Ribbon Strawberry Pie

Recipes Ingredients:

1 ea Deep dish Pie crust shell
1 qt Fresh strawberries,hulled
1 c Sugar
1/4 c Cornstarch
1 c Water
1 x Few drops red food coloring
1 pk Whipped topping,any size

Recipe Instructions:

Preheat Oven to 400 degrees.Bake Pie shell according to directions for empty baked crust.Cool.Chop one cup of strawberries.Combine Sugar and cornstarch in a 2 qt. saucepan.Stir in water gradually until smooth.add chopped strawberries.Cook,stirring constantly,until mixture thickens and boils.Remove from heat.Stir in food coloring.Cool in Refrigerator 1/2 hour.Pour 3/4 of the Syrup into prepared Pie crust. Stand up remaining strawberries in Pie crust,reserving 1/4 cup (about 3 large strawberries) for garnish.Pour remaining Syrup over strawberries Chill until firm,about 3 hours.To serve,top each slice with Whipped Topping and a slice of reserved strawberry.