Strawberry Crisp made with Homemade Strawberry Pie Filling Recipe by Turnips2Tangerines

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Ingredients

Easy Strawberry Crisp made with
Homemade Strawberry Pie Filling~
Easy Strawberry Crisp
1 quart strawberry pie filling, homemade or canned
1 cup oatmeal, old fashioned
1 cup flour
1 cup packed brown sugar
pinch of salt
1/2 t ground cinnamon
1/3 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
1/2 cup cold butter (1 stick)
Mix together oatmeal, flour, brown sugar, salt and cinnamon. Add nuts
Cut in cold butter with a pastry blender until crumbly
Spray an 8 x 8 inch square baking dish with non-stick cooking spray
Pour in strawberry pie filling
Cover strawberry filling with crumb topping, pat down
Bake at 350 for 45-55 minutes
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Homemade Strawberry Pie Filling
This recipe makes 1 quart
Double recipe for 2 quarts and so on.
3 1/2 cups fresh strawberries
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup plus 1 T ClearJel starch (dry)
1 cup cold water or strawberry juice
3 1/2 t (fresh or bottled) lemon juice
Step 1:
Select strawberries, fresh or even frozen can be used.
Of course, pick your own when in season.
Step 2:
Wash canning jars, and lids in hot, soapy water.
Rinse well with hot water
Step 3:
Sort, wash and hull the strawberries
Step 4:
Blanch the strawberries
Place strawberries (up to 7 cups at a time) in a large pot
With at least 1 gallon of boiling water
Boil each batch for 1 minute after the water returns to a boil
You're not "cooking" the strawberries, just blanching them
Blanching helps the strawberries retain their color, shape and flavor
Step 5:
Mix 1/4 cup plus 1 T of the ClearJel starch with the 3/4 cup of sugar in a large saucepan
Add 1 cup of water or juice and heat on the stove until the mixture thickens and begins to bubble
Then add the 3 1/2 t lemon juice, stirring constantly
Step 6:
Combine the liquid with the strawberries
Fold the berries into the hot liquid gently
Step 7:
Fill the sterilized jars* with strawberry filling
Fill to within 1 inch from the top
Wipe any spilled strawberry filling off the top
Place on the lid and tighten the band
Step 8:
Process the filled jars in a water bath canner
Put filled jars in canner
Keep the jars covered with at least 1 inch of boiling water