Strawberry Glaze Pie

Name: Strawberry Glaze Pie
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8 servings.
Ingredients: Dough for single-crust pie; 6 cups fresh whole strawberries, hulled, divided; 1 cup sugar; 3 tablespoons cornstarch; 3/4 cup water; 2 to 4 drops red food coloring, optional; Whipped cream

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 35 min. + chilling Cook: 10 min. + cooling YIELD: 8 servings.

This strawberry glaze pie was a family favorite while I was growing up and it's the same with my own family, which is nearly all grown. We still go to the strawberry farms to pick our own berries for this pie, and a delicious one it is! —Colleen DeMuth, Le Mars, Iowa

Ingredients

Dough for single-crust pie
6 cups fresh whole strawberries, hulled, divided
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
3/4 cup water
2 to 4 drops red food coloring, optional
Whipped cream

Directions

1. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 425°.
2. Line crust with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice. Bake on a lower oven rack until edge is golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Remove foil and weights; bake until bottom is golden brown, 3-6 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack.
3. Mash 1 cup strawberries; set aside. In a saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch; stir in water and mashed berries. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. If desired, stir in food coloring. Cook and stir 3 minutes more. Cool for 10 minutes.
4. Spread about 1/3 cup glaze over bottom and side of crust. Halve remaining strawberries; arrange in crust. Spoon remaining glaze over berries. Refrigerate until set, 1-2 hours. Just before serving, garnish with whipped cream.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 315 calories, 12g fat (7g saturated fat), 30mg cholesterol, 156mg sodium, 51g carbohydrate (31g sugars, 3g fiber), 3g protein.