Fresh Strawberry Pie

Total Time: 47 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 22 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (10 inch) pie crusts
• 2 tablespoons sliced almonds
• 2 1/2 pints strawberries
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 cup well-chilled heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon icing sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 roll out dough 1/8 inch thick on a lightly-floured surface; fit it into a 10 inch glass pie plate, crimping edge decoratively.
• 2 chill for 30 minutes.
• 3 prick pastry lightly with a fork, line with foil and weight with dry beans or pie weights.
• 4 preheat oven to 375f and bake crust for 10 minutes, remove beans and foil, sprinkle bottom with almonds, and bake 10-12 minutes more, or until almonds are golden.
• 5 let cool.
• 6 hull and slice 1 pint of the strawberries and in a saucepan, combine them with ¼ cup water and sugar.
• 7 bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved, and simmer 3 minutes.
• 8 in a small bowl, stir together cornstarch and ¾ cup water, add to cooked strawberries and bring to a boil.
• 9 simmer, stirring, for 3-5 minutes, or until thickened, and stir in lemon juice.
• 10 hull remaining 1 ½ pints strawberries, arrange in pie shell, and pour cooked strawberry mixture over.
• 11 chill pie for 3-4 hours or until set.
• 12 in a chilled bowl, beat cream, vanilla extract and icing sugar until it holds soft peaks and serve with pie.