Pumpkin Pie with Whipped Cream

                     Pecan Pie

Apple Pie with Lattice Top

Apple Pie-with Full crust top (this is easier)

Apple Pie with Vanilla Ice Cream

Apple Pie before the Crust on Top

Pies are a great dessert for the Holiday’s or anytime… these recipes are pretty simple and delicious!

Apple Pie

• Pie Crust (pre-made in the frozen section) you need 2 crusts. (one for the top and one for the bottom)
• 3.5 cups apples- peeled and chopped in slices (the smaller the better so they cook through)
• 1 (16 ounce jar of apple sauce- I use cinnamon apple sauce, but plain is fine if you don’t love the cinnamon flavor)
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1tablespoon all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2-3 tablespoon butter- chopped up
• dash of salt
• For the crunch topping
• 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
• dash salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter- softened at room temperature

Pre heat oven to 425 degrees.Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, and salt in a bowl and mix. Stir in apples, apple sauce and lemon juice and pour on top of the crust, place butter through out pan.

Cut the other crust into strips for a lattice design or place uncut on top of pie and put slits in the top layer. (4-6 slits near the center in a circle works and looks nice)

Crunch topping: mix sugar, flour and salt in a bowl, mix in butter with a fork until mixture is crumbly. sprinkle over the top of the pie crust

Bake for 10 minutes at 425 degrees- then reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake for 45 minutes until crust and topping are golden brown….can serve alone or with ice cream! (this can be messy when baking I suggest baking on top of a cookie sheet or foil in case it bubbles over)

Pumpkin Pie

• Pre-made pie crust from the frozen section
• 1 can (15 oz) pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix but canned pumpkin)
• 1 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice (in the spice section- Mc Cormick makes one)
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs- beaten
• 1 1/4 cup evaporated milk or half and half

Heat oven to 425 degrees, mix ingredients in a bowl and pour pie mixture into pie crust.

Bake for 15 minutes at 425 degrees then lower to 350 degrees and bake for 40 minutes or until fork inserted in the center is clean (usually 40-50 minutes). Cool for 2 hours before serving. Can top with whipped Cream. Keep pie in the refrigerator.

Pecan Pie

• 1/12 cup pecan’s
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup corn syrup
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• Frozen pie crust

The pecans taste better when they are pre-roasted (bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes on a baking sheet)

Mix together eggs, sugar, butter, vanilla and salt. Stir in the pecans. Pour all into the pie crust. (you might want to place some of the pecans on the top of the pie). Bake for 20 minutes then cover with aluminum foil and bake for an additional 35 minutes. (the foil keeps the crust from getting too dark). Tastes great warm or room temperature and it is delicious with ice cream.

Enjoy!