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mom's mile high strawberry pie

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To heck with a birthday CAKE, on my special day, this was ALWAYS my request...

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yield 12 -15

Ingredients For mom's mile high strawberry pie

  • CRUST---
  • ½ c
    brown sugar
  • ½ c
    butter, softened
  • 1 c
    flour
  • ½ c
    chopped walnuts
  • FILLING---
  • 1 10-oz. pkg
    frozen strawberries (or raspberries), in juice, 'just' thawed
  • 2
    egg whites
  • 1 c
    sugar
  • 1 Tbsp
    lemon juice
  • 1 c
    whipping cream, whipped (or 1 pkg. dream whip, prepared as directed)

How To Make mom's mile high strawberry pie

  • 1
    Work crust ingredients together as for pie crust; stir in nuts. Spread in bottom of prepared 9x13" cake pan.
  • 2
    Bake 15 minutes at 350°F. Cool. Crumble.
  • 3
    Put half the crumbs back into bottom of the 9X13" pan. Reserve remaining crumbs for topping.
  • 4
    In large bowl of electric mixer, beat berries, egg whites, sugar, and lemon juice together 15-20 minutes on high. Gently fold in whipped cream.
  • 5
    Pour filling slowly into pan on top crumbs. Top with remaining crumbs. Freeze until firm. Cut into squares to serve, topped with a garnish of whipped cream, if desired.
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