Aunt Kathys Strawberry Pie Recipes

AUNT KATE'S STRAWBERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Grease a cake pan.
• Beat white sugar and shortening together until light and fluffy.
• Beat eggs, one at a time, into sugar mixture until well mixed; stir in vanilla extract.
• Stir 1 cup strawberries and baking soda in a large bowl until baking soda is dissolved. This will help strawberries foam and rise in the cake.
• Whisk flour and salt together in a separate bowl. Stir flour mixture and strawberry mixture by hand, into sugar mixture, alternating flour mixture, then strawberry mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• Pour batter into prepared cake pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Beat confectioners' sugar, butter, and 1/4 cup strawberries in a bowl with an electric mixer until blended; frost the cooled strawberry cake.

AUNT BARBARA'S STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Combine graham cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar, and melted butter in a mixing bowl; mix until evenly moistened and press into the bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the crust is lightly browned and smells toasted, about 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool.
• Soak gelatin in cold water for 3 minutes. Heat the water and gelatin in the top of a double boiler set over simmering water, stirring frequently, until gelatin is completely dissolved.
• Beat whipping cream in a chilled glass or metal bowl until soft peaks form.
• Stir strawberries and 1/3 cup sugar together in a bowl. Pour gelatin mixture over strawberries. Gently fold in whipped cream until incorporated. Pour filling into baked pie shell and chill in the refrigerator until set, at least 2 hours.

AUNT MARGIE'S STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• 1. Put berries in crust. Combine remaining ingredients and melt together. Pour over strawberries and bake 40 minutes at 425 degrees.

AUNT MARTHA'S CREAMY STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Combine cream cheese and sugar.
• Add vanilla and strawberries, mix well.
• Pour into pie shell.
• Mix whipped cream and confectioner's sugar and spoon over top of pie.
• Chill for one hour.
• Serve.

AUNT ROSE'S STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Clean and drain strawberries; arrange in cooled pie shell.
• In a sauce pan, combine sugar, water, cornstarch and salt.
• Cook, stirring often, until thickened.
• Add strawberry jello.
• Pour over berries.
• Chill.

AUNT KATHY'S STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• combine 2C sugar, 1/2 C cornstarch in saucepan.
• add 2 cups water and heat until boiling gently.
• Cook for 3 minutes.
• remove from heat and stir in 4T jello until dissolved.
• Pour over chopped strawberries, thawed and well drained if using frozen berries.
• Pour into baked pie crust and chill.
• Serve with whipped cream if desired.