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Strawberry pie
Recipe from "Living in the 21st Century with Diabetes"
Ingredients
Ingredients for 1 Cup Pastry
1 cup of wholemeal flour (140grams)
2 tabsp firm mono/polyunsaturated margarine (40grams)
2 tabsp Ricotta cheese (40grams)
¼ cup iced water (65ml)
Filling
2 cups fresh strawberries (300grams)
1 strawberry flavoured sugar free jelly
1 cup boiling water (250ml)
1 tabsp cornflour (10grams)
1 cup cold water (250ml)
Ricotta Cream
2 tabsp non fat milk (40ml)
1 tsp gelatine
¼ cup Ricotta cheese (65grams)
2 tsp sugar (10grams) or equivalent substitute
¼ tsp vanilla
Method
Measure flour and place in a bowl.
Cut firm margarine into flour until the size of peas.
Stir in Ricotta cheese.
Stir water into dry parts of pastry until it sticks together
Make into a firm ball, knead and roll to fit a 25 cm pie dish.
Line pie dish with pastry. Prick well with a fork.
Bake in 2000 C oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until nicely golden.
Remove and cool.
Wash and hull strawberries. Set aside about 11/2 cups of the best and cut up the remainder.
Place strawberry sugar free jelly in a saucepan. Add boiling water and stir until jelly is dissolved.
Mix cornflour with cold water.
Stir into jelly mixture to form a smooth sauce.
Add the cut up strawberries and cook and stir over moderate heat.
Bring to boil, cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until mixture is clear.
Remove and sieve.
Refrigerate until cool (about 30 minutes).
Arrange the remaining strawberries attractively in pie dish.
Pour over cooled jelly mixture, refrigerate until set.
To make ricotta cream blend milk and gelatine and heat over hot water until dissolved.
Beat milk, gelatine, ricotta cheese, sugar and vanilla together until smooth.
Slightly chill ricotta cream and then pipe on to pie or serve with it.
Serves : 6
Nutrients per Serve :
KJ 684, Calories 166, Carbohydrates(grams) 15.5, Fat(grams) 6.6
Note
Egg Free, Vegetarian
Tips
You may substitute part self-raising flour or white flour for a lighter pastry. Low fat ice cream could be used instead of ricotta cream but this would give significantly more fat and carbohydrate.