Valentine Table Setting and Strawberry Ice Box Pie

tonight for supper we had

pork tenderlions

mushrooms

salad

and for dessert

Crust

• 1cupslivered almonds, toasted
• 1/2cupgraham cracker crumbs
• 1/4cupsugar
• 6tablespoons(3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted

Filling

• 5cupsquartered hulled strawberries (about 24 ounces)
• 1cupsugar
• 1/4cupcornstarch
• 2tablespoonsfresh lemon juice
• 2teaspoonsgrated orange peel

• 1 1/2cupschilled whipping cream

Preparation

For crust

• Position rack in center of oven; preheat to 350°F. Butter 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish. Coarsely chop almonds in processor. Add graham cracker crumbs and sugar; process until finely ground. Add butter; process until evenly moistened. Press crumb mixture onto bottom and up sides of prepared pie dish.
• Bake crust until set, about 12 minutes. Cool completely on rack.

For filling

• Place 2 cups strawberries in medium saucepan. Mash strawberries with potato masher until chunky. Add sugar, cornstarch, and lemon juice. Stir over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves and mixture boils and thickens, about 3 minutes. Transfer mixture to bowl. Cool to room temperature. Stir in remaining 3 cups strawberries and grated orange peel. Mound filling in crust. Chill pie until cold and set, at least 2 hours and up to 6 hours.
• Using electric mixer, beat cream in large bowl until peaks form. Spread whipped cream decoratively over filling. Cut pie into wedges and serve.

Recipe Source http://www.bonappetit.com/

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