Pies & Pastries

Index

"Busy Day" Lemon Cheesecake
Blackberry Pie Filling
Blender Lemon Pie
Cherry Supreme Pie
Chocolate Pie
Coconut Ice-Box Pie
Cream Pie
Graham Flour Pie Crust
Granny's Transparent Pie
Old Fashioned Custard Pie
Party Cherry Pie
Pecan Pie
Pie Crust
Poor Mans Pecan Pie
Pumpkin Chiffon Pie
Pumpkin Meringue Pie
Rhubarb Custard Pie
Sweet Potato Pie

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"Busy Day" Lemon Cheesecake

Recipe By: Nancy Davis

Amount Measure Ingredient - Preparation Method
8 oz cream cheese
2 cups milk (not skim)
1 pkg Instant Lemon Pudding
1 8 inch graham cracker pie crust

Stir cream cheese until very soft, blend in ½ cup milk. Add remaining milk and the pudding mix. Beat slowly with egg beater just until well mixed about 1 minute. (Do not over-beat) Pour at once into graham cracker crust. Sprinkle graham cracker crumbs lightly on top. Chill about 1 hour.

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Blackberry Pie Filling

Recipe By: Diane Giltner

Amount Measure Ingredient - Preparation Method
1 quart blackberries (fresh or frozen)
1 pint water
2/3 cup cornstarch
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup water
1/2 tsp salt
1 3oz pkg blackberry or raspberry gelatin powder

In a saucepan, bring berries and 1 pint water to a boil. Mix cornstarch, sugar, salt and 1 cup water together to make a smooth paste. Add to boiling berries, stirring until thickened . Remove from stove. Add the gelatin powder. Mix and let cool. Put in baked crusts and top with whipped cream or whipped topping.

Yield: two 9" pies

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Blender Lemon Pie

Recipe By: Neil and Marion Howard

Amount Measure Ingredient - Preparation Method
1 med juicy lemon - un-peeled, quartered, remove seeds
4 eggs
6 tbsp margarine
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 un-baked pie shell

Combine first four ingredients in a blender and process until all is well chopped. Pour into pie shell and baked at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

NOTES : Easiest Lemon pie to make ever

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Cherry Supreme Pie

Recipe By: In Memory of Emma Lee Gatrell

Amount Measure Ingredient - Preparation Method
1 graham cracker pie crust
1 8oz pkg cream cheese - room temperature
1 15oz can sweetened condensed milk
1/3 cup lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla
1 can cherry pie filling

Beat cream cheese. Add milk, vanilla and lemon juice, beat until thick. Pour in pie shell. Refrigerate until firm, then pour cherry pie filling over top. Keep refrigerated.

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Chocolate Pie

Recipe By: Eula Kidd

Amount Measure Ingredient - Preparation Method
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
3 cups milk
4 tbsp flour
2 tbsp cornstarch
2 oz chocolate or 1/4 cup cocoa
1 tsp vanilla

Separate eggs. Beat egg yolks and add sugar. Make a thin paste of flour and cornstarch by adding a little milk. Stir into egg mixture. Make a paste of the chocolate and add to egg mixture. Heat milk until almost scalding and gradually add egg mixture into it, stirring constantly until it comes to a boil. Add vanilla.

Pour into baked pie crust. Make a meringue of the egg whites and spread on top. Bake in a 400 degree oven for about 5 minutes or until meringue is brown.

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Coconut Ice-Box Pie

Recipe By: Connie Gibson Kay

Amount Measure Ingredient - Preparation Method
1 cup sugar
1 cup milk
2 tbsp flour
1 egg - slightly beaten
1 tsp vanilla
1 sm pkg frozen coconut
1/2 pint whipped cream

Combine sugar, flour, milk and egg. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened. Add vanilla and half the coconut. Pour into pre-baked pie shell. Allow to cool. Top with whipped cream; sprinkle remaining coconut on top. Cool thoroughly!

NOTES : The secret to this pie is the frozen coconut.

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Cream Pie

Recipe By: Eula Kidd

Amount Measure Ingredient - Preparation Method
3 eggs
3 cups milk
4 tbsp flour
2 tbsp cornstarch
1/2 cup sugar
3 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla

Separate eggs. Make a thin paste of flour and cornstarch by adding a little milk. Beat eggs and adds sugar and flour mixture. Heat milk until almost scalding. Add a little warm milk to egg mixture. Gradually add egg mixture to the milk, stirring constantly, until it comes to a boil. Add butter and vanilla.

Pour into a baked pie shell. Top with meringue and brown in a 400 degree oven for about 5 minutes or until meringue is brown.

NOTES : Variations - Add coconut, drained crushed pineapple or bananas

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Graham Flour Pie Crust

Recipe By: David Berkey

Amount Measure Ingredient - Preparation Method
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup shortening
6 tbsp water

Mix all the dry ingredients. Cut in shortening using a pastry cutter. Moisten a portion of the pastry dough with a tablespoon of water, moisten additional portions until all the dough has been moistened. Divide dough into two equal balls. Using a pastry cloth and rolling pin sock, roll into circle to fit a 9" pie plate. For pie shell use a fork to make perforations in crust and bake at 400 for about 8 to 10 minutes. This crust is simular to a graham cracker crust.

