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Strawberry Cream Pie




Source of Recipe


BurgerDude - Provided by "Blackhawk" (Tracy)


Recipe Introduction


Here is an excellent recipe for a strawberry cream pie. I've had it so long I don't remember where I got it from originally. It is an all time family favourite!!


List of Ingredients




Yield: 6 servings

For Each Pie

1 9-inch baked pie crust
1 recipe cream filling (see below)

Almonds, slivered, toasted Cr:
3 tbsp. cornstarch
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cp. sugar
3 tbsp. flour
2 cp. milk
1 egg, slightly beaten
1/2 cp. whipping cream, whipped
1 tsp. vanilla

Fresh strawberries Glaze

1/2 cp. fresh strawberries
1/2 cp. water
2 tsp. cornstarch
1/4 cp. sugar



Recipe



DIRECTIONS FOR CREAM FILLING:
Mix first 4 ingredients. Gradually stir in milk. Stirring constantly, bring to a boil; reduce heat and cook and stir till thick. Stir a little of hot mixture into egg; return to remaining hot mixture. Bring just to boiling, stirring constantly. Cool, then chill. Beat cream filling well; fold in whipped cream and vanilla.

DIRECTIONS FOR PIE:
Toast almonds until lightly browned, then sprinkle over the bottom of the cooled pie crust. Fill crust with chilled Cream Filling. Halve 2 cups of the strawberries. Pile atop filling.

DIRECTIONS FOR GLAZE:
Crush 1/2 cup berries; add water; cook 2 minutes; sieve. Mix sugar and cornstarch; gradually stir into berry juice. Cook, and stir till thick and clear. Cool slightly; pour over halved strawberries. Keep refrigerated till serving time.