French Strawberry Pie

• 1 9-inch pie shell
• 3 oz. cream cheese
• 3 tbsp. cream
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 2 tbsp. cornstarch
• arrow root
• 1 qt. fresh strawberries
• Lemon juice

1. Bake pie shell (if frozen 7-9 minutes in 400F oven); set aside to cool.
2. Blend cream cheese and cream until soft.
3. Spread over cooled pie shell.
4. Wash and hull berries.
5. Select 1/2 best ones; slice in half; set aside.
6. Mix sugar in rest; mash and rub through sieve.
7. Mix in cornstarch and few drops of lemon juice.
8. Cook until thick, stirring constantly.
9. Cool.
10. Put half over cream cheese in pie pan.
11. Arrange strawberries in the sauce, then pour the remaining puree over the berries and chill.
12. To serve top with sweetened whip cream.

pie shell, cream cheese, cream, sugar, whipping cream, cornstarch, arrow root, fresh strawberries, lemon juice

Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/6514 (may not work)