Thank you, Lindsey, for starting this for me. I am so new at the blogging thing that I am not sure that I could have done it without you. The blog looks great. Here's my first recipe.
Lemon Meringue Pie
Filling -
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cup warm water
1 grated lemon-rind
1/3 cup lemon juice (fresh)
3 large egg yolks
1 Tablespoon butter
Combine sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Slowly stir in everything else. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring continually, until smooth and thick. Let cool for 15 minutes and then put in pre-cooked 9 inch pie shell. Top with Meringue (3 large egg whites beaten until stiff with 1/4 cup sugar) Bake 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Mom's Famous Apple Pie
Apple filling
7-8 medium apples (Mom always recommends a mix of McIntosh and fuji)
4 big TBSP flour
1 cup sugar
2 TBSP lemon juice
1 TBSP cinnamon
Peel and core apples, then slice into thin slices (1/4 to 1/2 inch thick). Put into a large bowl with all the other ingredients. Toss until all are evenly coated and set aside.
Crust
In a large bowl:
2 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 cup butter flavored Crisco (yes, it must be crisco. Yes, it must be butter flavored)
Mix flour and salt together briefly with a fork. Use a pastry cutter to cut shortening into the flour mixture until thoroughly combined. Set aside
In a small bowl, put 1/2 cup flour. In a glass measuring cup, put one egg and an ice cube. Add enough water to total 1/2 cup. Mix egg, water, and ice cube with a fork for 10 to 15 seconds (that's an estimate, just mix it until it's combined). Discard the ice cube and pour the egg/water mixture into the small bowl with the flour. Mix until it makes a runny paste.
Add paste to the large bowl and mix with a fork until all combined and slightly sticky. From this point forward, handle/touch the pastry as little as possible. Divide the dough into two even clumps.
Roll one half out into a circle using a heavily floured surface and lots of flour on the rolling pin. Place into the bottom of the pie plate. Add the apples; you can try to make them sit down into the shell as much as possible, but they will stack high. But that's okay because apples cook down A LOT. Roll out the other half of the dough and place on top of the apples. Cut the excess crust off and crimp the edges. Cut a few slits on top to vent. You can also brush with an egg wash for a crisp top. You can also dust with cinnamon and sugar. You can do both together too!
Put pie on a cookie sheet to keep drippings from messing up the oven. Bake in 375 oven for one hour.
7-8 medium apples (Mom always recommends a mix of McIntosh and fuji)
4 big TBSP flour
1 cup sugar
2 TBSP lemon juice
1 TBSP cinnamon
Peel and core apples, then slice into thin slices (1/4 to 1/2 inch thick). Put into a large bowl with all the other ingredients. Toss until all are evenly coated and set aside.
Crust
In a large bowl:
2 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 cup butter flavored Crisco (yes, it must be crisco. Yes, it must be butter flavored)
Mix flour and salt together briefly with a fork. Use a pastry cutter to cut shortening into the flour mixture until thoroughly combined. Set aside
In a small bowl, put 1/2 cup flour. In a glass measuring cup, put one egg and an ice cube. Add enough water to total 1/2 cup. Mix egg, water, and ice cube with a fork for 10 to 15 seconds (that's an estimate, just mix it until it's combined). Discard the ice cube and pour the egg/water mixture into the small bowl with the flour. Mix until it makes a runny paste.
Add paste to the large bowl and mix with a fork until all combined and slightly sticky. From this point forward, handle/touch the pastry as little as possible. Divide the dough into two even clumps.
Roll one half out into a circle using a heavily floured surface and lots of flour on the rolling pin. Place into the bottom of the pie plate. Add the apples; you can try to make them sit down into the shell as much as possible, but they will stack high. But that's okay because apples cook down A LOT. Roll out the other half of the dough and place on top of the apples. Cut the excess crust off and crimp the edges. Cut a few slits on top to vent. You can also brush with an egg wash for a crisp top. You can also dust with cinnamon and sugar. You can do both together too!
Put pie on a cookie sheet to keep drippings from messing up the oven. Bake in 375 oven for one hour.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
A Shared Meal
This was Mom's idea, and I'm just the one putting it into action.
This is a place to share our recipes online. A place to keep them all and learn from each other. We have so many that are favorites and we're always asking each other "Can I get that recipe?" So let's put them all together here. It'll be a great place to find something new or just a reminder of a meal we love.
Every couple of weeks, we'll put out a theme or a category and you can share your favorite one or two recipes in that area. If you can't contribute to every category, no worries, just jump back in the next time you can. Also, if you've tried something new and feel like you just HAVE to tell everyone because it's so good, put it on here.
I miss being with family, so maybe this will be a way to share a meal without being together.
This is a place to share our recipes online. A place to keep them all and learn from each other. We have so many that are favorites and we're always asking each other "Can I get that recipe?" So let's put them all together here. It'll be a great place to find something new or just a reminder of a meal we love.
Every couple of weeks, we'll put out a theme or a category and you can share your favorite one or two recipes in that area. If you can't contribute to every category, no worries, just jump back in the next time you can. Also, if you've tried something new and feel like you just HAVE to tell everyone because it's so good, put it on here.
I miss being with family, so maybe this will be a way to share a meal without being together.
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