Pie Recipes

GRANDMA BETH'S CREAM PIE

3 c. milk
2 c. sugar
 1/4 tsp. salt

Boil. Add, premixed...

6 eggs, beaten
2 Tbsp. cornstarch dissolved in 3 Tbsp. milk

Cook until thick. Add...

2 Tbsp. Knox gelatin dissolved in 8 Tbsp. milk (dissolve well)

After thoroughly mixing, refrigerate overnight.

Whip 1 pint whipping cream (unsweetened). Whip pie mix until smooth, then beat cream and pie mix together.

Banana Cream Pie - Layer cream pie mix and sliced bananas in pre-baked pie shell. Refrigerate until served.

Coconut Cream Pie - Mix with shredded, sweetened coconut and spoon into pie shell. Refrigerate until served. Top with toasted coconut.


PIE CRUST

1 tsp. salt
3 c. flour
1 c lard

Mix with pastry cutter or with hands. In a separate bowl combine...

1 tsp. vinegar
5 Tbsp. water
1 beaten egg.

Mix well, then add all at once to dry ingredients. Mix with hands just until moist. Roll out into 2 pie shells or a bottom and top crust. For fruit or pumpkin pie, fill immediately and bake. For a pre-baked crust (i.e. cream pies), place rolled dough in pie tin, prick well with a fork, weight with pie weights or beans, and bake at 425 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Cool before filling.