Strawberry Cream Pie

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Title: Strawberry Cream Pie
Categories: Pies
Yield: 6 servings

1 ea 9-inch baked pie crust
1 ea recipe cream filling
1/2 cup Almonds, slivered, toasted

------------------------ Cream Filling------------------------------------
3 tb cornstarch
1/2 ts salt
1/2 c sugar
3 tb flour
2 c milk
1 egg, slightly beaten
1/2 c whipping cream, whipped
1 ts vanilla

--------------------------Fresh strawberries Glaze--------------------------
1/2 c fresh strawberries
1/2 c water
2 ts cornstarch
1/4 c sugar

DIRECTIONS FOR CREAM FILLING:
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Mix first 4 ingredients. Gradually stir in
milk. Stirring constantly, bring to a boil; reduce heat and cook and
stir till thick. Stir a little of hot mixture into egg; return to
remaining hot mixture. Bring just to boiling, stirring constantly.
Cool, then chill. Beat cream filling well; fold in whipped cream and
vanilla.

DIRECTIONS FOR PIE:
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Toast almonds until lightly browned, then sprinkle over the bottom of
the cooled pie crust. Fill crust with chilled Cream Filling. Halve 2
cups of the strawberries. Pile atop filling.

DIRECTIONS FOR GLAZE:
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Crush 1/2 cup berries; add water; cook 2 minutes; sieve. Mix sugar and
cornstarch; gradually stir into berry juice. Cook, and stir till
thick and clear. Cool slightly; pour over halved strawberries. Keep
refrigerated till serving time.

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