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Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking,rec.food.recipes
From: amo@anuxv.att.com
Subject: Shaker Pumpkin Pie & Shaker Lemon Pie
Message-ID: <CIE3yI.Jw5@cbnews.cb.att.com>
Keywords: Shaker pies
Organization: AT&T
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 93 09:52:00 EST
Having a cookbook library of nearly 2,000 cookbooks and volumes of
cooking magazines enables me to help locate recipes lost by others.
These were found for Ed Stuart (after MUCH searching!):
FLAKY PIE CRUST
from "Shaker Thanksgiving", Cuisine magazine November 1981
For a flaky crust, handle this pastry dough as little as possible.
Before rolling out, the dough may be frozen, wrapped in plastic,
for several weeks. Makes one 9-inch crust.
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/3 cup plus 2 Tbsps solid vegetable shortening, cold
2 Tbsps ice water
1. Combine flour and salt in medium bowl; cut in shortening until
mixture is size of small peas. Sprinkle water, 1 Tbsp at a time,
over flour mixture, tossing lightly with a fork until mixture
cleans sides of bowl. Pat dough into ball; refrigerate, wrapped
in plastic, 1 hour.
2. Roll out pastry on lightly floured surface into circle 1/8-inch
thick. Carefully fold in quarters; ease and unfold into 9-inch
pie pan. Gently press pastry against bottom and sides of pan.
Trim overhang to 1/2-inch; fold under edge. Crimp edges decoratively
with fingertips.
PUMPKIN PIE
from "Shaker Thanksgiving", Cuisine magazine November 1981
This spicy pumpkin pie can be made a day ahead and kept, lightly
covered, at room temperature until serving time. To serve in the
Pleasant Hill (a Shaker Village in Kentucky featured in the article) style,
accompany with a bowl of whipped cream.
Makes one 9-inch pie (8 servings).
Flaky Pie Crust (see recipe above)
3/4 cup milk
2 large eggs
1 1/4 cups pumpkin puree, preferably fresh*
1/2 cup sugar
2 Tbsps unsalted butter, melted
1 Tbsp dark molasses
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
pinch salt
1 cup heavy cream, cold
1. Make Flaky Pie Crust.
2. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
3. Heat milk in small heavy saucepan over medium heat until small
bubbles form around edges of pan; remove from heat.
4. Beat eggs lightly in large bowl until frothy. Add scalded milk
in thin steady stream, stirring constantly; stir in remaining ingredients
except for cream. Whisk until thoroughly blended.
5. Pour filling into prepared crust; bake until center is firm and small
knife inserted in center of pie is withdrawn clean, about 45 minutes.
Cool completely on wire rack.
6. At serving time, beat cream in chilled small mixer bowl with chilled
beaters until soft peaks form. Transfer to serving bowl and serve with
pie.
TIP: *For fresh pumpkin puree, split a medium pumpkin crosswise; remove
and discard seeds and fibers. Place pumpkin, cut side down, on lightly
greased baking sheet; bake in 325 degrees F oven until tender when
pierced with knife, about 1 hour. Scrape pulp away from skin; discard
skin. Place pulp in blender or food processor fitted with metal blade;
process in batches, until smooth. Force puree through coarse sieve.
Measure 1 1/4 cups puree for recipe; reserve remainder for other purpose.
Pumpkin puree can be frozen, tightly covered, up to 6 months. If using
canned pumpkin, use solid-pack unsweetened.
SHAKER LEMON PIE
from "Shaker Thanksgiving", Cuisine magazine November 1981
This Shaker classic illustrates the Shaker abhorrence of waste by using
the entire lemon. The secret to the pie's success is slicing the
lemons paper thin.
Makes one 9-inch pie (8 to 10 servings).
2 large unblemished lemons
2 cups sugar
Double recipe Flaky Pie Crust (see recipe above)
4 eggs
1. Trim ends of lemons; slice lemons as thin as possible, discarding
seeds. Toss lemon slices with the sugar in bowl until thoroughly
mixed. Refrigerate covered, overnight.
2. Make double recipe Flaky Pie Crust through step 1.
3. Heat oven to 450 degrees F.
4. Roll out one half of pastry on lightly floured surface into circle
1/8-inch thick. Carefully fold in quarters; ease and unfold into
9-inch pie pan. Gently press pastry against bottom and sides of
pan with fingertips. Trim overhang to 1/2-inch.
5. Beat eggs in medium bowl until frothy; gently stir lemon mixture
into eggs until thoroughly blended. Pour filling into prepared crust.
6. Roll out remaining pastry on lightly floured surface into circle
1/8-inch thick. Cut 3 small air vents in center of circle. Roll
pastry up on rolling pin; unroll over top of pan, covering filling.
Trim to edge of pie pan. Fold overhang over top crust; crimp
decoratively with fingertips to seal.
7. Bake pie 15 minutes; reduce heat to 375 degrees F. Bake until
small sharp knife inserted near edge of pie is withdrawn clean,
about 20 minutes. Cool completely on wire rack before serving.
Recipes located by Arlene Osborne, amo@anuxv.att.com
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!