by Brandon on January 31, 2009
The combination of shortening and lard make this crust flaky and tender. Easy to make. A perfect crust for any filling!
Recipe for Never Fail Pie Crust
Ingredients
- 5 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup shortening
- 1 cup lard
- 1 egg whipped
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- cold water
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine flour, salt, and baking powder.
- Chop in shortening and lard.
- In a 1 cup measure add whipped egg, and vinegar; then fill up the cup the rest of the way with water.
by Allison on January 30, 2009
Golden, flaky pastry tastes great with any filling!
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup shortening
- 2 cups pastry flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vinegar
- 1 unbeaten egg
- cold water
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, mix shortening into flour with pastry blender until pea-sized.
- Put the salt, vinegar and egg into a glass measuring cup and add enough cold water to make one cup.
- Pour the liquid into the flour mixture and work with a fork until well blended.
- Chill well before rolling out.
by Allison on January 29, 2009
A combination of sweet apples and colorful, tart cranberries, make a tasty twist on traditional apple pie.
Recipe for Apple Cranberry Pie
Ingredients
- 1 double crust pie crust
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup corn starch
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 5 cups peeled apple slices
- 2 cups cranberries, fresh or frozen
- 1/3 cup corn syrup, light or dark
- 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
- milk to brush top of pie
- white sugar to sprinkle
Instructions
- In a large bowl, stir sugar, corn starch and cinnamon until well mixed.
by Brandon on January 28, 2009
A great way to serve spaghetti in one dish! Very delicious!
Recipe for Spaghetti Pie
Ingredients
- 180 g spaghetti noodles, cooked
- 2 beaten eggs
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 3 cups tomato sauce
- 1 cup grated cheese
Instructions
- Cook spaghetti noodles according to package directions.
- Add beaten egg.
- Stir together until noodles are well coated.
- Line the bottoms and sides of a pie pan with noodle mixture.
- In a skillet brown ground beef.
- Add onion, salt and pepper.
by Lisa on January 28, 2009
These jam filled cookies have been tested with time. They have been passed down through many generations. A family favorite!
Recipe for Jam-Jam Cookies
Ingredients:
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup shortening
- 6 tablespoons syrup
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 4 1/2 cups flour
Instructions:
- Mix sugar and shortening.
- Add eggs, syrup, and vanilla.
- Add baking soda and flour and stir in.
- Add flour and baking soda.
- Sprinkle more flour over dough.
- Roll out thin (2mm).
- Cut out with cookie cutters.
