Shoo Fly Pie
I got this recipe in 1990 from our former neighbor, our dear friend Harriet (now age 91), who got it from the pastry chef at Hotel Hershey (Hershey, PA) - this is, my humble opinion, THE best Shoo Fly...
View ArticleApple Blackberry Pie
Roll out pastry and place in deep-dish pie plate; combine filling ingredients and pour into pastry. Combine oats, flour, and salt, then cut in margarine. Sprinkle crumbs over pie filling. Bake in lower...
View ArticleRhubarb Custard Pie
Pastry: 1. In a medium bowl, combine dry indgreients. Cut in fat until mixture resembles a coarse meal. With a fork, stir in 1/4 cup ice water, 1 tbsp. at a time, until dough barely holds together. Add...
View ArticleDutch Apple Pie
Prepare the pastry and the apples. Toss apples with the lemon juice then stir in the sugars, flour, and spices. Add filling to pastry-lined pie pan. For the topping, place the flour and sugars in a...
View ArticleBerry Crumb Pie
Prepare the pastry and the berries/cherries. Toss fruit with the lemon juice then stir in the sugar and flour. Add filling to pastry-lined pie pan. Topping: 1/2 cup flour 1/2 cup sugar 1/3 cup butter...
View ArticlePeach Blossom Pie
Peel peaches, cut in halves, and remove stones. Arrange, cut side up, in the unbaked pie shell. (These are the instructions, straight from the book, with my notes.) My note: Really? We’re putting peach...
View ArticleHomemade Brown Sugar
In the past, when I needed brown sugar for a recipe, I often found that my bag of store bought was hard as a rock. I've softened it in the microwave, by placing it in a dish next to a cup of boiling...
View ArticlePumpkin Pie
In a mixing bowl, combine all ingredients except the eggs, evaporated milk or cream, and milk. Stir well. Add eggs and stir again. Add the evaporated milk or cream and the milk. Mix well. Pour filling...
View ArticlePeanut Pie
In a large mixing bowl, whisk eggs. Stir in corn syrup, sugar, butter, and vanilla extract. Add peanuts. Line an 8-inch pie pan with pastry. Pour in the peanut filling. Bake at 350-degrees, on the...
View ArticlePossum Pie
In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth. Spread over the bottom of the graham cracker crust. Sprinkle with the 1/4 cup pecans. In another bowl, combine the pudding mixes...
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