Strawberry Satin Pie

Total Time: 4 hrs 35 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 baked 9 inch pie shell
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups milk
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup water
• 3 cups fresh strawberries
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• red food coloring

Recipe

• 1 to make the creamy satin filling-.
• 2 combine sugar, cornstarch, flour, and salt in a saucepan. gradually stir in milk.
• 3 bring to boiling, stirring constantly. lower heat, cook and stir until thick and bubbly. stir a litle of the hot mixture into the beaten egg; return it to the remaining hot mixture.
• 4 bring to just a boil, stirring constantly. cool; then chill throughly. after it is chilled, beat throughly.
• 5 whip cream until stiff, then add fold into egg mixture with the vanilla. cover the bottom of the cooled pre-baked pastry shell with the filling.
• 6 divide berries as follows-.
• 7 reserve a few perfect berries for the center. crush 1/2 cup berries and set aside. slice remaining berries in half.
• 8 arrange halved and whole berries atop filling, whole berries in the center.
• 9 combine the crushed berries and 1/2 cup of water in a small pan.
• 10 cook 2 minutes over medium heat, then press through a sieve.
• 11 mix sugar and cornstarch; gradually stir into berry juice. cook and stir until thick and clear. tint with several drops of red food coloring. cool slightly, then spoon over pie.
• 12 refrigerate until serving time. can easily be made the day before.