints strawberries, hulled

1 cup sugar

3 1/2 tbsp cornstarch

1/2 cup water

Few drops red food coloring

Whipped Cream

Combine sugar and cornstarch in 3-quart saucepan.  Stir in water,  cook over medium heat, until mixture comes to a boil.  Cook 2 minutes more.  Remove from heat.  Stir in food coloring.  Cool to room temperature,  

Fold strawberries into cooled mixture.  Turn into baked pie shell.  Chill in refrigerator for at least 4 hours.  To serve , top with whipped cream.

Okay, I used a refrigerated pie crust-the crust wasn't fabulous, but the filling was.  Lazy me.  I'm trying to use up my refrigerated pie crusts and then I  will start on making real pie crusts.  Also, instead of food coloring, I used a pinch of beet powder (all natural food coloring), instead of red food coloring-but not everyone has access to beet powder.

The leftover strawberry pie went to a friend's grandchildren, instead of my belly.

Happy Pie making!