| Ribbon Strawberry Pie
Ingredients: * 1 deep dish pie crust shell * 1 cup sugar * 1 cup water * 1 package whipped topping, any size * 1 quart fresh strawberries, hulled * 1/4 cup cornstarch * few drops red food coloring Instructions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bake pie shell according to directions for empty baked crust. Cool. Chop one cup of strawberries. Combine sugar and cornstarch in a 2 qt. saucepan. Stir in water gradually until smooth. Add chopped strawberries. Cook,stirring constantly,until mixture thickens and boils. Remove from heat. Stir in food coloring. Cool in refrigerator 1/2 hour. Pour 3/4 of the syrup into prepared pie crust. Stand up remaining strawberries in pie crust, reserving 1/4 cup (about 3 large strawberries) for garnish. Pour remaining syrup over strawberries. Chill until firm,about 3 hours. To serve,top each slice with Whipped Topping and a slice of reserved strawberry. |
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