Surprise Pie Food

AUTUMN SURPRISE PIE

Steps:

• Mix the first 4 ingredients; cut in butter until crumbly. Mix milk and vinegar; add gradually to crumb mixture, tossing with a fork until dough holds together when pressed. Divide dough into 2 portions, 1 slightly larger than the other. Shape each into a disk; cover and refrigerate 1 hour or overnight., Preheat oven to 425°. On a lightly floured surface, roll larger portion of dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a greased 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust even with rim. Refrigerate while preparing filling., Mix the first 5 filling ingredients. Place apples, pears and raisins in a large bowl. Add sugar mixture and extract; toss to combine. Spoon into crust., Roll out remaining dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; cut into 3/4-in.-wide strips. Arrange over filling in a lattice pattern. Trim and seal strips to edge of bottom crust; flute edge. Brush lattice with beaten egg. Sprinkle with coarse sugar., Bake pie on a lower oven rack 15 minutes. Reduce oven setting to 350°. Bake until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly, 30-35 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

SURPRISE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Beat egg whites until soft peaks form.
• Add baking powder. Beat a few seconds.
• Fold in alternately sugar, cracker crumbs and nuts.
• Add vanilla mixing gently.
• Pour into a buttered 8 or 9 inch pie plate.
• Place in oven and reduce temperature to 250 degrees.
• Bake 45 minutes.
• Cool and place in fridge to chill.
• Cover with Cool Whip and return to fridge for at least 2 hours before serving.

PEANUT CHOCOLATE SURPRISE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix butter and sugar in large bowl.
• Add eggs, mix well.
• Add flour to butter and sugar mixture, a little at a time, mixing after each addition until all flour is added.
• Add nuts, chocolate chips, bourbon, and vanilla, stirring after each addition.
• Pour evenly into unbaked pie shell.
• Baked 40 minutes.
• Cool on wire rack.

PEACH SURPRISE PIE

Steps:

• Combine softened cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract in a medium mixing bowl. Mix until smooth. Spread onto bottom of baked pie shell. Chill several hours or overnight.
• Before serving, top cream cheese layer with drained peach slices. Mix raspberry preserves with lemon juice until well combined. Spoon over peaches. Garnish with mint sprigs.

APPLE PIE SURPRISE

Steps:

• Brown veggie mince; add tomatoes and garlic.
• Fry mushrooms separately, after cutting thin.
• Add mushrooms (yum yum, maybe eat a few!).
• Add early mustard additions.
• Cook brown rice separately.
• Make a salad while apple pie surprise cooks.
• Throw mince mixture onto rice.
• Place in oven (gas mark 4, 200°C for 18 minutes.
• Eat like crazy.

SURPRISE PIE DOUGH

Steps:

• Cream together the butter, cream and cheese. If using a food processor, turn down to lowest setting.
• Add flour and mix till incorporated; stop--do not mix any more.
• Make 3 balls from the dough.
• Wrap in plastic wrap.
• Chill for an hour before using.
• Uncooked dough may be frozen for up to 2 months.
• Freeze in balls OR in pie tins.
• Makes (3) 10-inch pies.
• Bake at 450° for about 10 minutes.

PUMPKIN SURPRISE PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Fit 1 pie crust into a 9" pie plate and crimp edges. Refrigerate until ready to fill. Unroll second crust. Using a 1" star cookie cutter, cut out 50 stars; place on baking sheet and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Cream cheese layer: In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and egg until smooth. Spread evenly into bottom of pie crust.
• Pumpkin layer: In a large bowl, beat pumpkin puree, milk, brown sugar, eggs, pie spice and salt until smooth. Using a ladle, gently spoon pumpkin mixture over cream cheese mixture.
• Brush edge of pie with egg-water was. Overlap pastry stars around edge. Brush stars lightly with egg-water wash. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes. Cover edges with foil, reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake for and additional 45 minutes.
• Cool pie completely on rack. Refrigerate until completely chilled. Before slicing, leave out for 30 minutes.