Summer Fresh Strawberry Pie

Hello friends! I hope you are all doing well! We've had some very crazy storms here as well as unbearable humidity, so my kitchen ventures have been few so as not to add to the heat. However, in lieu of Father's Day, I whipped up my favorite strawberry pie to celebrate! This is a quick easy recipe and you can make it too!

Ingredients:
1 baked pie shell recipe (posted below)
2 cartons strawberries
1 package strawberry flavored jello
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup boiling water

Step One: Prepare baked pie shell recipe.

Step Two: Wash, hull and half strawberries. Set aside.

Step Three: In a medium sized saucepan over medium heat, combine sugar and cornstarch. Whisk till combined then add 1 cup boiling water. Add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Stir with whisk until thickened. Remove from heat.

Step Four: Add strawberry flavored jello to sugar and cornstarch mix and stir until smooth. Let cool, stirring occasionally.

Step Five: Arrange strawberries in pie shell. Pour cooled jello mixture over strawberries. Place pie in refrigerator and let chill about 3 hours before serving. Pie can last three days in refrigerator. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream. Enjoy!

Baked Pie Shell
Ingredients:

1 cup butter or shortening (I prefer shortening in my pastry doughs, but some like butter.)
2 cups flour
1 tablespoon salt
4-5 tablespoons chilled water

Step One: In a large bowl and using a pastry blender, combine flour, shortening and salt until small pea sized lumps appear. Dough should be slightly moist.

Step Two: Add water one tablespoon at a time until dough is moist when pushed, but still crumbly.

Step Three: Roll dough out into large circle, one inch larger than pie dish.

Step Four: Loosely place pie shell into pie dish. Cut out shapes for decorative trim, or decorate as desired. Prick bottom and sides of pie crust. Fill crust with parchment paper filled with rice or beans to keep crust from falling. Bake at 450 degrees for 10-15 minutes until shell is light golden brown. Brushing with milk just before putting in oven will make crust more golden. Remove from oven and let cool completely before adding filling.