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FRESH STRAWBERRY ALMOND PIE




Source of Recipe


Land O'Lakes


List of Ingredients




Crust Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups crushed shortbread cookies
1/4 cup finely chopped blanched or slivered almonds
1/3 cup LAND O LAKES® Butter, melted
Filling Ingredients:

3 pints (6 cups) strawberries, hulled
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Garnish Ingredients:

Sweetened whipped cream, if desired



Recipe



Heat oven to 350°F. Stir together all crust ingredients in small bowl. Press on bottom and up sides of 9-inch pie pan. Bake for 8 minutes. Cool completely.

Mash 1 cup strawberries; add water to equal 1 1/3 cups. Combine sugar and cornstarch in 2-quart saucepan. Stir in mashed strawberry mixture. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and comes to a full boil (15 to 20 minutes). Boil 1 minute; remove from heat. Stir in salt and almond extract; cool 10 minutes.

Fill cooled crust with remaining strawberries; pour cooked strawberry mixture over strawberries. Refrigerate until mixture is thickened (at least 3 hours). Garnish with sweetened whipped cream. Store refrigerated.