Sweet Tea Pie Food

SWEET TEA PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together sugar, cornmeal, flour, salt, butter, tea, vinegar, and vanilla extract. Add eggs and lemon zest, whisking again until combined. Pour into the pie crust.
• Place pie on a baking sheet (which will protect your oven, in case any bubbles up and spills over), and bake 50-55 mins.
• Let cool for 2 hours. Top with powdered sugar. Serve.

SWEET TEA PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll piecrust into a 12-inch circle. Press into bottom and up sides of a 9-inch pie plate. Fold edges under, and crimp as desired. Refrigerate 15 minutes. Top with a piece of parchment paper, letting ends extend over edges of plate. Add pie weights. Bake 15 minutes. Carefully remove paper and weights. Let cool 30 minutes on a wire rack. In a large bowl, stir together sugar, flour, cornmeal, and salt. Add eggs and egg yolks; beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until combined. Add tea, butter, and lemon zest and juice; beat until combined. Pour into prepared crust. Bake until set, approximately 35 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack. Refrigerate until chilled. Serve with whipped cream; garnish with zest, if desired.

SMOOTH SWEET TEA

Steps:

• Sprinkle a pinch of baking soda into a 64-ounce, heat-proof, glass pitcher. Pour in boiling water, and add tea bags. Cover, and allow to steep for 15 minutes.
• Remove tea bags, and discard; stir in sugar until dissolved. Pour in cool water, then refrigerate until cold.

SWEET TEA PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the crust: In a medium bowl, with an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese and butter until well combined. Add the flour and mix until the dough forms a ball. Pat the dough into a 9-inch pie pan. Chill until ready to use.
• For the filling: In a medium bowl, with an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar at medium speed until light. Add the yolks 1 at a time, beating at low speed until well incorporated. Slowly add the tea. Add lemon zest and lemon juice. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Add the flour, cornmeal, and salt and mix well.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared crust. Bake until set, about 45 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack, and then chill for 2 hours before serving.

SOUTHERN SWEET TEA PIE

Steps:

• In bowl of electric mixer, beat cream cheese and butter until well combined. Add flour and mix at low speed until dough forms a ball. Pat dough into 9-inch pie pan.
• Place pie shell in freezer while preparing filling. Heat oven to 350°F.
• In bowl of electric mixer, beat butter until light and fluffy. Gradually add sugar. Add lemon zest. Add egg yolks a little at a time allowing each addition to incorporate; scraping bowl often.
• Slowly add tea, vanilla, vinegar, and lemon juice. Add flour and cornmeal.
• Remove crust from freezer and fill.
• Bake at 350F for 50 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Chill at least 2 hours before serving.

THE PINK TEA CUP'S SWEET POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Peel and boil yams until mashable.
• Preheat oven to 450°F Add butter, spices, salt, and sugars to hot yams. Beat until light and smooth.
• Beat egg yolks until light and add to mixture. Stir in orange juice, rind, and milk.
• Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into egg yolk mixture. Pour mixture into unbaked pie shell.
• Bake at 450°F for 10 minutes, reduce heat to 350°F and bake for 30 minutes, or until pie puffs up and is firm in the middle.
• Cool on rack, and add whipped cream, if desired.