Meet Strawberry Bavarian Pie, an international miracle.
Local strawberries, butter imported from New Zealand, digestive crackers (graham crackers) imported from Spain, and Rich’s non-dairy whip(ped) topping from China.
Yes, the recipe calls for uncooked egg whites. What can I say? We live on the wild side. Sometimes you’ve got to take risks in the name of delicious desserts.
When we saw digestive crackers in our city at not one but two supermarkets, I did a little jig! I quickly introduced Sprite to the joy of s’mores. Then came the pie crusts. Although I can’t buy cream here, this whip topping works fine. Thank goodness my hand mixer is still holding out. I know it’s on its last legs, but it performed beautifully for this pie. I can’t remember the last time I had a graham cracker pie crust or any kind of creamy pie. The family was most impressed.
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Looks simply delicious! I’ve printed out the recipe and will try it soon. I’m glad you noted that you used non-dairy whipped topping. We have several dairy allergic people in our family and this dessert will work well for them, in the modified form.
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That looks wonderful! I so understand your excitement over digestives and am thrilled that you have found them. What fun!! I had no idea what they were when we first moved here, and I still find the name disgusting, but I overcame it since it’s all there is.
Looks yummy Jimmie!!! Digestives are actually a British biscuit. I love them and use them regularly in place of graham crackers in recipes. They are probably there as a ‘left over’ from the British occupation of Hong Kong.
) Glad you all enjoyed the treat! – Deedee
@Deedee –But my digestives are really from Spain! It says it on the package. I was surprised too!
@Deanne — About the name. Yeah. They need a new name like when prunes were called dried plums. Digestives really doesn’t express the goodness of these cookies!
@Myra — Perfect! I wanted to get real whipping cream, but oh well, we can survive.
Looks wonderful! How fun to have special treats.
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Now how did a British staple make its way into China by way of Spain? A mystery the world may never solve. At any rate, good show! Nothing can go wrong if it has strawberries as an ingredient. How I long for the month of June!
Since you have a ready source for the wholemeal biscuits, may I recommend another treat? Wait! First I must know whether you can get ahold of some canned sweetened condensed milk…..let me know!
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@Emily — Yes! I can get sweetened condensed milk. Thank heavens!
I too am mightily impressed! Great job!
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digestive cookies. sounds healthy. i think we should eat them every day– with chocolate (antioxidants) and marshmallows (surely something so light and fluffy can’t hurt you).
i hope your mixer hangs in there!!!
oh and is butter that hard to find in china?
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I assume you have the same milk where you live as we do up here in the frozen north. We use “pure” milk as a substitute for recipes that call for cream. It comes pretty close.
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@Marsha — butter has been unavailable in our city for about 9 months. It’s not hard to find in some cities. No worries. I got another package today — butter and cheese. I don’t know how I can do that in the summer, though. It’s not refrigerated. Just shipped in a box. Hmmm…chocolate and marshmallows with the digestive cookies… great suggestion! (wink)
@Sandy — Can you whip the milk like whipped cream? I never considered it! It is a high fat milk, that’s for sure. I have a hard time finding the low fat.
I doubt you can whip it but it’s worth a try! I just use the little bags of “pure” milk in things like quiche.
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Hi Jimmie,
Okay, now this is not a fancy dessert, but it satisfies a ravenous sweet tooth and makes a perfect treat to accompany tea.
Take the can of sweetened condensed milk, place it unopened in a deep pot, fill with water to about an inch or two above the top of the can. Clear so far? Bring it to a boil uncovered and let it simmer for a couple of hours, making sure the can is always covered completely with the boiling water.
When the time is up, dump out the water, retrieve the can, and let it cool completely (or you will scorch your fingers – ask me how I know). Open up the can and you will have what is called dulce de leche or doce de leite depending on whether you speak Spanish or Portugese.
Scoop it out with a spoon into a bowl and refrigerate. Make sure you lick the spoon thoroughly. lol
Now, once the milk is cooled, you may spread it on the crackers and eat it that way, or add a slice of queso blanco or any mild white cheese to it. If you can get ahold of some guava paste or something similar, this is also delicious on the crackers with the cheese. Basic peasant food but yummy nevertheless. This “sweet milk” is used in many South American desserts. I bet you can come up with some original recipes once you’ve made it, or do a search online for more ideas. I once had a flaky pastry from an Argentinian bakery in which the sweet milk was rolled up almost strudel style. Enjoy!
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Yum! I think I’ll try this. Thanks jimmie!