Strawberry Pie

• Crust
• 50 vanilla wafers
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons orange zest
• Filling
• 2 cups ripe strawberries
• 1/2 cup water
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 6 cups small ripe strawberries
• 1/2 cup frozen whipped topping, thawed and divided

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0.
2. To prepare crust, place wafers in a food processor, and process until finely ground.
3. Add butter, 2 tablespoons sugar, and orange rind, and pulse 10 times or just until wafers are moist.
4. Press into bottom and up sides of a 9-inch pie plate coated with cooking spray.
5. Bake at 350u0b0 for 15 minutes; cool on a wire rack.
6. To prepare filling, mash 2 cups strawberries with a potato masher.
7. Combine mashed strawberries and water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil, and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
8. Press the strawberry mixture through a sieve into a bowl, and reserve 1 cup strawberry liquid (add enough water to measure 1 cup, if necessary).
9. Discard pulp.
10. Combine 2/3 cup sugar and cornstarch in a pan; add strawberry liquid, stirring well with a whisk.
11. Bring to a boil; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
12. Reduce heat, and cook 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in lemon juice.
13. Arrange a layer of small strawberries, stem sides down, in the crust.
14. Spoon about one-third of sauce over the strawberries.
15. Arrange the remaining strawberries on top, and spoon the remaining sauce over the strawberries.
16. Chill for at least 3 hours.
17. Serve with whipped topping.

crust, vanilla wafers, butter, sugar, orange zest, filling, ripe strawberries, water, sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, strawberries, frozen whipped topping

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/strawberry-pie-218743 (may not work)