Top Chef Strawberry Crisp With Whipped Cream
- 6 12 pints strawberries, hulled and quartered
- 1 lemon, juice of
- 2 cups white sugar
- 12 vanilla bean, cut in half lengthwise and seeds scraped out
- 12 cup flour
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 6 cups flour
- 2 34 cups packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 2 18 cups butter
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 12 cup honey
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 14 cup sugar
- 14 vanilla bean, cut in half lengthwise and seeds scraped out
- Filling:.
- In a medium bowl, combine berries with lemon juice and toss gently.
- In a small bowl, mix together sugar, vanilla seeds, flour, and cornstarch.
- Add sugar mixture to berries and gently mix to coat berries.
- Crisp Topping:.
- In a standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine flour, sugar, salt, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and lemon zest.
- Mix on medium low speed until combined.
- Add butter and mix on low until butter is incorporated into the mixture and mixture is fluffy.
- Add vanilla and honey and mix until just combined.
- Note: You may have extra topping.
- Freeze any extra topping in a freezer safe plastic bag and use within three months.
- Whipped Cream (optional:.
- In standing mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, whip cream on medium speed until it forms medium stiff peaks.
- Add sugar and vanilla seeds and whip to stiff peaks, being careful not to over-whip.
- To assemble crisps:.
- Heat oven to 375F.
- Fill each ramekin with 3/4 cup strawberry mixture.
- Top with 1/3 cup crisp topping mixture.
- Bake until turning golden brown.
- Remove from oven, let cool slightly.
- To serve:.
- Top with whipped cream.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/top-chef-strawberry-crisp-with-whipped-cream-240563 (may not work)