57 better pie Recipes

pack pumpkin, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, beaten, vanilla, evaporated milk, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, yellow cake mix (2-layer size), butter or 1/2 cup margarine, chopped nuts

honey , the stronger and richer,the better (buckwheat, or other dark colored raw preferred), applesauce, butter or 1/2 cup margarine (can be replaced by an additional 1/2 cup applesauce to reduce fat), ground cinnamon, grated nutmeg, ground allspice, ground cardamom, pumpkin pie spice (optional), salt (optional), old fashioned oats (the coarser the better), toasted wheat germ, wheat bran (optional), sliced almonds, pecan pieces, walnut pieces or 2 cups other nuts, of choice may be added or substituted, unsweetened dried shredded coconut, divided (preferably strips, not flakes ), dried cranberries, dried sour cherries, raisins or 1 cup dried currant, dried apricot, cut into 3/8 inch chunks, dried pineapple, cut into 3/8 inch chunks, dried dates or 1 cup dried banana chips (or both)

original recipe, boil a tender , nice piece of beef -- any piece that is clear from sinew and gristle; boil it till it is perfectly tender. when it is cold, chop it very fine, and be very careful to get out every particle of bone and gristle. the suet is sweeter and better to boil half an hour or more in the liquor the beef has been boiled in; but few people do this. pare, core, and chop the apples fine. if you use raisins, stone them. if you use currants, wash and dry them at the fire. two lb of beef, after it is chopped; three quarters of a lb of suet; 1 lb and a quarter of sugar; three lb of apples; two lb of currants, or raisins. put in a gill of brandy; lemon-brandy is better, if you have any prepared. make it quite moist with new cider. i should not think a quart would be too much; the more moist the better, if it does not spill out into the oven. a very little pepper. if you use corn meat, or tongue, for pies, it should be well soaked, and boiled very tender. if you use fresh beef, salt is necessary in the seasoning. 1 oz of cinnamon, 1 oz of cloves. two nutmegs add to the pleasantness of the flavor; and a bit of sweet butter put upon the top of each pie, makes them rich; but these are not necessary. baked three quarters of an hour. if your apples are rather sweet, grate in a whole lemon., modern adaptation, beef round or leftover roast, suet, apples, raisins or currants, white sugar, brown sugar, pepper, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, brandy, cider or apple juice, double recipe for pie crust, butter (optional)

graham cracker pie crust, tofutti better-than-cream-cheese, eggs, sugar, lemon juice, vanilla

firm silken tofu, fat free cream cheese (or better than cream cheese), sugar, lemon juice, almond extract, cornstarch, pie crusts

baby spinach, chopped, head iceberg lettuce or 1 small head of romaine, chopped, sweet onion, diced, creamy blue cheese, chopped into small pieces (the creamier the blue cheese for this, the better), sweet apple , like gala or pacific rose, core removed and apple diced (i leave the skin on - it s good for you!) - sprinkle the diced apple with fruit fresh to prevent browning, pecans, chopped (you may toast the pecans, or candy them, if you prefer - to candy them, see my recipe for banana cream pie supreme with caramelized pecans), poppy seed dressing in the blender (posted separately), or our favorite bottled poppy seed dressing is marie s, available in the produce dept.

cinnamon sugar graham cracker crumbs, butter, melted, sugar, key lime juice, egg yolks, sweetened condensed milk, heavy whipping cream, white sugar

