Poppy Seed Strawberry Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon poppy seed
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 3 tablespoons cold water
• 2 pints strawberries, divided
• 2 cups whipped topping
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, combine flour, poppy seeds, and salt; cut in shortening until crumbly.
• 2 gradually add water, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball.
• 3 roll out pastry to fill a 9-inch pie plate.
• 4 transfer pastry to plate; flute edges.
• 5 line unpricked pastry with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil.
• 6 bake at 450* for 8 minutes.
• 7 remove foil; bake 5 minutes longer.
• 8 cool on a wire rack.
• 9 slice 1 pint of strawberries; fold into whipped topping.
• 10 spoon into pie shell.
• 11 cut remaining berries in half; arrange over top.
• 12 drizzle with honey.
• 13 sprinkle with almonds if desired.
• 14 refrigerate for at least 1 hour.