French Strawberry Pie

One Cooked Pie Crust
1- 3 oz pkg cream cheese- spread at bottom of pie shell
1- qt. of strawberries

Half in pie shell (whole; upside down)
Mash other half in food processor
with a little water to make 1/2 a cup
On stove combine strawberry mash
with 1 cup sugar and 3T cornstarch
Cook until thick, but keep stirring
Pour Over Top of Pie
Refrigerate for at least 3 hours
Add Cool Whip On top
(WHIP: 2 cups whip cream and
1/4 cup powdered sugar until fluffy)



Sadly I forgot to take a pic of the final result

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Homemade Crust

1 and 1/2 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt

"cut in" a 1/2 cup plus 1 Tablespoon Crisco

until there are fine clumps
3 Tablespoons of ice cold water

Add a Tablespoon at a time
Just enough to come together

Place it on the center of wax paper
Then add another piece on top
Roll it out with a rolling pin


Pull off both sides of wax paper
Place it on pie pan
Repair Sides

If you are filling the pie crust
Fork it
and
Cook it at 475 for 11 mins

Cranberry/ Pumpkin Bread

Dry

2 1/2 cups of flour

1 Tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

Wet
2 eggs

2 cups of sugar

1 can pumpkin

1/2 cup vegetable oil

Add Wet to Dry and Mix Well

Then add 1 to 2 cups of dried cranberries

350 degrees for
40 mins if you are doing mini's

or 55 to 60 if your doing a regular loaf

I borrowed my mother-in-laws
four cavity loaf pan,
and made some for Bella's teachers.