Mothers Turtles Pie Food

MOTHER'S TURTLES® PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Place pie shell in a 9-inch pie dish.
• Heat caramels and 1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk together in a saucepan over low heat until caramels are melted, 3 to 5 minutes. Spread caramel mixture into the bottom of pie shell.
• Heat margarine and chocolate together in a saucepan over low heat until melted and smooth, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Beat eggs, remaining sweetened condensed milk, water, vanilla extract, and salt together in a large bowl until smooth. Stir chocolate mixture into egg mixture; pour over caramel mixture. Top pie with pecans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until center of pie is set, about 35 minutes. Cool pie for 1 hour at room temperature. Chill in refrigerator.

TURTLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees. For the crust whip together 4 ounces butter, egg, salt, 1/3 cup sugar and vanilla together. Add the flour and incorporate completely. Form into a ball and turn out onto a floured surface. Roll the dough out to 14 inches and 3/4-inch thick. Blind bake the shell for 10 minutes in a tart pan.
• For the filling. Melt the chocolate and 1 1/3 cup cream together. Pour into the baked shell and chill for 1 hour. Top the ganache with the roasted pecan pieces and chill for another hour. For the caramel: Combine the karo, 3 tablespoons butter, 3/4 cup sugar and 1/2 cup heavy cream. Bring the mixture to a boil and cook until the caramel reaches the thread stage, (210 degrees). Allow the caramel to cool before pouring over the top of the ganache. Place a piece of the pie in the center of the plate. Garnish with chocolate sauce, whipped cream, mint and powdered sugar.

CHOCOLATE TURTLE PIE

Steps:

• Spread 1/4 cup caramel topping onto bottom of crust. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup nuts. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Beat pudding mix and milk with whisk 2 min.; pour into crust.
• Refrigerate 2 hours. Top with COOL WHIP, remaining nuts and caramel topping just before serving.

TURTLE CREAM PIE

Steps:

• CRUST.
• Preheat oven to 450.
• Let piecrust stand at room temperature for about 15 minutes; peel off plastic sheets. Place crust in a 9-inch glass pie plate; press firmly against sides and bottom. Fold back excess crust; crimp and flute. Prick bottom and sides with fork.
• Bake untl lightly browned, about 8 minutes. Transfer pie plate to a wire rack; cool completely.
• FILLING.
• In a microwave safe bowl, combine caramels and water. Microwave on HIGH at 1 minute intervals, stirring well after each interval, until mixture is smooth, 2-3 minutes. Let cook for 10 minutes.
• In a large bowl, beat eggs with a fork.
• Add brown sugar, sour cream, pecans, vanilla, and caramel mixture; mix well.
• Pour mixture into crust. Reduce oven heat to 350°F Bake until filling is set, about 30 minutes.
• Transfer pie plate to wire rack; cool completely. Refrigerate until thoroughly chilled.
• TOPPING.
• In a microwave-safe bowl, combine cream and milk chocolate chips. Microwave on HIGH for 1 minute; whisk until chips are melted and mixture is smooth. Cool to room temperature, about 1 hour.
• Using an electric mixer set on high speed, beat chocolate mixture just until it lightens in color; spoon over pie and spread to edges of crust. Refrigerate untl firm, about 2 hours.
• Put which and semisweet chocolates in two small bowls over pans of simmering water; stir each until melted. Dip half of the pecans in white chocolate and half in semisweet. Cool on baking sheet until set; place decoratively on pie.
• Serve with whipped topping.

TURTLE PIE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine chocolate morsels and 1/4 cup cream. Microwave on High in 30 second intervals, stirring between each, until chocolate is melted and smooth (about 1 minute total). Spread chocolate mixture evenly over bottom of baked pie crust, set aside to cool completely.
• In a small saucepan, combine brown sugar, 1/2 cup cream, and butter over medium heat. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring completely, until sugar dissolves. Stir in vanilla; cool completely.
• In a medium bowl, beat remaining 2 cups cream at high speed with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Fold in brown sugar mixture. Spread cream mixture over top of chocolate in crust. Top with pecans, miniature chocolate chips, and melted caramel. Refrigerate for 8 hours.
• Pie Crust.
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour.
• 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• 1/3 cup shortening.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour and salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in shortening until mixture is crumbly. Add 4 tablespoons water, adding additional water as needed, stirring just until moistened. Form into a disk and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Preheat over to 425 degrees. On a lightly floured surface, roll pastry to a 12-inch circle. Fit pastry into a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate. Trip excess pastry 1/2 inch beyond edge of pie plate. Fold edges under, and crimp. Prick bottom and sides of crust with fork. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, or until lightly browned.