My love affair with strawberries started when I was around 1. It began with my favorite cartoon character, Strawberry Shortcake! One of my most wonderful memory as a child was strawberry pickin' with my Mom. We still go from time to time and we have such a blast! This time of year, Strawberries are EVERYWHERE!!! I don't know a single soul who is not crazy over the delicious fruit! The commissary sells huge containers of strawberries for less than 3 bucks, so I at least purchase 2 of them a week. Here are a couple of my favorite recipes that allow the star fruit to shine through!! I hope you enjoy!!!
Strawberry Pizza Pie
My children absolutely love this recipe!!! Anything that gets them into the kitchen for family time, I am willing to make over and over again. I have also taken this as a desert for school "pizza parties" and it's a huge hit!
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup white sugar
2 1/2 cups strawberries, sliced
1/2 (2 ounce) package strawberry Danish dessert mix (e.g. Junket)
1 cup water
Heat your oven to 350. Mix flour, confectioner's sugar and melted butter. Press firmly into pizza pan. Bake for 15 minutes and cool completely. Mix Cream Cheese and Sugar until well blended, spread over "pizza crust". Top Cheese with Strawberries. Mix Danish mix and water, bring to a boil for one minute, pour on top of Strawberries. Then chill completely before serving.
Spinach and Strawberry Salad
My honey absolutely loves this salad. It looks and tastes so elegant!!! It's perfect for an in-home date night!!!
2 bunches spinach, rinsed and torn into bite-size pieces
4 cups sliced strawberries
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 teaspoon paprika
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
1 tablespoon poppy seeds
In a large bowl, toss together the spinach and strawberries.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the oil, vinegar, sugar, paprika, sesame seeds, and poppy seeds. Pour over the spinach and strawberries, and toss to coat.
Strawberry Nut Bread
If you love Banana Nut Bread, You will definitely love this! I have also mashed banana and added it to this recipe! You can't go wrong with "Strawberry-Banana anything", lol!!!
1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon lemon extract
4 eggs
3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon soda
1 cup strawberry jam
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup pecan or walnut pieces
Preheat oven to 350. Cream butter and sugar until light. Beat in vanilla and lemon extracts. Add the 4 eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift together the sifted flour, salt, cream of tartar, and soda. Combine strawberry jam and sour cream. Add jam mixture to creamed mixture alternately with the dry ingredients. Stir in the pecans or walnuts. Pour into prepared loaf pans and bake for about 50 minutes, or until a wooden pick or cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes; remove from pan and cool completely before slicing.
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