A simple strawberry pie 🍓🥧 Ingredients: * 1 baked 9-inch pie shell (2 1/4 cups of flour, 1 tsp salt, 2 sticks cold butter-cubed, ~8-10 tbsp cold water) * 1 quart fresh Louisiana strawberries (2 cups smashed & 2 cups sliced) * 1 cup white sugar * 3 tablespoons cornstarch Directions: 1. Mash ~2 cups strawberries berries and combine them with the sugar in a medium saucepan. 2. Place saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring frequently. 3. Next, add the cornstarch and the water in a small bowl and whisk/stir until. Gradually stir the cornstarch mixture into boiling strawberry mixture.  4. Reduce heat and simmer until thick, about 10 minutes, and stirring occasionally. 5.Place ~2 cups of sliced strawberries in baked pie shell. 6. Pour the strawberry mixture over the strawberries in the pie shell.  7. Chill the strawberry pie for at least 2 hours. 8. Cut and serve! 9. Add some whipped topping if you want! #nationalpiday #louisianastrawberrypie #strawberrypie #strawberrypicking #louisianalife #louisianaliving