Easy Strawberry Pie

Last Saturday, I couldn't pass up the freshly picked strawberries at the Union Square Famers Market, so I decided to make my mom's strawberry pie—a childhood favorite! 

Strawberry Pie
Crust: 
1 c. flour
1/2 c. softened butter
1/4 c. powdered sugar

Mix ingredients with a fork into a soft dough. (You may need to use your hands at the end, but do so as little as possible.) Press into pie pan (not on rim). Bake at 400 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes. Cool completely.

Filling: 
1 c. water
1 c. sugar
3 tbsp. cornstarch
3 to 4 tbsp. strawberry Jell-o
1 to 1.5 pints fresh strawberries

Clean and blot dry strawberries and place in cooled pie crust. In a medium pot, cook water, sugar, and cornstarch until thick. Cool mixture. Add strawberry Jell-O and pour mixture over strawberries. Refrigerate and serve chilled.