Aunt Ruths Fried Pies Food

AUNT HELEN'S FRIED PEACH PIES

Steps:

• Combine the first four ingredients in 2 qt heavy sauce pan. Bring to boil. Stirring occasionally.
• Boil for about 30 minutes on med/high heat then reduce heat to medium. Stirring occasionally.
• Continue to boil on medium heat, stirring occasionally, for about 30 more minutes. As peaches become tender and syrup begins to thicken, mash and cut peaches with a spoon until they become like pie filling.
• Roll out biscuits on a floured surface to about a 5 inch oval shape (I use parchment because it won't stick).
• Fill the dough with about 1 1/2 tablespoon of cooled filling. Fold over and crimp and seal edges.
• Fry in skillet with about 1/2 inch deep (hot) Crisco. Fry on med/low heat 2-3 minutes on each side until golden brown. Fry 2-3 pies at a time.
• Remove to absorbent paper towels.
• *Note: May use 1/4 cup less sugar if you don't like them as sweet.

RUTH'S GRANDMA'S PIE CRUST

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, combine all-purpose flour, shortening, sugar, and salt. Blend together with a pastry cutter until crumbly.
• In a small bowl, mix egg with water. Blend into flour mixture. Chill in refrigerator until ready to use.

COUSIN RUTH'S PIE

Steps:

• Cut butter into pieces. Add flour and vanilla. Work with fingers until dough resembles coarse cornmeal. Handle as little as possible. Add water. Push dough into a ball. Flour lightly. Wrap in wax paper. Refrigerate at least an hour, but preferably overnight.
• Remove dough from refrigerator. Peel, core, quarter apples, then slice into eighths. Divide dough in half. Roll one half between lightly floured pieces of waxed paper. (You may have to flour dough so it doesn't stick.) Roll into circular shape. Repeat with second half.
• Grease 9-inch pie plate.. Set dough round on plate. Let it drape over edge.
• Add sugar, cinnamon and lemon juice to taste to the apples. Mound apples in center of pie plate. Dot with butter. Place second piece of pastry on top. Roll edges of dough together and crimp with knife handle.
• Cut hole in center to vent steam. Prick top with fork. Bake at 450 degrees for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350, bake from 20 to 35 minutes longer.

ZUCCHINI BREAD (AUNT RUTH'S)

Steps:

• Blend together eggs, sugar, oil, and zucchini.
• Mix together remaining dry ingredients in a separate bowl.
• Add dry ingredients to zucchini mixture.
• Add nuts, vanilla, and (optional) raisins.
• Pour into 2 or 3 greased loaf pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 1 hour.

AUNT RUTH'S RHUBARB TORTE

Steps:

• Combine sugar& cornstarch.
• Stir in rhubarb& water.
• Cook& stir over medium heat until thickened.
• Reduce heat, cook 2-3 minutes longer.
• Add food coloring.
• Spread on graham wafer crust and let cool.
• Fold marshmallows into whipped cream and spoon over rhubarb mixture.
• Prepare pudding according to package instructions and spread over all.
• Sprinkle with graham wafer crumbs.
• Chill (Best chilled overnight).

AUNT RUTH'S CHEESECAKE TARTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Put one vanilla wafer in the bottom of 24 muffin cups. With electric mixer, cream together sugar and eggs. Beat in cream cheese. Add vanilla and lemon juice.
• Fill muffin cups half full.
• Bake for 20 minutes, until center is set. Cool several hours. Top with favorite toppings.

AUNT RUTH'S HOT MILK SPONGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Mix and sift flour, salt and baking powder, and set aside.
• Beat eggs until creamy.
• Beat vanilla into beaten eggs. Add sugar slowly to egg mixture, using a spoon.
• Sift flour mixture, 3 T. at a time, into egg mixture.
• Melt butter in hot milk and add to mixture. Keep milk hot, but DO NOT BOIL.
• Cook in a 8x8" greased, floured pan, in a 350 oven for 30-35 minutes.

AUNT RUTH'S SWEET POTATO PIE RECIPE - (3.9/5)

Steps:

• In a 6-quart Dutch oven, bring 3 quarts water to a rolling boil. Peel sweet potatoes, then cut into small pieces. Place potatoes into boiling water; return to a boil and cook until fork tender, about 10 to 15 minutes. Drain and set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Using a potato masher or electric hand mixer, cream butter into sweet potatoes. Add eggs and milk. Combine sugar with cornstarch; add to potato mixture along with vanilla and lemon flavoring. Pour into pie shells. Bake until center is set and top is golden brown, about 45 to 50 minutes. Yield: 2 deep dish pies

AUNT RUTH'S PECAN SAND TARTS

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar.
• Add vanilla and nuts.
• Add flour, 1 cup at a time.
• Shape into little thin rolls - cut in to little "fingers".
• Bake at 300 degrees for 10-12 minutes until bottoms start to barely brown.
• Let set on baking sheet for five minutes.
• When cool, roll in powdered sugar.