Monday, July 6, 2009

Strawberry Pie

My mom used to make Strawberry Pie every summer, so this year for the 4th of July I decided to make her pie.
The secret to this pie is really the crust. Its so easy and really yummy, its sort of like a sugar cookie crust.
Unfortunately I don't have any photos of the crust being created, but I do have a photo after it has been baked.




Another Great thing about this pie, is that the filling is very easy to make and uses Jello! Luckily my mom's recipe also calls for fresh strawberries, so its not all bad for you.





Boiling the strawberries, jello, sugar and corn starch is fun, but can get a little sticky if you are a sloppy cook like me.



STRAWBERRY PIE
Crust:
1 1/2 Cup Flour
1/2 Cup Vegetable Oil
2 TBSP Sugar
1/2 TSP Salt
2 TBSP Milk

Mix until Oily. Press into pie plate & Bake at 400 degrees, until light brown - about 20 Minutes (words directly from mom)

Filling:
1/2 Package Strawberry Jello
1 Pint of Strawberries - sliced in 1/2
1 Cup of Water (plus 1 TBSP)
1/2 Cup of Sugar
1 1/2 TSP Corn Starch

Mix Water, Jello, Sugar & Corn starch. Bring to a boil. Add 1/2 of the Strawberries. Boil 4 Minutes or until thick. Cool 1/2 hour (I put it in the fridge and also the crust). After filling is cooled Pour into the Cooled Pie Shell. Add Remaining Strawberries. Cool 2 hours and Serve with Cool Whip.

**My mom's original recipe was for 2 Pies, but 1 crust, which really never made sense to me. So above I gave the filling already converted to half the ingredients.**