Strawberry Glaze Pie

Something about fresh strawberry pie screams summer to me. Maybe it's because I make at least one every summer, and my dad loves this recipe.

It starts with my great-grandma's pie crust recipe
Ingredients
1 c. flour
1/2 t. salt
1/3 c. Crisco
2 T ice water

Directions

1. Mix flour, salt and crisco together with a fork or fingers until it clumps together into little balls
2. Add ICE water and mix until it forms a ball
3. Roll out pie crust; prick pie crust with fork
4. Bake @ 350 for 7-8 minutes until golden brown

*For best results use roll out and place in pie shell immediately or put in fridge

The filling recipe is from an old Better Homes and Gardens cookbook
Ingredients
1 container of strawberries
1 c. water
3/4 c. sugar
3 T. cornstarch

Directions

1. Crush 1 c. fresh strawberries and cook with 1 c. water about 2 minutes
2. Push through a sieve and make sure you scrape all the good stuff off the bottom (have some patience with this for best results); Throw out strawberry carcasses and keep the juice
3. Combine sugar and cornstarch stir into berry juice on stove and cook until thick and bubbly (Note it will not become thick and bubbly evenly at first - DO NOT PANIC as I did the first time I made it, it will turn out delicious)
4. Line bottom of cooled pastry shell with sliced strawberries layer with half the sauce, layer with sliced berries again and top with second half of sauce
5. Chill and enjoy :)