Fresh Strawberry Pie With Almond Graham Crust Recipes

FRESH STRAWBERRY ALMOND PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In small bowl, stir together all crust ingredients. Press on bottom and up sides of a 9-inch pie plate. Bake for 8 minutes. Cool completely.
• Mash enough strawberries to equal 1 cup. In 2-quart saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Stir in mashed berries and water. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and comes to a full boil (8 to 15 minutes). Boil 1 minute; remove from heat.
• Stir in salt and almond extract; cool 10 minutes. Fill baked crust with remaining fresh strawberries; pour cooked mixture over fresh berries. Refrigerate at least 3 hours. Garnish with whipped cream and walnuts if desired.

FRESH STRAWBERRY PIE WITH ALMOND GRAHAM CRUST

Steps:

• Set oven to 350°F (position oven rack to second-lowest position).
• Butter a 9-inch glass pie plate.
• In a food processor coarsely chop the almonds, then add in the graham cracker crumbs and sugar; process until finely ground.
• Add in the melted butter and process until evenly moistened.
• Press the crumb mixture into the bottom and up the sides of the pie plate.
• Bake until set (about 10-12 minutes) cool completely before filling.
• To make the filling: place 2 cups strawberries in a medium saucepan and mash with a potato masher until chunky.
• Add in the sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice and food colouring if using; stir over medium heat until the sugar dissolves and the mixture boils and thickens (about 3-4 minutes). transfer to a bowl; cool to room temperature.
• When the mixture is cooled add in the remaining 4 cups strawberries; mix to combine.
• Mound the filling into prepared crust.
• Chill until set (about 3 hours).
• Beat the 2 cups whipping cream with sugar (any amount to taste) until soft peaks form.
• Spoon or pipe the whipped cream decoratively around the edges of the pie.
• Serve and enjoy!

STRAWBERRY ICEBOX PIE WITH ALMOND CRUST

Steps:

• For Crust: Position rack in center of oven; preheat to 350.
• Butter 9" diameter glass pie dish.
• Coarsely chop almonds in processor.
• Add graham cracker crumbs, sugar and butter; process until evenly moistened.
• Press crumb mixture onto bottom and up sides of prepared pie dish.
• Bake crust until set, about 12 minutes.
• Cool completely on rack.
• For Filling: Place 2 cups strawberries in medium saucepan.
• Mash strawberries with potato masher until chunky.
• Add sugar, cornstarch and lemon juice.
• Stir over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves and mixture boils and thickens, about 3 minutes.
• Transfer mixture to bowl.
• Cool to room temperature.
• Stir in remaining 3 cups of strawberries and grated orange peel.
• Mound filling in crust.
• Chill pie until cold and set, at least 2 hours and up to 6 hours.
• Makes 1-9" pie- serves 6.
• Using elelctric mixer, beat cream in large bowl until peaks form.
• Spread whipped cream decoratively over filling.
• Cut pie into wedges and serve.

FRESH STRAWBERRY PIE WITH SPECIAL SHORTBREAD CRUST

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 375.
• Mix together crust ingredients til crumbly, and press into a 10" pie plate with floured fingers.
• Bake empty crust in pre-heated oven for 12-15 minutes, (until very lightly browned on edges).
• Remove from oven and cool completely.
• While the crust is cooling, make the glaze by mixing together the dry ingredients in a pot, then add the boiling water, and cook until the glaze is thickened and clear.
• (I use a whisk and stir constantly) Remove the glaze from heat.
• Add the butter and stir into the glaze until melted.
• Cool the glaze.
• While the glaze is cooling, if your crust is cool enough, add your sliced strawberries to the crust.
• When the glaze is cool, pour it over the sliced strawberries in the pie crust, and chill completely in the fridge until the glaze sets firmly.

STRAWBERRY GLAZED PIE

Steps:

• Mix together the sugar, water, gelatin and cornstarch in a medium large saucepan. Boil for one minute. Remove from heat.
• Fold in the sliced strawberries, toss until well coated. Pour into the graham cracker crust.
• Chill until well set. Serve topped with whipped cream.

STRAWBERRY CREAM PIE WITH GRAHAM CRUST

Steps:

• CRUST:.
• Combine ingredients and press into a glass pie dish. Bake at 350 degrees F for 10 minutes. Let cool.
• FILLING:.
• Chop 1 cup of the strawberries. Cut remaining strawberries into halves and set aside.
• Combine the 1 cup sugar and gelatinin a 2-quart saucepan. Gradually add 1 cup water (DON'T add water amounts on back of jello box!) and stir until smooth. Add chopped strawberries. Cook until sugar and gelatin are dissolved.
• Remove from heat and cool until slightly thickened.
• Add remaining strawberries to gelatine mixture and pour into the cooled pie crust.
• Make the whipped cream: beat the cream until soft peaks form, then gradually add sugar and beat until stiff peaks form Spread over pie.
• Chill until firm, about 3 hours.

FRESH STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Prepare crust: Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a food processor, combine shortbread cookies, sugar, flour and salt and blend until you have fine crumbs. Transfer crumbs to a medium mixing bowl. Add butter and mix with a fork until crumbs are evenly moistened. Tip crumbs into a standard 9-inch pie plate and press them in an even layer on the bottom and up the sides of the plate. Bake until golden brown and set, 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool completely.
• Prepare filling: Cut each of the strawberries in quarters or eighths, if they are large. Transfer 2 cups berries to a small saucepan and crush completely with a potato masher. Set aside the remaining berries in a large bowl. Add the sugar, preserves, cornstarch, 1 tablespoon water and salt to the saucepan.
• Bring strawberry mixture to a boil over medium heat and then cook it an additional 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add strawberry mixture and lemon juice to the strawberries in the bowl and stir to combine. Transfer to the prepared crust and gently tap it down into an even layer. Transfer to the fridge to set for at least 4 hours.
• Just before serving, whip cream, confectioners' sugar and vanilla, if using, to soft peaks. Top pie with whipped cream.