Buttermilk Cranberry Pie With Gingersnap Crust Food

BUTTERMILK PIE WITH GINGERSNAP CRUMB CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Make pie crust, using 8 inch pie pan, do not bake.
• Mix sugar and margarine in medium bowl until blended; beat in egg whites and egg.
• Stir in flour, salt, and buttermilk until well blended.
• Pour filling into prepared crust, bake 40 minutes or until sharp knife inserted near center comes out clean.
• Sprinkle with nutmeg and serve warm or chilled.
• Combine graham crumbs, gingersnap crumbs, and margarine in 8 or 9 inch pie pan, pat mixture evenly on bottom and side of pan.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edge of crust is lightly browned.
• Cool on wire rack.

BUTTERMILK PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a mixer with a whisk attachment, cream the butter well then add the sugar and continue to cream until light and fluffy. Add the yolks and blend in; then mix in the flour. With the mixer on add the buttermilk slowly then the lemon juice and rind.
• In a separate bowl, whip the egg whites to stiff peaks. Fold 1/3 of them into the buttermilk batter, then a second and third addition folding after each one.
• Pour the filling into the blind baked crust and sprinkle the top with nutmeg. Bake for 40 minutes until the top is golden brown and the filling is firm looking. Cool and serve at room temperature.

BUTTERMILK CRANBERRY PIE WITH GINGERSNAP CRUST

Steps:

• To prepare crust: Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 9-inch deep-dish pie pan with cooking spray; place on a rimmed baking sheet.
• Pulse cookies in a food processor to form coarse crumbs. Add egg white and butter; pulse to combine.
• With damp hands, press the crumb mixture into the bottom and up the sides of the prepared pie pan. Bake until just set, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare filling: Combine cranberries, water and lemon juice in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook until most of the cranberries burst and the liquid is reduced by half, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a mini food processor and puree. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a small bowl, pressing on the solids. Let cool for 10 minutes.
• Whisk sugar, cornstarch and salt in a large bowl. Add eggs and egg yolks and whisk until smooth. Whisk in buttermilk and vanilla until smooth. Measure out 1/3 cup of the filling and whisk it into the cranberry puree.
• Pour the remaining filling into the crust. Dollop the cranberry mixture on top. Draw a skewer through the two mixtures to create swirls.
• Bake until the filling is golden and just set, about 1 hour. (Place strips of foil around the edges if the crust browns too quickly.) Let cool to room temperature, about 2 hours. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours more before cutting.

CRANBERRY APPLE PIE WITH SOFT GINGERSNAP CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375F.
• Place gingersnaps and margarine in food processor; process until finely ground.
• Press gingersnap mixture into 8" pie plate. Bake 5-8 min; remove and cool crust. Chop apples in food processor.
• Add cranberries, brown sugar, vanilla and cinnamon; pulse until just mixed.
• Spoon apple-cranberry filling into another 8" pie plate or casserole dish.
• Sprinkle with granulated sugar.
• Bake 35 min or until tender.
• Spoon filling into gingersnap crust and serve immediately.