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Recipe: Amish Haussner's Strawberry Pie

For those of you who remember Haussner's this will bring back wonderful memories. For those of you who have never been to Haussner's, this will make wonderful NEW memories!

Ingredients:

Directions:

1) Begin by making a glaze: Bring 1 1/2 cups water to a boil and add sugar, strawberry extract, and red food coloring. Add dissolved cornstarch and stir over medium-high heat until the mixture thickens. Remove from stove and set aside to cool.

2) To make the pastry cream: Scald milk in a saucepan and set aside. In a bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and the sugar until light in color and very thick, then beat in the flour. Pour the warm milk slowly into the egg mixture and blend well.

3) Pour the mixture into a saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring with a whisk until the mixture comes to a boil. It will appear lumpy at first; keep whisking. Make sure the mixture does not stick to the bottom of the pan and burn. Remove from heat. Add vanilla and butter.

4) Cover the surface with buttered wax paper so it does not form a skin. Allow to cool. Pastry cream can be kept in the refrigerator for several days or it may be frozen. Spread the prepared pastry cream in the bottom of the pre-baked pie shell. Pour in 1/2 pint of strawberries, cover with 1/2 the water-sugar glaze, add remaining strawberries and cover with the remaining glaze. Decorate edges with a circle of whipped cream and sprinkle with slivered almonds. Chill and serve.