Strawberry Pie

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 50 vanilla wafers
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons orange zest
• 2 cups ripe strawberries
• 1/2 cup water
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 6 cups small ripe strawberries
• 1/2 cup frozen whipped topping, thawed and divided

Recipe

• 1 Preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 To prepare crust, place wafers in a food processor, and process until finely ground.
• 3 Add butter, 2 tablespoons sugar, and orange rind, and pulse 10 times or just until wafers are moist.
• 4 Press into bottom and up sides of a 9-inch pie plate coated with cooking spray.
• 5 Bake at 350° for 15 minutes; cool on a wire rack.
• 6 To prepare filling, mash 2 cups strawberries with a potato masher.
• 7 Combine mashed strawberries and water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil, and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 8 Press the strawberry mixture through a sieve into a bowl, and reserve 1 cup strawberry liquid (add enough water to measure 1 cup, if necessary).
• 9 Discard pulp.
• 10 Combine 2/3 cup sugar and cornstarch in a pan; add strawberry liquid, stirring well with a whisk.
• 11 Bring to a boil; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• 12 Reduce heat, and cook 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in lemon juice.
• 13 Arrange a layer of small strawberries, stem sides down, in the crust.
• 14 Spoon about one-third of sauce over the strawberries.
• 15 Arrange the remaining strawberries on top, and spoon the remaining sauce over the strawberries.
• 16 Chill for at least 3 hours.
• 17 Serve with whipped topping.