Perfect Pie Crust

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• 3 c. flour, plus more for dusting
• 1 tsp. salt
• 3/4 c. cold vegetable shortening, cut into pieces
• 3/4 c. (1 1/2 sticks) cold salted butter, cut into pieces
• 1 large egg
• 4 Tbsp. ice water, plus more as needed
• 1 Tbsp. distilled white vinegar

Add flour & salt to food processor. Add butter & shortening & pulse till coarse crumbs form. Add egg & pulse. Drizzle ice water in slowly & pulse until dough forms a ball. Little flecks of butter should be visible. Divide the dough into 2 parts, using 1/3 for top piece & 2/3 for the bottom piece. Flatten each piece into a disc & freeze 15 min. Roll out larger piece into 12" circle & press into bottom & sides of pie plate. Fill pie. Roll out second circle into a 10" circle & top pie. Crimp edges. Bake as directed in recipe.

No Bake Peanut Butter Cheesecake

INGREDIENTS
Crust:
24 Oreo Cookies
5 tbsp melted Butter

Filling:
24 oz softened Cream Cheese
8 oz Whipped Topping (like Cool Whip)
1 tsp Vanilla
1 cup Powdered Sugar
1 1/2 cup Peanut Butter
30 Reese’s Miniatures cut in quarters
DIRECTIONS
Put cut Reese’s cups in freezer for 30 minutes to harden.
Crush Oreos in food processor and add melted butter.
Press mixture into bottom and partway up sides of springform pan.
Refrigerate at least 30 minutes to firm.
Beat together cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla and peanut butter until well mixed.
Fold in whipped topping until uniformly blended.
Fold in half of frozen Reese’s.
Pour/spread into pan and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or until firm.
Remove from springform pan and top with remaining Reese’s.
You can also drizzle with chocolate syrup & melted peanut butter if desired.

serve with a spray of whipped cream

Crustless Quiche (frittata)

6 eggs
1/2 c. cream or sour cream
1/2 c. grated mozzarella cheese
1/2 c. grated cheddar cheese
3/4 c. diced ham or 1/2 c bacon crumbles
2 c. veggies (asparagus, spinach, broccoli, zucchini, onions, mushrooms, peppers etc)
dash of salt

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Beat eggs & add remaining ingredients. Spray pie plate with cooking spray. Pour into pie plate. Bake for 40 min. The middle will be jiggly, but the rest should be firm. Remove from oven & let cool. It will set up as it cools.

Can double it in a 9X13 pan & cook 45-50 min.

Shredded, squeezed dry zucchini or spinach works good.

*You can also add a pie crust or crescent roll crust to this. Just press it in the pan & pour egg mixture in. No need to prebake it.

All American Apple Pie

Pastry Dough:
2 1/4 C flour
1/2 C. chilled shortening
1/2 C. chilled unsalted butter
3/4 t. salt
1/2 C. ice water

Apple Filling:
6 medium Granny Smith apples (peeled, cored & sliced into 1/4" slices) about 7 cups
3/4 C. sugar
3 T. flour
1 t. cinnamon
1/4 t. ground nutmeg
1/8 t. salt
2 t. vanilla
2 T. butter

Topping:
1 t. sugar
1/8 t. cinnamon

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Prepare dough by adding flour & salt to food processor. Add butter & shortening & pulse till coarse crumbs form. Drizzle ice water in slowly & pulse until dough forms a ball. Little flecks of butter should be visible. Divide the dough into 2 parts, using 1/3 for 1 piece & 2/3 for the other. Flatten each piece into a disc & freeze 15 min. Roll out larger piece into 12" circle & press into bottom & sides of pie plate.

Place sliced apples in large zip bag. Mix flour & dry seasonings & sprinkle over apples in bag. Shake to coat apples. Carefully arrange apples on the bottom crust, sprinkle with vanilla. Cut butter into small pieces & dot them over the top.
Roll the smaller piece into a 10" circle & place on top of pie filling & form decorative edge. Make several slashes in top to vent. Combine sugar & cinnamon & sprinkle over the top crust.

Place pie on a cookie sheet & bake for 15 min. Reduce oven to 425 degrees & bake an additional 40-45 min until golden. Let cool 1 1/2 hrs before serving.

Lawry's Coconut Cream Pie

Adapted from
www.jancooks.blogspot.com/

COCONUT PIE SHELL

1/2 c butter, plus more for pie plate
3 c sweetened flake coconut

Lightly butter a 9-inch pie plate and set aside.

Melt the 1/2 c butter in a large skillet over medium heat and brown the coconut flakes, stirring constantly, about 5 minutes. They should be golden brown. Press the coconut firmly and evenly in the pan to form a shell. Chill the crust 30 minutes before filling.

PIE FILLING

4 egg yolks
3/4 c sugar, divided
3 T cornstarch
1/4 t salt
1/4 c flour
1 can coconut milk
1 1/2 c half-and-half
2 t vanilla

WHIPPED CREAM:
1 c whipping cream
1 T powdered sugar
1 T nonfat dry milk
1/2 t vanilla

Combine the egg yolks, 1/4 cup of the sugar, the cornstarch, salt and flour in a small bowl. Gradually add the coconut milk & stir.

Combine the half-and-half and 1/2 c of the sugar in a 3-quart saucepan and bring just to boil over medium heat. Add the egg mixture and cook and stir until the mixture returns to a boil and thickens, about 1 minute.

Remove from the heat. Stir in the vanilla. Cover the surface with plastic wrap to prevent a skin from forming. Let cool.

Pour the filling into the pie shell

Whip the cream with the powdered sugar, dry milk & vanilla until stiff. Spoon in dollops or pipe with a pastry bag around the edge of the pie. Chill 2 hours before slicing.

No Bake Peanut Butter Pie

 (makes 2 pies)

I made this a few years ago for our annual ward Labor Day picnic & won 1st prize. Just beware of all the other bakers who will be mad at you for winning. LOL

INGREDIENTS:
1 small pkg. instant choc. Pudding
1 C. whipped topping
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup milk
1 (16 ounce) package frozen whipped topping,
thawed
2 (9 inch) prepared graham cracker crusts or chocolate crumb crust

DIRECTIONS:
1. Mix Chocolate pudding according to package for pie filling. Fold in 1 C. whipped topping. Spread half into each pie pan.
2. Beat together cream cheese and confectioners' sugar. Mix in peanut butter and milk. Beat until smooth. Fold in whipped topping.
3. Spoon over chocolate mixture; cover, and freeze until firm. Top with chocolate curls, small peanut butter cups (chopped) and chocolate sauce, if desired.