*SWARTZ STRAWBERRY PIE*

Swartz;s Strawberry Pie (this recipe is not under copyright)
                        I got it from a page on facebook!

Pie Crust: (pie dough)

1 1/2 cup flour

1/2 cup shortening

1/2 teaspoon salt

3 or 4 tablespoons of ICE cold water

How you make it;
In a large bowl, cut shortening into flour and salt, using a fork, or food processor,
( only use food processor until mixture is crumbly).
Mixture should be lumpy and resemble crumbs.
           
            For ice water; fill a glass with water and put some ice in it!

When shortening and flour mixture look like crumbs, add water 1 tablespoon at a time.
                   Don't use any more that 4 tablespoons.
Get your hands in it and mix together.

On a floured surface, roll dough into a circle about 1/8th inch thick.
Roll dough onto rolling pin and place into oven safe pie pan. Trim edge of dough, tuck under
rim of pie pan and crimp edges to keep filling in pan.
Pierce unbaked pie crust with fork, allover, so heat can escape and shell keeps it's shape.
(or you can place dried beans in the shell and the beans will keep the shell from buckling)
I prefer the fork method!

Bake the dough at 400* until brown, about 12 minutes.
take from oven and cool COMPLETELY!


Now for the filling of the pie;

You will need:
Strawberries; whole, washed, pitted
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
3 tablespoons corn starch
1/2 pkg strawberry jello (3 ounces)
3-4 cups fresh strawberries
here's what the above recipe has blocked
     1/2 teaspoon almond extract (probably the secret ingredient)

In a saucepan, mix sugar, water, corn starch, cook until thick.
Add 3 ounces of strawberry jello, half a package, and secret ingredient.
Cool slightly, til warm.
Arrange strawberries in bottom of baked pie shell, add a bit of sauce, stack more strawberries and add more sauce, keeping enough sauce to pour over the top.

Refrigerate for a couple hours to set the sauce.

Serve with whipped cream and enjoy.


til` next time

wild clover


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