Lemon Pie

Better lemon pie than the can of food colored snot you can get in the baking aisle at Safeway. Make this instead.

Pie Crust

my old standby double it for a two crust pie

1 1/2 cup flour 

1/2 cup butter

1/2 tsp salt

Cut in together until grainy. Add 1/4 cup iced water until forms a dough. Chill. 

Lemon Pie (2 crust pie)

1 1/4 cup sugar

2 1/2 TBS flour

1/4 tsp salt

Cream together then add

1/4 cup butter. Mix well. Then add

3 eggs

1 tsp lemon rind

3 TBS lemon juice (fresh preferred)

Pour into pie shell. Add top pie crust, sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 35 minutes at 400 degrees. 

Glaze with a powdered sugar glaze while hot

Chess Pie or "Just Pie"

The origins of the name of this pie varies. It's a simple pie filling and depending on what part of the US you are in it's the pronunciation that makes the name. Chess pie,chest pie, jest pie, just pie. See? Anyways, here's a simple and great dessert pie. 

Chess Pie

3 large eggs

1 1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup melted butter

salt

1 tsp apple cider vinegar

1 tsp vanilla

Mix all well. Pour into raw pie crust. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.

Coconut Macaroon Pie, Cherry Pie

One thing your mom could make is pie. A mean dessert pie. You all have an appreciation for a good baked delicacy because of all the home made stuff we used to eat a lot of. So make sure you have pie crust made before making these holiday favorites. If your crust is done, then these take only a few minutes to make and put together. 

Coconut Macaroon Pie

3 eggs

6 TBS melted butter

1 cup coconut

1 1/4 cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla

1 tsp rum flavor

1/4 cup buttermilk

Beat eggs. Add butter and milk. Mix well. Add rest of ingredients. Pour into unbaked pie shell. Bake at 375 for 10 minutes to set filling. Turn heat down to 300 and bake another 45-55 minutes until filling is firm and browned. 

Cherry Pie

1 can pitted cherries

3 TBS cornstarch

1 cup sugar

1 tsp almond flavor

1 tsp brandy flavor

Mix sugar and cornstarch in saucepan. Add juice from can of cherries. Stirring constantly, heat over medium low heat until thick and bubbly. Turn off heat, quickly add flavorings and cherries. Stir well and pour into unbaked pie shell. Add top pie crust, prick or cut out shapes. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 35-45 minutes. 

Shoofly Pie! A molasses pie

This is an amazing pie. It sounds weird but it is so delicious it makes you wonder why it's not a popular pie still. So good and easy to make. Make your crust first and let it chill in the fridge while you make the filling.

Shoofly Pie

1 tsp baking soda

1 cup boiling water

1 cup molasses

2 beaten eggs

1/2 cup brown sugar

Topping: 2 cups flour. Cut in 3/4 cup brown sugar and 1/4 cup butter.

Mix baking soda and water. Set aside. Mix well the molasses, eggs and brown sugar. Add baking soda/water. Pour into unbaked pie crust. Sprinkle with topping. Bake at 400 for 10 minutes. Then reduce heat to 350. Bake an additional 25-30 minutes. Let cool.