Strawberry Crumb Pie Recipe
Recipe Ingredients
6 cup fresh strawberries
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup minute tapioca
1 1/3 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening
2 tbsp (to 3 t) water
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
Recipe Preparation
Mix strawberries with sugar and tapioca. Let stand while making
pastry. Combine flour and salt in bowl. Cut in shortening until
uniform, but coarse. Reserve about 1/2 cupful of mixture; set aside.
Sprinkle water over remaining mixture in bowl; toss with fork and
press into ball. Roll on lightly-floured board to fit pie plate. Fill
with strawberry mixture. Cut an 8 inch round piece of foil; lay over
filling. Bake in preheated 400 oven for 35 minutes. Blend reserved
1/2 cupful of flour mixture, brown sugar and cinnamon. Remove foil;
sprinkle mixture over pie. Continue baking for 30-40 minutes or until
crust and crumb topping are browned. Cool.
Note: If pie bubbles over during baking, place a sheet of foil
beneath it.
Servings: 1
Back to Dessert Recipes
Food Tips of the Week
A few tips on healthy eatingIf your aim is to lose weight and also enhance your all round well-being, among other things you really should follow a thoughtfully planned healthy-minded dietary regime. In a perfect world, this ought to include five helpings of grains and vegetables every day and take in the right proportion of nutrients.
The case against low carb diets
Its extremely popular, but it is truly safe for you?
Cutting out carbohydrates could mean missing out on required nutrients from healthy foods which must be part of any well adjusted diet, especially those obtained from vegetables, fruits and whole grains.
Eating more animal-based products may lead into high consumption of saturated fat and cholesterol, which some authorities believe will increase the risk of heart conditions.
Healthy foods with carotenes
(includes parsley, kale and tomato puree)
These plants are rich in the carotenoids believed to play a role in helping prevent cancer, spefically cancer of the lungs. The majority of these also have a low calorie count, so should be a part of every diet.
Strawberry Crumb Pie Recipe Index
You can now stop spending your hard earned cash on overpriced recipe cooking books or high meals out in posh eating establishments, all you have to do is discover and print out the recipe that take your fancy and before you know it, you will be cooking a good meal to delight your family in the comfort of your own home
|
