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Strawberry Pie

Ingredients   1 (9 inch) pie crust, baked  1 quart fresh strawberries  1 cup white sugar  3 tablespoons cornstarch  3/4 cup water  Step 1  Arrange half of strawberries in baked pastry shell. Mash remaining berries and combine with sugar in a medium saucepan. Place saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring frequently.  Step 2   In a small bowl, whisk together cornstarch and water. Gradually stir cornstarch mixture into boiling strawberry mixture. Reduce heat and simmer mixture until thickened, about 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Pour mixture over berries in pastry shell. Chill for several hours before serving.  Step 3   Enjoy!

Knoekbrod (Danish crispbread)

from YouTube Ingredients: 1/2 cup sunflower seeds 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds 1/2 cup sesame seeds 1/2 cup flax seeds 1/2 cup oatmeal  9 oz (~2 cups) rye flour  3/4 cup water 1/2 cup olive oil 2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon baking powder Directions: Put ingredients in a bowl and mix well for a couple of minutes Put a little rye flour on table (so it doesn't stick), place dough on table and squeeze tight and roll it around Break in half and roll out on baking sheet, option to cut it in little squares Set oven to 400 F, cook for 15-20 minutes, until crispy Let cool, and enjoy! Goes well with soft cheese and jam

Quarantine cookies

 courtesy of TikTok and Hailey Fraiser Ingredients:   1 cup brown sugar 1 cup peanut butter 1 egg 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 - 3/4 cups chocolate chips Directions: - Set oven to 350 F - Mix everything together - Bake for 12-13 minutes

Popovers

Ingredients:  3 eggs (at room temperature) 1.5 cups whole milk (at room temperature) 1.5 cups flour  1.25 teaspoons coarse salt Directions: - Preheat oven to 450F, put in popover cups on baking tray - Whisk eggs and milk for 1.5 minutes until frothy / foamy - Mix in flour and salt until a little clumpy (do not overmix) - Spray popover cups with oil (should be a little bit hot out of the oven) - fill cups 3/4 full, bake 20 minutes @ 450F, then 20 minutes @ 350F - enjoy with jam and butter :)