Strawberry Almond Cream Pie Food

STRAWBERRY CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Cover bottom of pie shell with nuts if desired; set aside. In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch, flour and salt; gradually stir in milk. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes more. Remove from the heat and stir a small amount into egg; return all to the saucepan. Cook and stir until almost bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 1-2 minutes more (do not boil). Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla and almond extract if desired. Cool to room temperature. Whip cream; fold into filling. Pour into pie shell. Chill for at least 2 hours. , About 2 hours before serving, prepare glaze. Combine crushed strawberries and water in a large saucepan; cook for 2 minutes. Combine sugar and cornstarch; gradually stir into the berries. Cook until thick and clear, stirring constantly. Strain. Cool for 20 minutes. , Meanwhile, arrange berry halves over filling; pour glaze evenly over berries. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Garnish with whipped cream if desired.

FRESH STRAWBERRIES WITH ALMOND CREME ANGLAISE

Steps:

• Put chopped almonds in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook, shaking pan occasionally, until fragrant and beginning to toast, about 3 minutes.
• Add milk, cream, sugar and egg yolks, and whisk well to combine. Cook, whisking almost constantly, until mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon. Do not let it boil.
• While sauce is still hot, strain it through a sieve and let cool a bit. To serve, put a cup of strawberries in each dish, drizzle with warm sauce and garnish with slivered almonds. Sauce will keep, tightly covered, in refrigerator for up to 3 days.

STRAWBERRY AND ALMOND CREAM PARFAIT

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together sugar, flour and egg yolks until thick and smooth, 3 to 5 minutes.
• In a medium pot, bring the milk and vanilla bean to a gentle boil. Pour about half of the milk mixture over the eggs whisking constantly. Pour the whole mix back into the pot and place the pot back over low heat, stirring with a wooden spoon, until the mixture thickens, 3 to 5 minutes. Note: you must stir this mixture constantly, scraping the bottom as you stir, so the flour doesn't stick to the bottom and burn.
• Remove the pot from the stove and whisk in the marzipan. Pour the mixture onto a baking sheet lined with plastic wrap and cover it with a coating of plastic wrap. Place the tray in the refrigerator to cool.
• In a medium skillet over low heat, melt the granulated sugar. Spray a tray with a light coating of nonstick spray. Spray the end of a wooden spoon as well. When the sugar turns light brown, add the almonds and stir to coat them with the sugar. Spoon the almonds on to the baking sheet and sprinkle lightly with salt.
• When the almond cream has cooled, remove and discard the vanilla bean and place the pastry cream in a medium bowl. Whisk until it is smooth. In another medium bowl, toss the strawberries and brown sugar together.
• Place 4 to 6 glasses on a flat surface. Begin by spooning a thin layer of almond cream in the bottom of each. Sprinkle with a few almonds. Add a layer of the whipped cream. Top with a layer of strawberries. Repeat the layers until the glasses are full. Refrigerate for a while before serving or enjoy immediately.

DANDAN'S STRAWBERRY CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese, white sugar, and vanilla extract in a large bowl until smooth. Stir 3/4 cup mashed strawberries into cream cheese mixture.
• Beat heavy cream and confectioners' sugar in a glass or metal bowl until stiff peaks form. Lift your beater or whisk straight up: the cream will form sharp peaks. Fold whipped cream into cream cheese mixture until evenly mixed; fold in remaining 1/4 cup sliced strawberries.
• Spoon strawberry mixture into graham cracker crust. Chill at least 3 hours before serving.

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 ALMOND CREAM ROLL RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Line pan with aluminum foil and generously grease foil with margarine.
• Beat eggs in bowl at high speed for at least 5 minutes until thick and the color of lemons.
• Gradually add sugar, then reduce to low speed and add water and almond extract. Combine remaining dry ingredients and add to mixture slowly.
• Beat at low speed until batter is smooth.
• Pour into greased, foil-lined pan.
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean; Remove immediately from pan and carefully invert onto towel that has been dusted abundantly with confectioners sugar; Carefully remove foil and trim any hard edges;Lightly dust cake bottom with additional powdered sugar.
• While still hot, carefully roll cake and towel to form a 10 1/2" roll and Cool 30-40 minutes on wire rack.
• While cake is cooling, slice strawberries and prepare almond whipped cream by beating remaining filling ingredients at medium speed until stiff.
• Unroll cake, remove towel, and spread cake with half of whipped cream.
• Arrange sliced strawberries on top and re-roll. Dust with powdered sugar, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate about an hour before serving.
• Slice and top with additional whipped cream.
• Note: Chill bowl and beaters before preparing whipped cream filling.