Nanas Pig Out Pie Food

NANA'S SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Brown ground beef and onion in skillet;drain.
• Boil, mash and season potatoes.
• Cook peas and carrots (you could also use canned peas and carrots if you wish).
• Bake pie crust according to package directions.
• Blend in soup with meat and onion.
• Layer ground meat in pie shell, if adding cheese put on top of meat layer then add vegetables and top with mashed potatoes.
• Place pie in preheated oven and bake until heated through.

NANA'S PEACH PARFAIT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Spread oats on a cookie sheet.
• Toast in the preheated oven for 5 minutes. Add almonds to the oats and continue to toast for 5 minutes more. Remove from the oven and transfer to a bowl.
• Stir brown sugar and melted butter into the oat mixture. Press mixture onto the bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie pan. Chill while preparing filling.
• Bring orange juice to a boil in a saucepan. Remove from heat. Sprinkle in gelatin slowly while stirring with a whisk until fully dissolved. Add ice cream and stir until melted and mixture is smooth. Fold in peaches and add almond extract. Pour into the chilled crust. Chill for at least 3 hours before serving.

NEARLY NANA'S SPINACH & FETA PIE

Steps:

• Cook frozen spinach in microwave on HIGH for 7 minutes. Allow to cool slightly and squeeze out excess liquid from spinach and use a fork to loosen leaves apart into a large mixing bowl.
• Add remaining filling ingredients, mix with fork. (Don't over mix, only until just combined and this will make it light and fluffy). Moisten edges of pastry with some of the beaten egg.
• Divide filling evenly in the centre of the 3 pieces of puff pastry, leaving enough room on the pastry to roll and seal pastry into a log.
• Seal all edges and brush top of pastry with the remaining beaten egg.
• Space all 3 logs on top a lined baking tray and bake in a moderate oven until pastry is golden.

NANA'S EASY PEACH PUDDING PIE

Steps:

• Spread half the peach pie filling onto bottom of crust.
• Beat cream cheese in large bowl with whisk until creamy. Gradually beat in milk. Add dry pudding mix; beat 2 min. Gently stir in half the COOL WHIP; spread over filling in crust. Cover with remaining COOL WHIP and pie filling.
• Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm.

NANA'S APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Combine sugar and cinnamon. Remove 2 tbsp to a small bowl.
• Peel and slice apples. Sprinkle the remaining cinnamon-sugar over the apples.
• Mix remaining ingredients well. Add ice water if needed to achieve a good consistency.
• Dive dough in half and roll out. Place one piece in the bottom of a 9" pie plate. Add the apples. Cover with the second piece of dough. Crimp the edges. Cut a vent in the top crust. Sprinkle reserved cinnamon-sugar over top.
• Bake in preheated 350F oven about 1 hour or until golden brown.

NANA'S PIE CRUST

Steps:

• In medium mixing bowl combine flour, salt and sugar.
• Cut in crisco. This means to use a fork and mash the crisco in until it look like tiny balls in with the flour.
• Add water.
• On floured surface put half the dough. Flour the outside of your dough thoroughly and your rolling pin.
• Roll out dough to fit your pan. Remember to flour dough regularly throughout rolling.
• To move dough into pan, double over and gently move. If dough breaks you can roll out again, but remember the more you roll your dough the "tougher" it gets.
• Brush top crust with milk for a beautiful golden brown.

NANA'S SUGAR CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Mix sugar, flour and salt together.
• Add cream, milk and vanilla.
• Pour mixture into a 9 inch unbaked pie shell; sprinkle with cinnamon and dot with butter.
• Bake in 425 F oven for 10 mins; reduce heat to 350 F and bake for 1 hr 15 mins.

NANA'S RITZ CRACKER PIE (WITH WALNUTS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Prepare an 8" pie pan with cooking spray (Pam).
• In a gallon size ziplock bag, crush the 21 Ritz Crackers until almost powder-like.
• Add the finely chopped walnuts and 1 teaspoon baking powder.
• Toss with a fork and set aside.
• In a stand mixer or medium bowl using a hand mixer, beat the 3 egg whites until fluffy.
• Slowly add 1 cup of sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat until stiff and glossy in appearance.
• Fold the crackers/nuts into the egg whites and pour into the pie pan.
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• Allow to cool completely in refridgerator and top with whipped topping before serving. (Optional- add chocolate shavings on top). Enjoy!