Mrs. Rowe's Strawberry Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 2 prebaked pie shells (9 inches)
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 (3 ounce) package strawberry gelatin
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 lbs fresh strawberries, washed and hulled
• sweetened whipping cream, for topping

Recipe

• 1 combine the water, sugar, gelatin, and cornstarch in a saucepan over medium-high heat; cook, whisking constantly, until thickened.
• 2 the mixture should feel thick and thinly coat a spoon, and a line drawn on the spoon will stay clear.
• 3 cool until lukewarm.
• 4 place the strawberries in the crusts, pointed end up, starting in the middle and working out to the edge.
• 5 pour half of the gelatin mixture over the strawberries in each pie shell.
• 6 chill several hours or overnight, until the filling is set.
• 7 serve topped with a dollop of whipped cream.