Combine sugar with flour and salt. Toss lightly with the berries. Fill a 1-quart baking dish with the fruit mixture and dot with butter. Top with the pastry which has been rolled out on pastry cloth to size 1″ larger all around than top of baking dish. Fold edges of pastry under and press firmly […]
Pies
Festive Frozen Mint Pie
In large mixer bowl, combine sweetened condensed milk, peppermint extract and, if desired, food coloring. Fold in whipped cream. Turn into crust; cover. Freeze 6 hours or until firm. Garnish as desired. Freeze leftovers. Preparation Time: 8 minutes
Pear Pie
Mix first 4 dry ingredients.Toss with pears.Place in prepared unbaked pie crust.Top with 6 tablespoons brown sugar,the vanilla extract and the margarine.Cover with second unbaked crust.Brush milk and a little brown sugar on top of crust.Bake 15 minutes in preheated 425 degree oven.Reduce heat to 350 to 375 degrees for approximately 25 to 30 minutes […]
Pumpkin Pudding
This recipe calls for browned pumpkin which is accomplished by buttering a heavy cast iron frying pan and cooking the 2 cups pumpkin over medium heat, stirring and turning so all parts dry properly. Keep this up til it is reduced to 1 1/2 cups. It will be slightly browned. Place the browned pumpkin in […]
Shoo Fly Pie
Line 9″ pie plate with pastry;chill.Dissolve soda and water; beat into molasses.Blend in egg yolk;pour into pie crust.Combine remaining ingredients to make crumbs.Sprinkle over pie.Bake in preheated 400 degree oven for about 10 minutes or until crust begins to brown.Reduce temperature to 325 degrees;bake until top is firm.
Vanilla-limeade Ice Cream Pie
CRUST 23 Chocolate wafer cookies 3 tb Butter; melted -FILLING – 3 pt Vanilla ice cream; softened 6 tb Limeade concentrate; thawed 3 dr Green food coloring For crust, take 11 of the wafers and trim 1/4″ from one end of each; set aside trimmed wafers. Crush remaining 12 wafers along with trimmed 1/4″ pieces. […]
Creamy Lemon Pie
Preheat oven to 325F. In medium bowl, beat egg yolks; stir in sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice, and yellow food coloring if desired. Pour into a prepared pastry shell; bake 30 minutes. Cool to room temperature and chill. Spread with whipped cream. Garnish as desired. Refrigerate leftovers.
Foolproof Tart Dough
This recipe can be used for pies, tarts, cheesecake or quiche. It makes a nice flaky shell. Place 1 cup of flour in a bowl with a little salt and 1 tsp sugar. Cut in one stick of cold butter on top and mix until it is the texture of golden meal. If ambient temperature […]
Fudge Pecan Pie
Heat oven to 375 degrees.Melt butter over low heat;add cocoa and stir until smooth.Remove from heat;cool slightly.Stir in sugar, salt,eggs and corn syrup.Blend thoroughly.Stir in chopped nuts,if desired.Pour into unbaked pie shell.Place pecan halves over top.Bake for 40 minutes.Cool.Let stand 8 hours before serving.Garnish with sweetened whipped whipping cream or whipped topping.Makes 8 servings.
Fruit Topped Cheese Pie
Beat cheese and sugar until creamy.Mix in topping.Spoon into the crust;add pie filling around the edge of the pie.Chill at least 3 hours.Garnish with additional whipped topping,if desired.