The Best Fresh Strawberry Pie

Ingredients :

Crust:
½ c. (1 stick) butter, softened
3 Tbsp. sugar
1 c. flour

Filling :
2 c. water
2 c. sugar
6 Tbsp. cornstarch
1 (6 oz.) package strawberry jell-o
3 quarts strawberries, cleaned and de-stemmed
If you are using a shallow pie plate, cut filling recipe in half.

Instructions :
Crust Mix butter, sugar, and flour and press into a greased deep pie plate. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes. Filling Bring water, sugar, and cornstarch to a boil, stirring, until thick and clear. Remove from heat; add strawberry jell-o. Mix well and cool. Fold in strawberries. Pour into pie shell. Store in refrigerator until set; serve with whipped cream.