Autumn Harvest Pie Food

HARVEST PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Fit 1 pie crust into a 9-inch pie plate and refrigerate until ready to fill.
• In a large bowl, gently mix together apples, pears, cherries, 2/3 cup of the sugar, the almonds, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
• Pour into prepared pie crust.
• Roll out second pie crust.
• Cut out 6 evenly spaced circles or other desired shape with a 1-inch cookie cutter, reserving cut-outs.
• Place pie crust over filling and pinch top and bottom edges together.
• Brush lightly with egg wash and place cut-outs randomly over crust.
• Brush cut outs with egg wash.
• Sprinkle remaining 1 tablespoons sugar over pie.
• Bake at 400°F for 20 minutes.
• Cover edges with foil and reduce heat to 350°F.
• Bake for an additional 35 minutes or until nicely browned and bubbly.
• Cool pie completely on wire rack.

AUTUMN HARVEST PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Blend the sugar, spices and salt together.
• Add eggs, pumpkin and evaporated milk.
• Stir to blend mixture well.
• Pour into unbaked pie shell.
• Bake in hot oven for 15 minutes.
• Lower temperature to 350 degrees F and bake 35- 40 minutes longer.
• Cool pie before serving.
• Garnish with whipped cream or a mixture of chopped nuts and honey drizzled over the top.

AUTUMN HARVEST PIE

Steps:

• 1. CRUST; Mix all ingredients and press into ( 2 ) 8" pie pans. Press over bottom and sides with hands.
• 2. FILLING:mix all filling ingredients and pour into the prepared crust, divided. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until just firm in the middle. Cool and serve with sweetened whipped cream. USE THE REAL WHIPPING CREAM..

SWEET AUTUMN HARVEST PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Place jellyroll pan on lower oven rack.
• Fit bottom crust into 9" pie pan.
• Flute; refrigerate.
• Roll out top crush to 1/4" thickness.
• Using a leaf-shaped cutter, cut out pastry leaves.
• Mix apples, pears, cranberries, 1-1/4 cups sugar, flour, lemon juice and cinnamon; spoon into crust.
• Brush crust edges with egg.
• Arrange leaf cutouts over filling, overlapping slightly.
• Brush with egg; sprinkle with remaining sugar.
• Place pan on hot baking sheet in oven.
• Bake 10 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Bake 1 hour or until golden.
• Cool on rack.