Friday, August 29, 2008

Pumpkin Pie

Ingredients:

1 large can pumpkin or 3 ½ cups cooked and mashed pumpkin
3 cups white sugar
1 cup dark brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cloves
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp grated lemon rind
4 eggs
2 ½ cups milk

Directions:

Mix pumpkin, sugars, spices, vanilla, lemon, eggs, and milk
Pour into pie shells
Bake 10 minutes in hot oven
Lower fire and bake 40 minutes in moderately slow over (325 to 350) Makes 3 medium sized pies

Lemon Sponge Pie

Ingredients:

¾ cup sugar
¼ cup butter or melted margarine
¼ cup all-purpose flour
Grated rind and juice of two lemons
1 cup milk
2 eggs, separated
1/8 tsp salt
1 crust, unbaked for 9” pie

Directions:

Mix sugar, butter, flour, lemon rind and juice, milk and egg yolks
Beat egg whites with slat, until stiff but not dry
Pour into crust
Bake at 350 for 40 minutes
Cool before serving

Thursday, August 28, 2008

More Ingredient Substitutions

Gingerroot, fresh, 1 tsp - 1/4 tsp ground ginger

Honey, 1 cup - 1-1/4 cups water plus 1/4 cup water

Lemon Juice, 1 tsp - 1/ tsp cider vinegar

Lemon Peel, 1 tsp - 1/4 tsp lemon extract

Crumb Topping for Pies

Ingredients:

1 ½ cups flour
1 cup sugar
½ cup butter (1 stick)
1 tbsp cinnamon

Directions:

Mix well

Coconut Pie

Ingredients:

1 box grated coconut (3 ½ oz)
1 cup sugar
1 tbsp cornstarch
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
pinch salt
1 tsp butter
1 ½ cup canned milk
1 cup water

Directions:

Mix everything well
Then add milk
Bake in pie shell at 350


Note: 14oz coconut equals about 5 1/3 cups

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

More Ingredient Substitutions

Egg, 1 whole - 2 egg whites or 2 egg yolks or 1/4 cup egg substitute

Flour, Cake, 1 cup - 1 cup minus 2 tbsp all purpose flour

Flour, Self-Rising, 1 cup - 1 cup all purpose flour plus 1 tbsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp baking soda

Garlic, Fresh, 1 clove - 1/6 tsp garlic powder

Chocolate Pie

Ingredients:
1 pint milk (2 cups)
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
3 tbsp cornstarch
1 tbsp butter
Vanilla
¼ cake chocolate

Directions:

Beat Yolks of eggs with a little milk until thoroughly mixed
Add sugar and cornstarch alternately with rest of milk
Add chocolate and butter
Cook until stiff as desired
Add vanilla
Cool
Put in pie crust which has already been cooked
Spread meringue on top
Return to slow oven to brown