French Strawberry Pie

Photo: flickr user avlxyz

Ingredients

1 9" pie shell

3 ounces cream cheese

3 tablespoons cream

1 cup sugar

1 cup whipping cream

2 tablespoons cornstarch

1 quart fresh strawberries

lemon juice

Preparation

Bake pie shell (If frozen: 7-9 minutes in 400 Deg oven); set aside to cool. Blend cream cheese and cream until soft. Spread over cooled pie shell. Wash and hull berries. Select 1/2 best ones; slice in half; set aside. Mix sugar in rest; mash and rub through sieve. Mix in cornstarch and few n drops of lemon juice. Cook until thick,

Cool. Put half over crean cheese in pie pan. Arrange strawberries in the sauce, then pour the remaining puree over the berries and chill.

To serve, top with sweetened whip cream.