any liquid can be reduced just by heating it - but why would you want to do that, answer comes back to two of our old friends, flavor and consistency (texture)., by reducing any flavored liquid you intensify its flavor and at the same time thicken it. you can continue this process until what you have left is a syrup if it contains sugar, or a sauce if it does not., this is 1 of the most important tools in the kitchen , believe it or not, because a great sauce can rescue an indifferent meal., literally any liquid can be reduced ., a few uses, wine is frequently used in cooking , both as a marinade and as an addition to sauces for meat., there are some problems with it though, 1 of which is that you need a really good wine and quite a lot of it to produce a reasonable sauce for, say, six people., on the other hand , if you use pure grape juice and reduce it to a syrup, that syrup, added to any sauce (or gravy if you prefer) will lift it into the realms of gourmet ., more , you don tsp have to make your reduction on the night you prepare your meal. you can reduce a liter of grape juice at any time to the consistency and flavor you want; then just store it in the fridge., you can do the same thing with any fruit juice - prune is sensational - and store it until needed. just about all of them will do things for ice cream, pies or tarts that will have your guests demanding the recipe, pork with apple sauce use a carton of fresh apple juice from the supermarket and reduce it. and if you want a real sensation add in a glass of apple brandy during the reduction process., are you getting an idea of how simple this is, take any carton of fresh stock straight of the shelf and reduce it. you will transform it into something even the manufacturer won tsp recognize. but beware, you need to start out with good quality in the first place, because when you reduce a liquid you intensify all the flavors, and not just the good ones., if it s salty to start with, for example, it will be salty beyond belief by the time you ve reduced it even by half. so if you are going to use a supermarket stock, make sure it s an extremely good 1., believe me when i tell you that stock cubes should not be used for reduction sauces., thickeners, because you will be tasting as you go (won tsp you ), you may find that you get the flavor you want before the desired consistency is reached., a couple of hints right now for your sauces., sweet ones can be thickened successfully without loss of color by adding in liquid glucose early on in the reduction process. surprisingly, this will add little in the way of sweetness and produces a beautiful velvety sauce when whisked., if you get it wrong and add too much, no problem. stir in a little extra water to thin it., reduction pans, reductions need to happen rapidly in serving to preserve flavors. and the greater the surface area of the liquid the faster the water will evaporate., however you may want to whisk something into the sauce while its cooking - such as butter or olive oil for example - and for that i find a small wok is best; 1 with a handle., a wok is less likely to reduce so fast that the sauce is burnt while your back is turned. but try both methods and see which you prefer. you may even end up using something totally different., no magic to this. whatever works for you, that s what you should use, in this and everything else to do with cooking., just bear in mind that what you re after is speed and ease of use. as well as a great tasting result, of course. :>), keeping, if they should dry out , simply add a little water and heat through., sauces containing meat juices of any kind must be frozen if you re going to keep them, and should be brought to boiling point before being used again. there is no need to thaw them out to do this, in fact it s better not to. simply drop the frozen cubes into a saucepan, melt them over a gentle heat, and then bring swiftly to the boil., why do you do this to avoid food poisoning, that s why. you are making sure that any bugs introduced into the sauce during the preparation process are killed off., worry , this will not be because of anything you have done wrong (i hope!), but because bacteria are part of our everyday lives and they exist in every kitchen, however clean., in fact your food , and especially your meat, is crawling with wildlife that you will never see. don tsp worry about them. careful handling and simple precautions will ensure that these miniature monsters can never multiply enough to harm either you or your guests.

cinnamon roll instant oatmeal, eggs, beaten, milk or( 2 cups of and 1 cup heavy cream ), rum extract or rum, salt, brown sugar, raisin bread, cubed, raisins, apple pie filling, almonds, sauce, cream soda, topping mix or (whipped fresh cream ) i like this better .., cinnamon, rum extract, salt

margarine (1/2 cup), plain cream cheese, french vanilla instant pudding, milk, tub whipped cream (regular size not large), pan

tofutti better-than-cream-cheese, tofutti sour cream, egg, sugar, vanilla, lemon juice, keebler graham cracker pie crust, cherry pie filling

cooked peeled carrots (better if steamed ), amaretti, crumbled, orange (non treated), eggs, whipping cream, honey, salt, pie shell, unbaked

sweet potatoes, baked, peeled and mashed (preferably ruby), firm silken tofu, tofutti better-than-cream-cheese (1 container), brown sugar, soy margarine, melted, cornstarch, pumpkin pie spice (or to taste), pure vanilla extract, flour, brown sugar, soy margarine, pecans, chopped

tofutti better-than-cream-cheese, non-dairy whipped topping (riches whip), eggs, sugar, vanilla, lemon juice, graham cracker pie crust

tofutti better-than-cream-cheese, softened, canned pumpkin (not pie filling), earth balance butter, softened, orange juice, vanilla, sugar , sifted