CAPTION: Rosanna's perfect pie crust.
By Kevin Williams
Pies.
For me, I think I would like cake or cookies more than pie, BUT, pie done right...well, it doesn't get much better than that. Â A crust that cuts nicely, and a pie packed with real fruit, not the sugar slurry which find in mass-produced pies....if the pie is done right, well, then I don't think there is much better than a pie done right and here are a bunch of recipes for Amish pie perfection that will be sure to send your picnic into the stratosphere. Â But, first, we have to begin with the crust. Â A perfect pie begins with a perfect crust.
- 1 cup of shortening
- 3 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 /3 cup cold water
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 1 egg
- Cut shortening into flour and salt and mix until crumbly.
- Stir in water, vinegar, and slightly beaten egg.
- Chill dough.
- Roll to desired thickness and place into pie pans.
Related recipe: Â If you don't want to roll out your own dough, you can just make the crust directly in the pan. Try this easy PAT-A-PAN-PIE CRUST.
And, now, for our parade of pies!
Let's start out this pie pageant with a twist on an old Amish favorite: Raisin Pie, BUT, this is Raisin Nut Pie. Â I love raisin pie, adding a nutty texture and flavor to it I bet sends the pie through the roof flavor-wise!
- 2 eggs, separated
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 /4 cup butter, melted
- 1 1 /2 tablespoons flour
- ½ teaspoon cloves
- 1 /4 teaspoon cinnamon
- Pinch of salt:
- 1 /2 cup light corn syrup
- Put raisins in bottom of pie shell.
- Mix together egg yolks, sugar, butter, flour, and spices.
- Add syrup, water, vinegar, and nuts.
- Fold in beaten egg whites and then our over the raisins.
- Bake at 425 for 30 minutes
Related recipe: Old-fashioned raisin pie.
- 1 cup sugar, scant
- 1 tablespoon flour, heaping
- 2 cups milk (half cream)
- 2 eggs
- 1 /2 teaspoon maple flavoring
- pinch of salt
- nuts
- Mix flour, sugar, egg yolks, maple, and salt.
- Add cream to make a thin batter.
- Scald milk and cool.
- Add to other ingredients.
- Beat egg whites until they form soft peas.
- Fold into the remaining ingredients.
- Sprinkle with nuts.
- Bake at 325 until done.
Related recipe: Â Amish Caramel Pie
Apple pies are generally thought of as an autumn phenomena, but they really can be enjoyed year-round. Â Memorial Day weekend is a good weekend for apple pie, how about trying this twist on apple?
- Topping:
- 1 /4 cup flour
- ⅓ cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 /2 teaspoon cinnamon
- Pie:
- 6 cups sliced, peeled baking apples
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 /2 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 /2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 28 caramels
- 5 ounces evaporated mil
- Combine topping ingredients: spread in ungreased 8" pan.
- Bake at 400 for 6-8 minutes or until golden brown.
- Cool.
- Crumble and set aside.
- Sprinkle apples with lemon juice.
- Combine sugar, flour, and cinnamon, and toss with apples.
- Place in an unbaked 9 inch pie shell.
- Cut a circle of foil to over apples but not edge of crust.
- Place over pie.
- Bake at 425 for 10 minutes.
- Reduce heat to 375 and bake for 25 minutes or until apples are tender.
- Meanwhile, in saucepan over low heat, melt caramels with milk, stirring frequently.
- Remove foil from pie.
- Pour caramel mixture over apples.
- Sprinkle with topping and return to oven for 5 minutes.
- Serve warm.
Related Recipe: Sour Cream Apple Pie
There's nothing better than butterscotch, at least in my book. Â Er, website. Â So try this Amish classic for "browned butterscotch pie"
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- ⅔ cup hot water
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 cups milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Brown the butter in a heavy saucepan.
- Add the brown sugar and stir it until it is melted.
- Add the hot water and cook the syrup until all the lumps disappear.
- Mix together the flour, cornstarch, salt, egg yolks and milk, then slowly stir this mixture into the hot syrup.
- Boil it until it thickens, then add the vanilla.
- Pour it into a baked pie shell and top it with meringue.
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Related Recipe: Butterscotch Cream Pie
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup molasses
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3 cups thick sour milk
- 2 (9-inch) unbaked pie shells
- Beat eggs.
- Add molasses.
- Combine sugar, flour and baking soda and add to egg mixture.
- Add thick milk.
- Pour into unbaked pie shells.
- Bake for 10 minutes; then reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F and bake for 40 to 45 minutes.
Related Recipe: Â Amish Milk Pie
Vanilla Pie is an amazing pie and it is perhaps one of my favorite Amish pies of all time.
- ½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon flour
- ¼ cup dark corn syrup
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup flour
- ½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell
- Combine first 5 ingredients in 2-quart saucepan.
- Slowly stir in water.
- Cook over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil, stirring constantly. Let cool.
- Combine remaining ingredients (except pie shell) and mix until crumbly.
- Pour cooled mixture into pie shell and top with crumbs. Bake at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes or until golden brown.
Related recipe: Â Amish Vanilla Crumb Pie
Other Amish pie favorites: Â Amish Grape Pie
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