Strawberry Pie

13 ingredients
17 steps

Ingredients

  • Crust
  • 50 vanilla wafers
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 teaspoons orange zest
  • Filling
  • 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

Directions

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

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