Strawberry chiffon pie
Strawberry chiffon pie recipe in the pie category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1 baked pastry shell
- 1 envelope unflavored gelatine
- 1/3 cup cold water
- 3/4 to 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 egg yolks
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- Dash of salt
- 2 1/2 cups strawberries
- Dried egg whites equivalent to 3 fresh egg whites or 1 cup whipping cream
- Halved strawberries, optional
- Strawberry or mint leaves, optional
Recipe method:
- In a small saucepan stir gelatine into cold water. Let stand 1 minute.
- Add sugar, egg yolks, lemon juice and salt.
- Cook mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture just comes to a boil. Remove from heat.
- Transfer gelatine mixture to a medium bowl. Stir in crushed strawberries.
- Cover and chill until mixture mounds when spooned, stirring occasionally.
- In a medium mixing bowl prepare and beat dried egg white product to stiff peaks according to package directions, or whip the cream to soft peaks.
- With a wooden spoon or rubber spatula, gently fold egg white mixture or whipped cream into strawberry mixture.
- Spoon filling into cooled crust.
- Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours or until filling is firm.
- Garnish with halved strawberries and strawberry or mint leaves, if desired.
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