Strawberry Or Raspberry Chiffon Pie Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Stir in cold water. Refrigerate until slightly thickened. Fold in the whipped topping and 2 cups of strawberries. Pour into the crust. Refrigerate for 3 hours or until set. Garnish with the remaining strawberries.

Steps:

• Place sliced strawberries in a food processor or blender; cover and process until smooth. Set aside 1-1/2 cups for filling (discard remaining puree or save for another use). In a saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over lemonade concentrate; let stand for 5 minutes. Stir in sugar and reserved strawberry puree. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil and gelatin is dissolved. Remove from the heat., Stir a small amount of filling into egg whites; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Cook and stir over low heat for 3 minutes or until mixture is slightly thickened and a thermometer reaches 160° (do not boil). Remove from the heat; stir in orange juice. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. , Fold in whipped topping; spoon into crust. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until set. Just before serving, garnish with halved strawberries.

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine flour and confectioners' sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 9-in. pie plate. Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool on a wire rack., In a saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Stir in water until smooth; stir in corn syrup. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in gelatin and vanilla until gelatin is dissolved. Cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes., Add the raspberries, gently stir to coat. Spoon into crust. Refrigerate until set, about 3 hours.

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine 3 cups raspberries and 2/3 cup water. Simmer over low heat until raspberries are soft. Press mixture through a sieve or strainer to remove seeds and obtain raspberry pulp.
• Place gelatin and 1/4 cup cold water in a small bowl. Set aside and allow gelatin to soften.
• In a medium saucepan, whisk together raspberry pulp, egg yolks, and 2/3 cup sugar. Bring to a full boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
• Add gelatin to raspberry mixture and stir until dissolved. Place pan in a cold water bath to cool completely.
• In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Add cream of tartar. Add 1/3 cup sugar a little at a time, beating constantly until whites are stiff and glossy.
• In a separate mixing bowl, whip cream until stiff. Gently fold together with cooled raspberry mixture and meringue. Spoon mixture into graham cracker crust. Chill at least 2 hours before serving. Garnish with whole raspberries.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees. Crush graham crackers in a food processor.
• Cream butter in a mixer and blend in crushed graham crackers and 1/4 cup (50 grams) of sugar.
• Place crumb mixture into 9-inch pie plate and press crumbs around sides and bottom to form crust. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool.
• Soften gelatin in 1 cup/235 milliliters cold water. Purée strawberries in a blender or food processor.
• Beat egg yolks slightly. Combine with 1/2 cup/100 grams sugar, the salt and the lemon juice in double boiler or a metal bowl placed over a pot of boiling water. Cook over simmering water, stirring often, until mixture is thick enough to coat a metal spoon, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Add softened gelatin to yolks and stir until dissolved. Add strawberry purée to mixture and set aside to cool.
• Beat egg whites until they hold soft peaks. Gradually add remaining 1/4 cup/50 grams sugar, and continue beating until meringue holds stiff peaks. Fold into cooled, slightly thickened berry mixture.
• Pour mixture into pie shell. Garnish, if desired, with additional berries. Chill until firm.

Steps:

• Combine 1 quart strawberries and 1/2 cup sugar in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade; process until smooth, about 3 minutes; you should have 3 cups puree. Transfer half to a large heatproof mixing bowl; sprinkle the gelatin over the top; let soften, about 5 minutes.
• In a heatproof bowl of an electric mixer, combine the egg whites with the cream of tartar and 1/2 cup sugar. Place the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, and whisk until the mixture is hot to the touch and the sugar is dissolved, about 2 minutes. Attach the bowl to the mixer fitted with the whisk attachment; beat on medium-high speed until soft peaks form, about 2 minutes.
• Place the gelatin mixture over the pan of simmering water, stirring occasionally, until the gelatin dissolves, about 5 minutes; remove from heat. Gradually whisk in the remaining puree; whisk in the lemon juice.
• In a small bowl, whisk the crème fraîche until soft peaks form; whisk into the puree mixture. Whisk in one-third of the egg whites to lighten; fold in the remaining whites just until they are combined (do not overmix). Divide among the crusts; refrigerate, covered with plastic, until the mixture is set, at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Thinly slice the remaining pint strawberries. Place in a small bowl, and sprinkle with the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar. Let stand at room temperature until the juices are running, at least 30 minutes and up to 2 hours. Serve the pie, cut into wedges and garnished with sliced strawberries.
• Almond Shortbread Crust
• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Place the cookies in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade, and process until fine crumbs form. Add about 3/4 cup almonds with the sugar and salt; process until fine crumbs form. Add the butter, and process until the mixture comes together.
• Coarsely chop the remaining almonds, and stir into the crust mixture. Press into the bottom and sides of 2 8-inch pie plates to form a crust, and bake until they are just turning golden, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.