Furrs Cafeteria Pineapple Millionaire Pie With Adjustments For Diabetics To Be Able To Eat Some Food

FURR'S CAFETERIA PINEAPPLE MILLIONAIRE PIE

Steps:

• Cream 2 cups powdered sugar and butter with an electric mixer. Add eggs, salt, and vanilla. Beat until light and fluffy. Spread mixture evenly into baked pie crusts. Chill.
• Whip cream until stiff. Blend in powdered sugar. Fold in pineapple and pecans.
• Spread mixture on top of filling and chill thoroughly.

FURR'S CAFETERIA "PINEAPPLE MILLIONAIRE PIE" RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Cream 2 cups powdered sugar and butter with electric mixer until fluffy (be SURE to do this step first). Add eggs, salt and vanilla. Beat until light and fluffy. Spread mixture evenly into baked pie crusts, then chill. Whip heavy cream until stiff. Blend in powdered sugar. Then fold in pineapple and pecans. Spread mixture on top of chilled filling; and chill thoroughly before serving. NOTE: This pie is sweet and not for diabetics. But if you make your own powdered sugar by grinding Splenda into a powder, you can eat some too. TIP For Diabetics: *To make your homemade powdered sugar from Splenda...take 1 cup Splenda and 2 tablespoons cornstarch, using a clean coffee grinder (or a blender) place both ingredients in the cup, place the lid on and pulse into a powder form. This can be used for dusting cakes, cupcakes...etc. You can also make a frosting with it. Frosting made with Homemade Powdered Sugar: 8 ounces low-fat cream cheese 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/4 cup light butter Beat 8 ounce of cream cheese with the butter. Mix in vanilla and 1/2 cup of the home made powdered sugar (taste it as you go).

FURR'S CAFETERIA "PINEAPPLE MILLIONAIRE PIE" (WITH ADJUSTMENTS FOR DIABETICS TO BE ABLE TO EAT SOME)

Steps:

• Cream 2 cups powdered sugar and butter with electric mixer until fluffy (be SURE to do this step first).
• Add eggs, salt and vanilla. Beat until light and fluffy.
• Spread mixture evenly into baked pie crusts, then chill.
• Whip heavy cream until stiff. Blend in powdered sugar. Then fold in pineapple and pecans.
• Spread mixture on top of chilled filling; and chill thoroughly before serving.
• NOTE: This pie is sweet and not for diabetics. But if you make your own powdered sugar by grinding Splenda into a powder, you can eat some too.
• TIP For Diabetics: *To make your homemade powdered sugar from Splenda...take 1 cup Splenda and 2 tablespoons cornstarch, using a clean coffee grinder (or a blender) place both ingredients in the cup, placeing the lid on and pulse into a powder form. This can be used for dusting cakes, cupcakes...etc. You can also make a frosting with it.
• Frosting made with Homemade Powdered Sugar: 8 ounces low-fat cream cheese 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/4 cup light butter Beat 8 oz of cream cheese with the butter. Mix in vanilla and 1/2 cup of the home made powdered sugar (taste it as you go).

MY "FURR'S MILLIONAIRE PIE" CAKE

Steps:

• CAKE.
• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Prepare a 10-inch round pan by greasing it and dusting it with flour.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add sugar, and cream for another 2 minutes.
• Add egg yolks and beat for another minute or until the mixture appears light and fluffy.
• Add the vanilla extract.
• Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into another medium sized mixing bowl.
• Add about a third of the flour mixture to the butter-sugar mixture and mix well.
• Add half of the buttermilk, followed by another third of the flour, then the remaining buttermilk, and finally the last of the flour. (Be careful not to overmix.)
• Set mixture aside.
• In a clean bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
• Fold egg whites into cake mixture just until incorporated.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake for around 40-50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean.
• Cool cake completely and with a serrated knife, cut cake in half horizontally.
• FILLING.
• Cream together powdered sugar and butter with electric mixer.
• Add eggs, salt, and vanilla.
• Beat until light and fluffy.
• Fold in pecans and pineapple.
• Spread filling mixture on the bottom layer of cooled cake.
• Carefully place top layer of cake on top of the filling.
• Cool in the fridge for 30 minutes.
• TOPPING.
• Whip cream until stiff.
• Blend in powdered sugar.
• With an offset spatula, spread topping on top and on the edges of the cake.
• Cool in fridge for 30 minutes.
• Cake must be kept stored in the fridge until ready to serve.