Mile High Strawberry Pie With Pecan Crumb Crust Food

MILE-HIGH STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• With an electric mixer, beat the egg whites, strawberries, lemon juice, and sugar for 20 minutes (that's not a typo; it really takes 20 minutes!). It will resemble meringue when ready.
• Fold in the Cool Whip.
• Put in the prepared crust.
• Freeze for several hours.

MILE HIGH STRAWBERRY PIE DESSERT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º.
• Place flour, brown sugar, chopped pecans, and melted butter into a bowl and mix well. Pat into the bottom of a 9" x 13" pan.
• Bake for 20 minutes or till lightly browned. Cool to room temperature
• Combine egg whites, sugar, berries, and lemon juice in the bowl of a stand mixer. Beat for 8-10 minutes till whipped and stiff.
• In another bowl, whip the cream until firm peaks form. Fold into strawberry mixture, then spread over the crust.
• Freeze for at least 6 hours before serving. Remove from the freezer about 10 minutes before serving.
• Slice into squares and garnish with a dollop of whipped cream and berries, if desired.

MILE HIGH STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Beat egg whites, sugar, lemon juice and frozen strawberries in large mixing bowl on high speed for 15 minutes.
• While strawberry mixture is mixing, prepare a graham cracker crust and place in a 9 X 13 pan. Save some crumbs for on top.
• Fold whipped cream into strawberry mixture. Pour on top of graham cracker crust.
• Top with reserved crumbs. Freeze.

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.