PASTRY FOR SINGLE CRUST PIE

I love pies.  I don't love making pie crust.  It never turns out right for me.  It's either so dry it falls apart or so sticky it's on my hands and not in the pie plate.  And then there was the time I kept adding flour and...  Well, let's just say it made good wallpaper paste.

This recipe, though, sounds easy enough even for me.  I'm going to give it a try.

PASTRY FOR SINGLE-CRUST PIE
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup shortening
4-5 tbsp. cold water

In a medium bowl stir together flour and salt.  Using a pastry blender, cut in shortening until pieces are pea-size.

Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the water over part of the flour mixture, gently toss with a fork.  Push moistened dough to the side of the bowl.  Repeat, using 1 tablespoon of the water at a time, until all the flour mixture is moistened.  Form dough into a ball.

AMISH APPLE BUTTER PIE

AMISH APPLE BUTTER PIE 

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups apple butter
1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3 large eggs, slightly beaten
1 cup evaporated milk
Whipped cream
9-inch unbaked pie crust

In a large bowl, stir together apple butter, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir in eggs. Gradually add evaporated milk, mixing well.
Pour mixture into prepared pie crust. Bake in a 350 degrees oven 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes, or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Let cool completely on a wire rack. If you like, serve with whipped cream.

ALL AMERICAN APPLE PIE

ALL AMERICAN APPLE PIE

1 c. sugar 2 tbsp. flour 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 tsp. nutmeg 1/4 tsp. salt 1 tsp. lemon juice 5 c. thinly sliced apples 2 tbsp. butter Pastry for 2 crust 9 inch pie   Combine sugar, flour, spices, salt and lemon juice. Add apples, toss to mix. Roll out pastry. Line pie pan. Roll pastry for top. Cut vents near center. Add half the apples. Pack well. Dot with butter. Add remaining apples. Moisten rim with water. Adjust top crust. Seal rim by pressing together. Brush with milk. Bake at 400 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes or until apples tests done with fork.

AMISH BUTTERMILK PIE

Here's another great recipe from my friend Bonnie.  It's really good.

AMISH BUTTERMILK PIE

1/2 cup melted butter
1 1/2 cup sugar
3 tblsp. flour
3 eggs, beaten
1 pinch salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup buttermilk
1 deep dish pie shell

Heat oven to 400*F.
Beat sugar and butter together.
Add beaten eggs and vanilla.
Combine flour and salt.
Add buttermilk and flour mixture, alternating a little at a time until mixed.
Pour into pie shell and bake at 400*F for 10 minutes.
Reduce oven temperature to 350*F and bake from one hour to one hour and 20 minutes.
Pie should turn golden brown and stop jiggling when done.

 

Impossibly Easy Mini Pumpkin Pies

More pumpkin for you.  Ready in 50 minutes, these delicious mini pumpkin pies topped with whipped topping are a wonderful dessert – that’s made using Original Bisquick® mix.

• Prep Time 10 min
• Total Time 50 min
• Servings 12

1 cup canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)

1/2 cup Original Bisquick™ mix

1/2 cup sugar

3/4 cup evaporated milk

1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 eggs

1 cup frozen (thawed) whipped topping, if desired

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 12 regular-size muffin cups with cooking spray.
• In medium bowl, stir all ingredients except whipped topping until blended. Pour 1/4 cup of mixture into each muffin cup.
• Bake about 30 minutes or until muffin tops are golden brown and edges are starting to pull away from sides of pan. Cool 10 minutes. With thin knife, loosen sides of pies from pan; remove from pan and place top sides up on cooling rack. Cool 10 minutes longer, and serve with 1 generous tablespoonful whipped topping.

LITTLE PIES

I made little pies for Bible Study a while back.  I took pictures as I went so I could show them to you.  They are so easy!

First I took a box of ready made pie crusts.  Use any brand you want.  They are all good.

Unroll it and cut it out using a cookie cutter, or large mouth jar lid.   I used a scalloped cookie cutter because I was trying to make them a little fancy.  Each crust gave me 6 pie crusts.

 

I sprayed a muffin tin with vegetable oil spray and put the crusts in to make a little cup.

 

 Then I used apple and cherry pie filling and filled each one.  Each can made 12 little pies.

I baked them at 400*F for 22 minutes.  They were wonderful!