Harvest Watermelon Pie By Cindy Strawser Food

WATERMELON PIE

Steps:

• 1. Place watermelon rind in a small saucepan; add water to cover. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer for about 20 minutes or until tender. Remove from heat; drain. Combine watermelon rind with sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, salt, vinegar, raisins, and pecans; stir to combine then set aside. Fit 1 pie crust into a 9-inch pie plate. Pour watermelon rind mixture into the pie crust. Top with remaining pie crust; fold edges under, and crimp all around the edge. Cut small slits in top crust. Bake at 350° for 45 to 50 minutes, or until golden, shielding edges of pie crust with strips of aluminum foil (or a pie shield) after 25 minutes to prevent excessive browning. Cool watermelon pie on a wire rack.

WATERMELON PIE

Steps:

• Place watermelon rind in a small saucepan; add water to cover.
• Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer for about 20 minutes or until tender.
• Remove from heat; drain.
• Combine watermelon rind with sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, salt, vinegar, raisins, and pecans; stir to combine then set aside.
• Fit 1 pie crust into a 9-inch pie plate.
• Pour watermelon rind mixture into the pie crust.
• Top with remaining pie crust; fold edges under, and crimp all around the edge.
• Cut small slits in top crust.
• Bake at 350° for 45 to 50 minutes, or until golden, shielding edges of pie with strips of aluminum foil after 25 minutes to prevent excessive browning. Cool watermelon pie on a wire rack.

WATERMELON HARVEST PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Place watermelon rind in a saucepan and cover with water and bring this to a boil. Reduce the heat; simmer uncovered for about 10 minutes or until the rind becomes tender and translucent. Remove from heat and drain.
• Place cooked watermelon rind in a large bowl and add the cranberries, walnuts and vinegar. Combine the sugar, pumpkin pie spice, flour, and the salt. Add this to the rind mixture and stir well.
• Line a 9 inch pie plate with bottom pastry, trim the pastry even with the edge. Add the filling. Roll out the remaining pastry and make a lattice crust. Seal and flute edges.
• Cover pie with aluminum foil and bake at 425 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20-25 minutes. Remove the foil, and bake for another 20-25 minutes or until the crust is golden brown.
• In a small bowl, combine confectioners sugar, orange rind and orange juice. Stir to combine, and spoon over hot pie. Cool on a wire rack.

COOL AND CREAMY WATERMELON PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Cool to room temperature. Whisk in whipped topping; fold in watermelon. Spoon into crust. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until set.