French Pastry

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Categories: pastry

Ingredients

  • 1 pkg. (13 1/2 oz.) graham cracker crumbs
  • 1 box (1 lb.) confectioners sugar
  • 1 stick butter
  • 4 whole eggs
  • 3 cartons whipping cream
  • 1 large pkg. frozen strawberry slices, slightly thawed (16oz)
  • 1 large can (20oz.) crushed pineapple, drained.

Directions

  1. Cook confectioners’ sugar, butter and eggs in top of double boiler for 1 1/2 hours. Whip cream. Add sugar and vanilla to taste.
  2. Layer ingredients in a 3 quart oblong pyrex dish in the following order: crumb layer, sugar, and egg syrup layer, layer of whipped cream, layer of strawberry slices, layer of drained crushed pineapple and a final layer of whipped cream. Then freeze.
  3. Remove from freezer in about 30 minutes to 1 hour before serving time. Cut into squares Garnish with fresh strawberries.
  4. This keeps well in freezer for several months.

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