Ingredients

  • 1 cup flour, all-purpose
  • 13 teaspoon salt
  • 13 cup vegetable shortening
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 cups raspberries red, canned or frozen and thawed
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 cups raspberries red, fresh, whole
  • 1 x whipped cream

Method

  • Oven 425 Make the crust by cutting the shortening into the flour and salt until resemble cornmeal.
  • Quickly stir in water, roll out dough, and place in 9 inch pie pan.
  • Prick with a fork.
  • Bake for 8 minutes or until light brown.
  • For filling, dissolve cornstarch in 1/4 cup water.
  • Mix together 2 cups raspberries, the remaining water or berry juice, sugar, and lemon juice.
  • Bring mixture to a boil.
  • Mix 1/4 of the hot berries with the cornstarch and water, stir, and return thickened berries to the hot berry mix.
  • Cook for 1 minute, and then chill.
  • At serving time, put 2 cups remaining whole, uncooked berries into the baked crust.
  • Pour chilled filling over berries and top with whipped cream.
  • Absolute best pie in the world.
  • If you use canned or frozen berries for the cooked mix, use berry juice (up to 1/2 cup) instead of the 1/2 cup water.