I have some spare strawberries and I am bored, what can I do with them?

Question

Can I have some really good strawberry recipes please, Looking for original ideas and will reward 10 pts =] x

Answer 1

Strawberry shortcake
225g [8oz] self-raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
50g [2oz] butter or margarine
25g [1oz] caster sugar
1 medium egg
5 tbsps milk
1 tsp vanilla essence
For the filling . . .
225g strawberries
150ml double or whipping cream
3 tbsp greek yoghurt
icing sugar

Heat oven to 220°c,425°F,,gas mark 7. Prepare the baking tray. Sift the flour & baking powder into a bowl. Cut the butter into cubes, then rub into the flour & baking powder until resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in the sugar and make a hollow in the middle. Mix eggs and vanilla together and add into hollow and mix to make a dough.
Roll the dough out and make a circle shape [around 8in width] and bake for about 12-15 mins.

Rinse & dry the strawberries and cut into thick slices
Take the shortcake out of the oven, when cool, cut in half horrizontally.
Slice the top half into 8 wedges.
Pour the cream into a bowl, whisk until thick then add yoghurt. Spread half of the cream onto bottom half of the cake, add strawberries, then use the rest of the cream.
Prepare the wedges on top and sift icing sugar over to serve.

++Strawberry cream gâteau++
4 oz. self-raising flour
pinch salt
4 oz. butter or margarine
4 oz. caster sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
For the filling & decoration:
8 oz. strawberrys
1/2 pint double cream

Sieve flour & salt. Cream fat & sugar until light & fluffy, then beat in eggs. Fold in dry ingredients with a metal spoon. Divide equally between 2 well greased 6-7inch sandwich tins. Bake in centre of a moderate oven for 25-30 mins.

Hull the strawberries, reserve half for decorating the top and roughly chop the rest. Whip the cream until it leaves a trail from the whisk

Pull the cakes together filling the centre with half of the cream and all of the chopped strawberries. Place the whole strawberries on top of the cake and, using a large star tube, swirl cream aroud the strawberries. As an alternative, when strawberries are not in season, use a tin of peaches, well drained.

Answer 2

Make some strawberry shortcake

50g caster sugar
100g butter
150g plain flour
a few chopped strawberries

Mix sugar, butter, flour till breadcrumb consistency, add strawberries. Bring mixture together with your hands to form a ball. Spread in the bottom of a greased round oven dish, Put in oven for 20mins. Cut into triangles as soon as it comes out then leave to set before removing from dish. Serve with vanilla ice-cream and strawberry syrup. yummy!!

(you can use cherries instead of strawberries and have it as a snack with a cup of tea)

Answer 3

Creamy Strawberry Pie

1 graham cracker crumb crust
1 (8 ounce) container Cool Whip, thawed
1 small box strawberry gelatin
1 cup chopped strawberries
2/3 cup boiling water
1/2 cup cold water
Ice cubes

In a large bowl, stir boiling water and gelatin for 2 minutes or until gelatin is completely dissolved.

Mix cold water and ice cubes to make 1 1/4 cups; add to dissolved gelatin, stirring until slightly thickened.

Stir in Cool Whip and strawberries with a whisk until smooth. Refrigerate for 15 minutes or until gelatin will mound. Spoon filling into pie crust and refrigerate until firm or about 4 hours.

Garnish with fruit and serve.

Answer 4

This sauce can be used to spoon over yogurt with fresh strawberries, ice cream, pound cake or your favorite dessert. Great as topping for pancakes and waffles too.

2/3 cup sugar
1 pint strawberries, washed and hulled
1/3 cup water
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Place sugar and 1/3 cup water in a small saucepan, stir and bring to a boil. Simmer until the sugar is completely dissolved.
Allow the syrup to cool completely. Hasten cooling by setting pan in a shallow bowl of ice water.

Place half the berries in the jar of a blender; add lemon juice and all the cooled syrup. Puree until smooth.

Press through fine sieve to remove some of the strawberry seeds, if desired.

Coarsely chop remaining strawberries and add to strawberry puree. Serve.
Can be stored refrigerated, in tightly covered containers for up to 4 days.

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And my favourtie!!! Chocolate covered strawberries!!!

INGREDIENTS
16 ounces milk chocolate chips
2 tablespoons shortening
1 pound fresh strawberries with leaves
DIRECTIONS
Insert toothpicks into the tops of the strawberries.
In a double boiler, melt the chocolate and shortening, stirring occasionally until smooth. Holding them by the toothpicks, dip the strawberries into the chocolate mixture.
Turn the strawberries upside down and insert the toothpick into styrofoam for the chocolate to cool

Answer 5

Make Eaton Mess:

Strawberry
meringue
fresh cream

Whip the fresh cream until it becames quite stiff add some icing sugar. In a big bowl break up the pieces of meringue, add the chopped strawberries and the whipped cream .

Eat immediately and wipe the drool from your mouth...

J

Answer 6

Hmm.. cut them up and put them in a bowl. Add 1/2 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup of water and chill in the fridge. Get some pound cake and slice it up and serve with the strawberries. I also like to make Strawberry kool-aid and add fresh strawberries, or also fresh squeezed lemonade with strawberries :)

Lots of fun!

Answer 7

If you're bored. Put them inside some balloons and fill up with water. Get friends over. Throw at each other. Collect strawberries. Whoever has the most, wins. Very Fun. Not to be played inside. Very wet!
:P

Answer 8

Rinse and top them and place them (1 cup at a time) in 1 quart zip-lock bags with a dash of lemon or lime juice and 2 tablespoons of sugar then freeze flat for later use as ice in lemonade/punch,to make sorbet or even to bake a pie or make jelly. They will keep this way for about 4-6 months. Be sure to label them with the date so you know when to toss them if you don't use them up. Good Luck!

Answer 9

put some sugar on the strawberries let it soak in for an hour then take some double cream ,whip until thick, now fold into the cream some crushed meringue and your strawberries serve in an ice cold glass dish delicious

Answer 10

well i don't know if you will get it i wish i could show you with pics. but-
-with a small paring knife hold at a 60 degree angle and go -around and cut the top of the strawberry off
-and than you will have a bowl shape cut out on top your berri
-fill with whipped cream and shave chocolate on top .
i do this to strawberries all the time and i just LOVE It !!!!!
you can also fill the hole with
ice cream
chocolate
or chocolate moose

hope i help you !
have fun