Luby's fresh strawberry pie

6 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 pints Strawberries, hulled
& washed
Strawberry pie glaze
(recipe follows)
4 cups Prepared whipped cream
(recipe follows)
2 9\" cooked pie shells

Directions

Spread the inside (bottom and walls) of each cooked pie shell with a heaping ¼ cup of the glaze. Gently mix the strawberries with 2 cups of the remaining glaze and divide equally into each of the cooked pie shells.

Mold mixture into pie shell. For each pie, pour 1 cup of the remaining glaze over strawberries, filling in holes and gaps, making a relatively smooth mound. (You will have about 1 cup of glaze left over when finished. Reserve for another use). Refrigerate and let set for 2 hours. Top each pie with 2 cup prepared whipped cream.

Cut each pie into 6 equal slices and serve chilled.

Strawberry pie glaze: 3 cups water, 3 oz. package strawberry gelatin, 3 cups granulated sugar, 1 cup cornstarch dissolved in 1 cup water, 2 T red food color.

Place water, strawberry gelatin and sugar in heavy saucepan and bring to boil, stirring occasionally. Pour cornstarch/water mixture into saucepan when mixture begins to boil. Lower heat and whisk mixture until thick and clear, about 5 minutes. Add food coloring. Remove from stove and allow to cool. Don't refrigerate.

Whipped Cream: 16 oz heavy cream, chilled, ½ cup powdered sugar, ½ teaspoon vanilla.

Place ice in a mixing bowl and let sit for 5 minutes. Pour ice out of mixing bowl and wipe with clean, dry towel to remove moisture. Pour cream into bowl and mix with electric mixer on high speed until stiff. Add powdered sugar and vanilla to bowl and whip for about 15 seconds before adding to pie.

Luby's Cafeterias San Antonio headquarters.

Submitted By DOROTHY THOMPSON On 08-06-95

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