Yield: Two Pie shells

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Granny's Transparent Pie

Recipe By:In Memory of Elva Greene
submitted by Laura K. Roland - Granddaughter

Amount Measure Ingredient - Preparation Method
4 eggs - separated
2 cups sugar
1 1/2 sticks butter
1/4 tsp lemon extract
1/4 tsp vanilla extract

Cream butter and sugar. Add extracts. Add beaten egg yolks. Fold in beaten egg whites. Bake in 325 degree oven for 45 minutes.

Yield: 2 pies

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Old Fashioned Custard Pie

Recipe By: In Memory of Mary Carolyn Gibson

Amount Measure Ingredient - Preparation Method
3 eggs
3/4 cup flour
2 cups scalded milk
1 tsp vanilla
1/8 tsp nutmeg

Beat eggs until light and fluffy. Add sugar and blend with scalded milk vanilla. Pour custard into pie crust (un-baked). Sprinkle nutmeg on top. Bake at 325 degrees for 25 minutes.

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Party Cherry Pie

Amount Measure Ingredient - Preparation Method
3 egg whites
dash salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup cracker crumbs (about 10 saltine crackers)
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 pint Cool Whip (no substiitute)
1 can cherry pie filling (save a few cherries for top)

Beat egg whites with salt and vanilla until foamy. Gradually add sugar and blend until stiff pecks form. In another bowl, mix cracker crumbs, chopped pecans and baking powder. Fold this mixture into egg white mixture. Put in a well greased 9-inch pie plate, building up sides. Bake at 275 degrees for 45 minutes. Cool. Crust has formed a "valley." Put a little Cool Whip in bottom of pie plate. Add cherry (or any fruit pie filling) and decorate with rest of Cool Whip and a few pieces of fruit.

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Pecan Pie

Recipe By: In Memory of Ruth Frazee

Amount Measure Ingredient - Preparation Method
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup corn syrup
3 eggs - well beaten
1 cup chopped pecans
1/2 tsp salt

Cream butter and sugar well . Add syrup, eggs, salt and vanilla. Mix thoroughly. Add pecan meats. Pour into an un-baked pie shell. Bake at 450 degrees for 5 Minutes; reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake for another 45 minutes.

NOTES : Made by Ruth Smith Frazee was Billy Mason's very favorite pie. The recipe is given here in their memory.

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Pie Crust

Recipe By: Eula Kidd

Amount Measure Ingredient - Preparation Method
4 cups flour
1 3/4 cups shortening
1 tbsp sugar
2 tsp salt
1 tbsp vinegar
1 egg
1/2 cup water

Mix flour, shortening, sugar and salt, until the size of a pea. Add vinegar, egg and water.

Bake single crust at 400 degrees for 18 to 20 minutes or until brown.

Yield: 4 to 5 pie crusts

NOTES : Can either be frozen or kept in the fridge for two weeks. If frozen, take out of freezer and thaw, then roll out.

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Poor Mans Pecan Pie

Recipe By: Louise James

Amount Measure Ingredient - Preparation Method
1 cup dark corn syrup
1 cup sugar
1 cup quick cooking oats
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs

Mix together. Pour into a 9-inch un-baked pie crust. Bake 50 minutes at 350 degrees.

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Pumpkin Chiffon Pie

Amount Measure Ingredient - Preparation Method
1 env un-flavored gelatin
2/3 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp ginger
1 1/4 cups canned pumpkin (I use 1 small can)
3 egg yolks
1/2 cup milk
3 egg whites
1/2 tsp cream of tarter
1/2 cup sugar

Blend together gelatin, brown sugar, salt, spices, pumpkin, egg yolks and milk in a pan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until it boils. Place pan in cold water; cool until mixture mounds slightly when dropped from a spoon. Fold in meringue of egg whites, cream of tartar and sugar. Pour into a 9-inch baked crust, that has been cooled. Chill until set (2 hours).

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Pumpkin Meringue Pie

Recipe By: Nancy Penner friend of Lola Koch

Amount Measure Ingredient - Preparation Method
1 #2 can pumpkin
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup milk
6 tbsp flour
1 tsp salt
1 - 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp nutmeg
3 eggs
1 pie crust - baked

MERINGUE

Amount Measure Ingredient - Preparation Method
egg whites
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
4 tbsp sugar

Mix flour, sugars, salt and spices add milk and pumpkin. Cook stirring constantly, on medium heat, until thick.

Beat 2 egg yolks and 1 whole egg; add to pumpkin mixture and cook a little longer. Cool and pour into crust.

Beat egg whites, cream of tartar and sugar, to make meringue for pie. Add to pie and bake at 400 - 425 degrees for 5 minutes, until golden brown.

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Rhubarb Custard Pie

Recipe By: Eula Kidd

Amount Measure Ingredient - Preparation Method
2 cups rhubarb
1/4 cup sugar
3 eggs - beaten
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 tbsp flour
1 1/4 cups milk

Mix together the first two ingredients and put in un-baked pie crust. Beat eggs, vanilla, flour and milk. Pour this over the rhubarb and sugar in the pie crust. Sprinkle with cinnamon.

Bake at 400 degrees for about 1 hour and 25 minutes pr until a knife inserted into custard comes out clean.

Sprinkle top with sugar and let set until cool. The longer the better.

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Sweet Potato Pie

Recipe By: David Berkey

Amount Measure Ingredient - Preparation Method
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 cup milk
2 tbsp butter or margarine
1 1/2 cups sweet potatoes - mashed
1 un-baked pie shell

Beat the eggs slightly; add sugar, salt, spices, and milk. Add butter or margarine to mashed sweet potatoes and blend with milk and egg mixture. Pour into un-baked pie shell and bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until filling is firm.

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