chess pie

Chess Pie (Sissy's)

1 pie crust
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 stick butter, room temperature
3 eggs
1 tablespoon cornmeal
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla

1. Preheat oven to 325
2. Cream butter and sugar together.
3. Add eggs one by one until incorporated
4. Add vanilla, vinegar, and cornmeal
5. Pour into pie crust
6. Bake 35-40 minutes

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peanut butter pie

peanut butter pie
makes 2 pies (16 servings)

1-8 oz package cream cheese, room temperature
1 jar peanut butter
1 cup powdered sugar
16 oz heavy cream
2-9 inch graham cracker crusts
Whipped cream
Chocolate and/or peanut butter chips

1. Cream peanut butter, cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth.
2. Whip heavy cream until light and fluffy.
3. Fold whipped cream into peanut butter mixture.
4. Refrigerate overnight.
5. Serve with more whipped cream and peanut butter chocolate chips.

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quiche

Basic Quiche

3 eggs
1 1/2 cup heavy cream (can use other milks, but this is best)
2 cups filling ingredients like meats, vegetables, cheeses, herbs, etc
1 pie crust (see recipe here)

1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. Sautee any meats and vegetables going into the quiche.
3. Place the filling ingredients in pie crust.
4. Whisk together eggs, heavy cream, salt, pepper, herbs, etc. and pour over filling ingredients.
5. Bake for 30-40 minutes or until set.

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apple pie

Apple Pie
from Pam Atkins

3 pounds apples, peeled and sliced
1/2-3/4 cup sugar (depending on how sweet the apples are)
2-3 tablespoons flour
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 pie crusts (see recipe here)

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Mix apples, sugar, flour, and spices together in a bowl.  Let sit while making crusts.
3. Add filling to crust.
4. Bake 50-60 minutes.

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pie crust

Pie Crust (2 crusts)
from cook's illustrated

2 1/2 cups flour
1 t salt
2 T sugar
12 T butter, cold and cut into chunks
1/2 cup shortening, cold and cut into chunks
1/4 cup cold water
1/4 cup cold vodka

1. Process 1 1/2 cups flour, salt and sugar in food processor until combined.
2. Add butter and shortening and process until homogeneous dough just starts to collect in uneven clumps (dough will resemble cottage cheese).
3. Scrap bowl down and add remaining flour.  Pulse six times.
4. Pour flour dough into a medium bowl and sprinkle vodka and water over the top.
5. Fold dough until liquid is incorporated, and dough is tacky and sticks together.
6. Divide dough into two balls and refrigerate at least 1 hour up to two days.  You can also freeze dough until needed.
7. Bake pie dough at 350 with weights 20 minutes.  Proceed with recipe.

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