STRAWBERRY GLAZE PIE 1 (9-inch) baked pastry shell 3/4 c. sugar red food coloring 6 c. fresh medium size strawberries 1 c. water 3 Tbsp. cornstarch Wash berries, remove hulls. Crush 1 cup of the smaller berries and cook with the water for about 2 minutes. Drain well with sieve; reserve juice. Add water if needed to make 1 1/4 cups juice. Discard cooked berries. In saucepan combine sugar and cornstarch; stir in berry juice. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and clear. Stir in about 7 drops food coloring. Cool slightly. Spread a small amount of the glaze mixture (about 1/4 cup) on bottom and sides of baked pastry shell. Arrange half of whole berries, stem down in pastry shell. Spoon half of the remaining glaze carefully over berries, being sure each is well coated. Arrange remaining berries stem end down on first layer; spoon on remaining glaze, coating each berry. Chill 3 to 4 hours. Garnish with whip cream. This is a recipe from our database at Cookbooks On/Line! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: http://www.cookbooks.com Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |