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VEGAN FEAST SUBSCRIBERS' COOKING AND RECIPE FORUM>
French Strawberry Pie (cv, you might like this!)
Dori
208 posts
Mar 31, 2005
6:23 AM
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I made Bryanna's Low fat pastry crust recipe using a combination of corn flour (not starch) to replace the pastry wheat and spelt flour, but left the rest of the recipe as is. It turned out very well. I considered using barley flour instead of corn - I think it would have worked. I've never been much of a pie maker, but I think I will be now. The crust is fabulous!
The french strawberry pie recipe came from Bryanna's Fiber Cookbook. A similar recipe is in her Italian cookbook, which suggests a cashew creme filling instead of a soybased one. In the cashew cream recipe I used barley flour in place of wheat flour - the filling took 2 minutes in the microwave! I used glaze, also very easy. BEAUTIFUL PIE!
Also, I made the whole pie sugar free (crust, filling, glaze, and lightly sweetened berries), replacing KAL stevia extract at the equivalent of 1 tsp = 1 cup sugar. It turned out marvelous!
P.S. - - -I have been feasting here on the Artichoke/Mushroon Strudel (only I used asparagus) with red sauce. Awesome flavor and quite pretty. I've also been hankering some tiramisu topped with strawberries OR that lemon crunch cake, but I don't have any cake pans. I've never been a cake baker, not even in the sad days. I've got them on my shopping list now!
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"To cook is to create. And to create well...is an act of integrity, and faith." - author unknown
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cv
71 posts
Apr 01, 2005
5:49 AM
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Thank you, Dori! How did you know I was in need of a pie crust recipe?! I really appreciate you posting your wheat-free/sugar free take on it. I remember drooling over that french strawberry pie recipe when I first came across it, but didn't have a clue how redo it for myself. So, thanks again! Catherine
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