Blue Ribbon Strawberry Pie Recipe

+ 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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