Great Aunt Lolas Dang Good Pie Food

DANG GOOD PIE

Steps:

• 1. Bake prepared pie crust at 350 for 10 minutes.
• 2. Mix eggs in small bowl. Then melt butter. Mix all ingredients together in medium bowl. Do not drain the pineapple.
• 3. Pour into prepared pie shell and bake. Bake at 350 for 45 min or until the center is set.

GREAT AUNT LOLA'S "DANG GOOD PIE"!

Steps:

• Melt butter and mix with remaining ingredients.
• Pour filling into unbaked pie shell.
• Bake in 350° oven for 1 hour or until set and browned.

OLD-FASHIONED CINNAMON CANDY APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Cut lard into flour and salt, mix with enough ice water to hold together.
• Roll out half of dough and line an 8 or 9" pie pan. Roll another circle for top with other half.
• In large mixing bowl, stir together filling ingredients except apples and candies.
• Fold in apples well.
• Turn into pastry-lined pan and dot with butter.
• Sprinkle with 2 Tbl. cinnamon candies.
• Cover with top crust and seal edges.
• Cut slits in top, brush with milk.
• Sprinkle with a little sugar.
• Bake about 1 hour at 350 degrees.

GREAT AUNT LOLA'S CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• In large bowl, mix flour, sugars, soda and cinnamon.
• In heavy-bottomed saucepan, heat til melted and just UNDER a boil, don't boil!, the 2 sticks butter, 4 Tbl. cocoa and the 1 cup water.
• Pour over dry ingredients.
• Stir. Add buttermilk, eggs and vanilla. Stir well til all is combined.
• I use a large whisk for this.
• Scrape sides and bottom to incorporate all til smooth, but you don't have to over-mix. Pour into greased and floured 13x9 pan.
• I use my old metal one for this, *it seems to come out MUCH better than using a glass one.
• Bake in 350º oven for 35-40 minutes, test with a toothpick.
• Remove from oven and while cooling, make icing.
• Fudge Icing:.
• In heavy-bottomed saucepan, melt and bring just UNDER a boil, the butter, cocoa and cream or milk.
• Stir in quickly the powdered sugar and vanilla til creamy.
• Then QUICKLY spread/pour over warm cake. Spread icing evenly over top.
• Chill in fridge til set.
• *For the icing, it's 3 3/4 cups powdered sugar or 1 (1 lb. ) box. It doesn't want to show up in the recipe.