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PERFECT PIE CRUST

3 c Flour

1/2 teas Salt

1 1/2 c Crisco

1 Egg

1 teas Vinegar

6 TBLS water

Mix together until dough is stiff. Pour out on a floured surface and roll out thin.

CREAM PIES

1/2 c Sugar

1/2 teas Salt

3 TBLS Cornstarch

2 1/2 c Milk

3 eggs (separated)

1 teas Vanilla

1 TBLS Butter

Combine sugar, salt and cornstarch in saucepan. Stir in milk and cook over medium low heat until slightly thickened. Combine a little of the hot mixture with beaten egg yolks, return to hot mixture and cook until thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in vanilla and butter and pour into baked 9" pastry shell. Top cooled filling with merique made by beating eggs whits with 1/4 c sugar until stiff peaks forms. Brown in hot oven, 425 degrees, about 5 minutes.

****VARIATIONS****

BUTTERSCOTCH CREAM PIE: Substitute dark brown sugar in filling. Sprinkle pecans or walnuts over the top

MOCHA CREAM PIE: Add 2 squares unsweetened chocolate after stiffing in milk.

RAISIN CREAM PIE: Combine 1 teas cinnamon, 1/4 teas all-spice with dry ingredients. Stir in 1/4 c raisins with milk

BANANA CREAM PIE: Add 3 sliced ripe bananas to the basic filling

COCONUT CREAM PIE: Garnish with shredded coconut

BERRY PIE

Take your pick of blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, or raspberries to fill you pie

4 c Fresh Berries (3 c canned and drained may be substituted)

2/3 c Berry Juice or water

3/4 c Sugar

1/4 teas Salt

4 TBLS flour

Combine berries and juice in saucepan and bring to boil. Stir in sugar, salt and flour. Cook over low heat until thickened. Cool while making pastry. Line 9" pie plate with bottom crust and pour in filling. Place top crust over filling, trim and seal. Prick to allow steam to escape. Bake at 400 degrees about 30 minutes or until crust is nicely browned.

RHUBARB PIE

1 c Sugar

3 TBLS Flour

1 Beaten Egg

2 c Rhubarb (cut in small pieces)

Line 8" pie plate with pastry.. Sift flour and sugar together and combine with beaten egg. Stir rhubarb into mixture. Pour into pastry lined pie plate. Cover with top crust or lattuce crust. Trim and seal. Bake at 400 degrees fro 35 minutes.

PECAN PIE

1 c Light Brown Sugar

1/4 c Butter

1 c White Corn Syrup

3 Eggs (slightly beaten)

1 c Chopped Pecans

1 teas Vanilla

Few grains Salt

Add melted butter to brown sugar, cream together, add remaining ingredients. Pour into an unbaked pie shell. Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes, reduce temperature to 325 degrees and bake until firm, 30 minutes or more.

VARIATION:  for Chocolate Pecan PIe  add 1/4 c cocoa to the sugar.

OATMEAL PIE

3/4 c Quick Oats

1/2 c Brown Sugar

1/2 c White Sugar

3/4 c Milk

3/4 c Dark syrup

1 Stick Margarine (melted)

2 Beaten Eggs

1 teas Vanilla

Mix all together and pour into an inbaked pie crust. Bake 15 minutes at 450 degrees. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and bak 25 - 30 minutes

PEANUT BUTTER PIE

8 oz Cream Cheese

1/2 c Peanut Butter

12 oz pk Cool Whip

1 lb Powdered Sugar

Mix with mixer in order given. Put into a cooled flakey pie crust and chill.

COUNTRY PIE

1 stick Margarine (melted in baking dish)

1 c Bisquick

1 c Milk

1 c Sugar

1 can fruit pie filling (any flavor)

Mix bisquick, milk and sugar well, pour into baking dish on top of margarine. Spread pie filling on top of batter. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes

PEACH SUPREME PIE

1 9" unbaked pie crust

Fresh peaches (washed, cored, peeled and sliced)

2 Well beaten Eggs

1 c Sugar

2 TBLS Flour

2 TBLS Butter

Pinch of Salt

1/2 teas Vanilla

Fill crust with peaches, mix remaining ingredients and pour over peaches. Bake at 350 degrees until done.

GRANDMA'S RHUBARB PIE

3 c Finely cut Rhubarb

1 1/2 slices Bread (broken fine)

1 1/2 c Sugar

2 Eggs

Mix rhubarb and bread together. Mix sugar and eggs together and pour over bread and rhubarb, stir until soupy. Pout into unbaked 9" pie shell. Sprinkle butter and cinnamon on top. Bake at 350 degrees until set.

HEAVENLY PUMPKIN PIE

1 TBLS Gelatin

1/4 c Cold Water

3/4 c Milk

2 Eggs (separated)

1/2 teas Salt

1 1/4 c Pumpkin

1 c Sugar

1 teas Pumpkin Pie Spice

1 envelope Dream whip

1/2 teas Vanilla

1 9" Baked pie crust

Soften gelatin in water, cook pumpkin, milk, egg yolks, 1/2 c sugar, salt and spices over boiling water for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in gelatin. Chill until thick. Prepare dream whip as directed on package. Beat egg whites until stiff adding remaining sugar gradually. Fold whites in. Pour into baked pie crust

BANANA INSTANT PIE

1 sm can Mandarin Oranges

2 sliced bananas

1 pkg Dream whip

1 box Instant Vanilla Pudding

1 c Milk

1 teas Vanilla

Arrange drained oranges in a 9" baked pie crust and put bananas on them. Mix dream whip, pudding, milk and vanilla. Pour in mixed Pudding. Chill until set.

(3 Sliced Peaches can be substituted for bananas)

STRAWBERRY PIE

Fresh strawberrys cleaned

2 c water

3 TBLS Cornstarch

1 lg box Strawberry Jello

2 c Sugar

Combine water, cornstarch, and jello and mix well. Bring to boil and cook for 6 minutes after boiling. Cool. Place strawberries in a single layer in 9" baked pie crust. Pour jello mixture over strawberries. Chill.

BUTTERSCOTCH PIE

1/2 c Brown Sugar

3 TBLS Flour

2 Egg yolks

1 teas Vanilla

1/2 c Sugar

1/2 stick Margarine

1 c Milk

pinch Salt

Add brown sugar, butter, flour and white sugar together. Mix in egg yolks and milk, cook over low heat until thick. Pour into bake pie crust.

ANGEL'S STRAWBERRY PIE

1 qt strawberries

1 c Water

1 c Sugar

3 TBLS Cornstarch

1 9" Baked Pie Crust

Whipped Cream

Wash and drain berries, simmer 1 c berries with 2/3 c water until berries start to break up, about 3 minutes. Blend in sugar, cornstarch adn remaining 1/3 c water. Stir into berry mixture and boil1 minute, stirring constantly. Cool. Pour remaining berries into baked pie crust. Cover with glaze. Refrigerate until firm. About 2 hours. Top with whipped cream.

LIBBY'S PUMPKIN PIE

4 slightly beaten eggs

1 29oz can Libby's solid packed pumpkin

1 1/2 c sugar

1 teas salt

2 teas ground cinnamon

1 teas ground ginger

1/2 teas ground cloves

2 12oz cans Evaporated milk

2 9" unbaked homemade deepdish pie shells

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Combine filling ingredients in order given, divide evenly into pie shells. Bake 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees and bake an additional 45 minutes or until knife inserted into center of pie comes out clean. Cool: garnish if desired with whipped topping