Pie Recipe

I must not have made it very clear in my last post that the picture was not of my pie. It's one I found on the Internet. I would have posted a picture of my pie but it got stepped on before I got my camera out. It looked a lot like the picture though!

As requested, here is my recipe. The strawberry pie recipe is my Grandpa Brown's who happened to be one of the best bakers and candy makers in the world!

2 big cups of strawberries ( I interpret "cup" to mean one of those green baskets. I used about 2 lbs. strawberries.)

1 c. water

3/4 tsp. red food coloring (I left this out)

1 c. sugar

3 T. corn starch

1 T. flour

2 T. sugar

1 T. lemon juice

Mash 1 cup berries. Add water and food coloring. Simmer 5 minutes. Combine 1 c. sugar, flour and cornstarch. Add to crushed berries. Cook until thick and starch taste is gone. Add lemon juice and cool. Slice remaining berries. Add 2 T. sugar. Add to cooked mixture. Put in baked pie crust and chill for 2 hours.

Pie Crust

2 c. flour

1tsp. salt

1 c. shortening

1 egg

1/4 c. cold water

1 T. vinegar

Mix first three ingredients until they look like fine crumbs. In a small bowl mix egg, water and vinegar. Beat well. Add to flour mixture and stir into a ball. Knead a few times. Roll out and place into pie plates. Bake at 425 for 15 min.

This isn't my grandpa's crust recipe but it hasn't failed me yet. Grandpa's advise was to handle your crust as little as possible. If you knead or roll it out too much it will be too tough. Enjoy!