Grape Harvest Pie Food

CONCORD GRAPE PIE

Steps:

• Squeeze the end of each grape opposite the stem to separate skins from pulp. Set skins aside. Place pulp in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil. Boil and stir for 1 minute. Press through a strainer or food mill to remove seeds. , In a large bowl, combine the pulp, skins, sugar, flour, lemon juice and salt; pour into pastry shell. In a small bowl, combine the oats, brown sugar and flour; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over filling. , Cover edges of pastry with foil. Bake at 425° for 15 minutes. Remove foil; bake 20 minutes longer or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

RUBY GRAPE PIE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine grapes, sugar and cinnamon; toss to coat. Let stand for 15 minutes. Combine cornstarch, lemon juice and zest; stir into grape mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. , Line a 9-in. pie plate with bottom crust. Pour grape mixture into crust. Dot with butter. Place remaining crust over filling. Trim, seal and flute edges; cut slits in top. Cover edges loosely with foil. , Bake at 425° for 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 350° remove foil and bake 30-35 minutes longer or until the crust is golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

HARVEST GRAPE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• Make the batter: In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar until they lighten in color, 8 to 10 minutes. Slowly add the eggs, milk and 1/4 cup olive oil. Remove the bowl from the mixer and stir the flour mixture into the egg mixture.
• Thoroughly grease the bottom and sides of a 9-inch springform cake pan with the extra butter. Pour the batter into the pan.
• Meanwhile, in a small skillet over medium heat, add 1 tablespoon olive oil followed by 1 cup halved grapes. Saute for 1 to 2 minutes, then stud them into the top of cake batter, skin-side up in an even layer. Place cake in the center of the oven. Bake 25 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Meanwhile, slice the remaining grapes into medium thick slices. Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil and the honey in a small saute pan. Bring to a light simmer over low heat. When it bubbles, about 2 to 3 minutes, add the sliced grapes and the lemon juice. Remove from the heat and pour over the cake. Serve with whipped cream.

GRAPE HARVEST PIE

Steps:

• Mix grapes, sugar, mace, lemon rind, lemon juice and eggs in a bowl.
• lay bottom pie crust in pie pan, then gently pour filling into it. Dot with the butter, lay top crust over filling, cutting slits for steam to escape.
• bake in a 400 degree oven for 50 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbling.

NAPLES GRAPE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• For the crust: In large mixing bowl, mix the flour, salt, sugar, shortening, and butter. Sprinkle with the cold water. Form the dough into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Cut the dough ball in half and roll out each half with a rolling pin to desired thinness. Cut 1 of the rolled out pieces into strips to use for the top layer. Reserve.
• For the filling: Pinch the grapes at the end opposite the stem to pop out the pulp. Reserve the skins. Place the pulp in a medium-sized saucepan and bring to a rolling boil. Remove from the heat and, while still hot, rub the pulp through a strainer to remove the seeds. Mix the strained pulp with the reserved skins in a larger mixing bowl. Add the sugar, flour, salt, lemon juice, butter, brown sugar, honey, and vanilla and mix well.
• For the topping: In a large mixing bowl, mix all of the ingredients together in a bowl until it forms a crumbly mixture.
• To assemble: Place the rolled dough into a pie plate so dough covers the edge of the plate. Sprinkle 1/3 of the topping over the bottom of the crust, add the filling, and cover another 1/3 of the topping. Crisscross the dough strips over the filling and brush with the beaten egg. Lastly sprinkle the remaining 1/3 of the topping over the top. Transfer to the oven and bake for about 40 minutes.

RIPE GRAPE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Wash fully ripened grapes. Separate the grape pulp and skins. In a sauce pan over medium heat cook grape pulp slowly until soft. Rub cooked pulp through a sieve. Combine the sieved pulp and grapes skins.
• Mix the flour and sugar together and add to grape mixture. Stir in the melted butter and pour into one 9 inch unbaked pie shell. Cover top with strips of pastry. You can make a lattice pattern if desired.
• Bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for about 25 minutes.

GRAPE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• For filling, stir together grapes, brown sugar, flour, and grape juice; set aside.
• Line 9-inch pie plate with crust and crimp edges.
• Transfer filling into unbaked crust.
• Cover edge with foil; bake 25 minutes.
• Remove foil; bake 25-30 minutes more, or until filling is bubbly.
• Meanwhile, use a leaf cookie cutter to cut four leaves from the remaining pastry.
• Combine egg white and water.
• Brush leaf cut-outs with egg white mixture.
• Sprinkle with coarse sugar.
• Place cut-out on a cookie sheet and bake 7-8 minutes or until golden brown.
• Arrange leaf cut-outs on pie.

GRAPE PIE

Steps:

• Stem grapes, wash, drain and squeeze from skins. Chop skins and set aside. Simmer pulp for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and immediately put through a food press or strainer to separate seeds. Discard seeds.
• Stir pulp and skins together. Blend in sugar ¼ cup flour, tapioca, lemon juice and 1 tablespoon butter.
• Roll out pie dough to fit 9 inch pie pan and place in pan. Spoon grape mixture into pie shell.
• Combine topping ingredients until it resembles a coarse crumble. Sprinkle over pie. Bake at 425 degrees F for 10 minutes. Reduce to 350 degrees F and bake an additional 30 minutes.