Strawberry Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (9-inch) deep dish pie crust
1 qt. fresh strawberries
1 c. sugar
1/4 c. cornstarch
1 c. water
few drops of red food coloring
1 container whipped topping

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400\u00b0.
Bake pie shell until brown.
Cool. Chop one cup of strawberries.
Combine sugar and cornstarch in a 2-quart saucepan.
Stir in water gradually until smooth.
Add chopped berries.
Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils.
Remove from heat.
Stir in food coloring. Cool in refrigerator 1/2 hour.