Johnny Jalapenos Cast Iron Blueberry Pie Food

JOHNNY JALAPENO'S CAST-IRON BLUEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place one of the pie crusts in bottom of 10" cast-iron skillet, spreading it gently to cover the bottom and up the sides of the pan.
• In a large bowl or pan, blend sugar, flour, lemon peel, mace, and salt together in a bowl. Add blueberries and blend well to incorporate, mashing some of the blueberries. Add the blueberry mixture into the bottom crust, spreading evenly. Dot with butter.
• Place top crust over top of blueberries. Carefully lift away a portion of the bottom crust away from the pan and tuck top crust between pan and bottom crust. Repeat until you've gone all way around the pan to seal the crust. Cut 3-6 small slits to vent (We cut as many slices as we want from the pie, sort of like pre-slicing it that way). Bake approximately 30 minutes.
• Remove pie from oven and sprinkle the top with sugar and if neccesary, line the outside edge of the pie crust with aluminum foil to avoid burning the crust.
• Place back into oven and bake for an additional 15 minutes or until berry juice is bubbling from the slits and crust is golden brown. Remove from oven and let pie cool completely before serving.

POPPIN' JALAPENO BLACKBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Place a baking sheet on the bottom rack of the oven.
• Combine blackberries, honey, jalapeno peppers, and lemon juice in a large bowl. Mix 1/2 cup brown sugar and cornstarch together in a bowl; stir into blackberry mixture until brown sugar mixture is dissolved.
• Mix flour and 1/2 cup brown sugar together in a separate large bowl; cut butter into flour mixture using a pastry blender or food processor until mixture forms pea-sized balls. Add ice water and mix with your hands until dough is well combined, adding flour if the mixture is too sticky and small amounts of water if the mixture is too dry.
• Divide dough in half and roll each half into a 9-inch circle on a well-floured surface. Press 1 circle into a 9-inch pie dish.
• Remove jalapeno peppers from blackberry mixture and discard. Slowly pour blackberry mixture into pie crust, leaving about 1/4-inch space between top of filling and top edge of pie crust.
• Mix oats and 1/2 cup brown sugar together in a bowl; sprinkle over blackberry filling. Cover pie with second pie crust. Cut off excess edges from top crust and fold bottom crust edges over top crust edges, pinching to form a seal. Cut 2 slits in the top of crust for ventilation.
• Place pie on the middle rack of the oven, centered over the baking sheet on the bottom rack to catch drips. Bake pie until crust starts turning golden, about 25 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake until entire crust is golden brown, about 40 more minutes.

JOHNNY JALAPENO'S CAST-IRON APPLE PANCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F Place oven rack on the middle rack of your oven. In a small bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, milk, eggs, salt, and vanilla extract. Beat until batter is smooth and set aside.
• In a 8" or larger cast-iron frying pan over medium heat, melt butter, tilting pan to cover sides. Add apples and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon mixture. Stir and let cook for 5-7 minutes to slightly cook the apple slices. Add raisins if using and remove from heat.
• Pour the batter over apples into baking pan. Place pan in oven and bake 20 minutes or until puffed above sides of the pan and lightly browned (it may puff irregularly, but this is normal). Remove from oven.
• Remove pancake from the baking pan by flipping upside down onto a serving platter so that the apples are on top. To serve, cut into serving-size wedges and transfer to individual serving plates. Note: Once out of the oven, the pancake will begin to deflate, but that is okay.

JOHNNY JALAPENO'S PINEAPPLE, CRANBERRY, AND JALAPENO CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Stir together pineapple, cranberry sauce, sugar, ginger, and salt in a small saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil.
• Reduce to low heat and simmer about 5 minutes till thickened.
• Remove from heat and stir in jalapenos and shallot. Cover and chill until ready to serve.

JOHNNY JALAPENO'S TACO CORNBREAD SKILLET

Steps:

• Lightly grease the inside of an 10" cast iron skillet with a little butter. Place in oven and turn temperature to 450°F.
• Meanwhile, cook beef (and onion if using) in a medium sized skillet. When almost done (drain if necessary), add seasoning mix, stirring to coat. Add beans and corn and continue cooking for 1-2 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, mix corn muffin mix, milk, and egg until smooth. Add cheddar and jalapeno, mixing to combine. Carefully remove cast iron skillet from oven and spread dough into it, using the back of a wooden spoon (pan will be hot).
• Spread beef and bean mixture over dough, leaving a 1/2" border. Bake uncovered 15 minutes.
• Sprinkle with monterey jack cheese and bake an additional 2 minutes or until cheese is warm and melted. Top with garnishments, slice pie fashion and serve.