Fresh Strawberry Cookies Food

FRESH STRAWBERRY COOKIES

Steps:

• Soak almonds in water overnight.
• Soak raisins in boiling water for 5 minutes then drain. Dice raisins and strawberries.
• Coarsely grind the soaked almonds. Add them to the diced strawberry-raisin mixture and mix well.
• Drop batter by spoonfuls onto a dehydrator plastic tray. Dehydrate for 24 hours or until dry at 105 degrees F (40 degrees C). Turn cookies over in 8 to 12 hours or when you see that one side is dry enough.

FRESH STRAWBERRY JAM

Steps:

• Combine the sugar, lemon zest, and lemon juice in a small saucepan and cook over very low heat for 10 minutes, until the sugar is dissolved. Add the strawberries and continue to cook over very low heat for 20 minutes, until the strawberries release some of their juices and the mixture boils slowly. Cook until a small amount of the juice gels on a very cold plate. (I keep one in the freezer.) Pour carefully into 2 pint canning jars and either seal or keep refrigerated. Use immediately, or follow proper canning guidelines below.
• Sterilizing Tips:
• Jars should be made from glass and free of any chips or cracks. Preserving or canning jars are topped with a glass, plastic, or metal lid, which has a rubber seal. Two piece lids are best for canning, as they vacuum seal when processed.
• To sterilize jars, before filling with jams, pickles, or preserves, wash jars and lids with hot, soapy water. Rinse well and arrange jars and lids open sides up, without touching, on a tray. Leave in a preheated 175 degree F oven for 25 minutes. Or, boil the jars and lids in a large saucepan, covered with water, for 15 minutes.
• Use tongs when handling the hot sterilized jars, to move them from either boiling water or the oven. Be sure the tongs are sterilized too, by dipping the ends in boiling water for a few minutes.
• As a rule, hot preserves go into hot jars and cold preserves go into cold jars. All items used in the process of making jams, jellies, and preserves must be clean. This includes any towels used, and especially your hands.
• After the jars are sterilized, you can preserve the food. It is important to follow any canning and processing instructions included in the recipe and refer to USDA guidelines about the sterilization of canned products.

FRESH STRAWBERRY COBBLER

Steps:

• Beat 1/4 cup softened butter at medium speed with an electric mixer; gradually add 3/4 cup sugar, beating well.
• Add egg and vanilla, beating well.
• Combine 1 1/4 cup flour, baking powder, and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• Spoon mixture into a greased 8-inch square baking dish.
• Arrange strawberries on top, cut side down.
• Combine 1/4 cup flour and 1/4 cup sugar; cut in 1/4 cup chilled butter with pastry blender until crumbly.
• Sprinkle over strawberries.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Serve warm with ice cream or whipped cream.

FRESH STRAWBERRY CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• In a large bowl, combine white sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, and strawberries.
• Place strawberry mixture in a buttered 9x13 baking dish.
• Combine the rest of the ingredients until crumbly. Scatter over strawberry mixture. Bake for 45 minutes. Serve warm with vanilla icecream or whipped cream.