Vanilla Wafer Crust For Pies Food

VANILLA WAFER CRUST

Steps:

• Combine wafer crumbs and butter or margarine together thoroughly. Press into 9 inch pie plate. Chill until set.

UNCLE BILL'S GRAHAM AND VANILLA WAFER PIE CRUST

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, combine graham wafer and vanilla cookie crumbs and almonds, mix well to combine.
• Cut in butter using a pastry blender or a fork until mixture is crumbly.
• Prepare a 9 inch oven-proof pie dish by spraying with some vegetable oil, then dust with flour, Shake off any excess flour off the pie dish and discard.
• This prevents the shell from sticking to the dish when baked.
• Spoon wafter mixture into the pie dish; press evenly to the bottom and sides using a rounded soup spoon. Also, use a potato masher with small holes or squares to firm the bottom crumb mixture. The thickness should be about 1/4 inch.
• Place the prepared pie dish in the freezer compartment for 30 minutes.
• Bake for 15 minutes in a preheated 400 F oven to set the crust.
• Cool baked pie crust and continue with your pie filling mixture of your choice.
• Pecans can also be used for some pie recipes.
• Suggested recipes to look at: #87452, #18007, #18795, #18705, #18353, #18457.

VANILLA WAFER CRUST

Steps:

• In a bowl mix together all ingredients.
• Press into an even layer against bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie plate.
• Bake in a preheated 375 degree F oven for 6-8 minutes.
• Cool before filling.

VANILLA WAFER COOKIE CRUMB CRUST

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients. Heat the oven to 350 F.
• Blend ingredients thoroughly.
• Press into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie plate.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes.
• Cool thoroughly before filling.

VANILLA WAFER PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Blend crumbs, butter and sugar thoroughly. Pour into 9" pie plate; press down firmly into bottom and sides with the bottom of a glass. Bake in preheated 375°F oven for 5 minutes. Cool completely before filling with softened ice cream, stiff custard or pudding, or other fully-cooked or no-cook-needed pie filling.

VANILLA WAFER-ALMOND PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350-degrees.
• Process cookies in food processor until finely ground.
• Combine crumbs, butter, salt, vanilla and almonds, stirring until crumbs are moistened.
• Press mixture evenly across 9-inch pie plate.
• Bake crust until crisp, about 7 minutes.
• Let cool completely before filling.
• Crust may also be wrapped tightly in plastic and frozen up to one month.

VANILLA WAFER PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*F
• Crush up vanilla wafers in a food processor, blender or in a sealed ziploc bag with a rolling pin.
• Place crushed vanilla wafers in a bowl.
• Add sugar and butter and stir well.
• Place crumbs in a 9" pie plate.
• Using the back of a measuring cup, firmly press cookie crumbs into the entire bottom and up the sides of the pie plate.
• Bake for 7 - 10 minutes - just until edges begin to turn a hint of brown. Do not over cook.

MUD PIE WITH VANILLA WAFER & PECAN CRUST

Steps:

• PREHEAT oven to 375°F Process wafer crumbs, pecans and butter; press firmly onto bottom and up side of 9-inch pie plate. Bake 10 min.; cool.
• BEAT cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Gently stir in 1 cup of the whipped topping; spread over crust. Pour milk into medium bowl. Add dry pudding mix. Beat with wire whisk 2 minute or until well blended. Spoon over cream cheese layer.
• REFRIGERATE several hours or until set. Top with remaining whipped topping just before serving. Store leftovers in refrigerator.

EASY VANILLA WAFER CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Place wafer cookies in a ziplocked bag. Roll a rolling pin over the bag until the wafers have been crushed into fine crumbs; pour crumbs into a mixing bowl.
• Add the melted butter or margarine to the bowl and slowly combine with the crumbs using a mixing spoon.
• Turn crumb mixture onto a 9-inch pie plate and spread evenly around.
• Using a small measuring cup (or your fingertips works fine) tightly press the crumb mixture onto bottom and sides of the pie pan to form a firm and even crust.
• Place in oven and bake for 8 minutes.

GRAHAM CRACKER (OR VANILLA WAFER) PIE CRUST

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine crumbs (either graham cracker or vanilla wafer), sugar and butter.
• Pulse until blended.
• Add egg white and pulse until evenly moistened.
• Press into a 9" pie plate.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes.
• Cool completely before using.

EASY PRESS-IN PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a food processor, pulse cookies until finely ground (you should have about 1 1/2 cups). Add sugar, salt, and butter and pulse until combined.
• Firmly press crumb mixture into bottom and up sides of a 9-inch pie plate. (If using a springform pan, press crumbs halfway up sides.) Bake until crust is dry and set, about 12 minutes. Let cool completely in plate on a wire rack before filling.

STRAWBERRY ICEBOX PIE

Steps:

• For the strawberry gelatin: combine sliced strawberries and sugar in a medium heat proof (preferably metal) bowl, cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and refrigerate 18 to 24 hours.
• To make the crust: Heat oven to 325 degrees and lightly grease a 9- or 10-inch pie dish (don't use anything smaller). In a food processor combine wafers, sugar and melted butter. Process until mixture is well blended. Transfer to prepared pie dish and, using the bottom of a flat-bottomed measuring cup, press crumb mixture into an even layer on the bottom and up the sides, pressing up about 1/4-inch past the rim of the pie pan. Bake until the crust darkens slightly at the edges, 8 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
• To make the filling: Purée 3 ounces strawberries in a food processor, blender or immersion blender until smooth. You should have about 1/4 to 1/3 cup strawberry purée. Set aside. Quarter another 2 ounces of strawberries to yield about 1/3 cup, and set aside.
• With a whisk or an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat heavy cream and sugar until soft peaks form, 2 to 3 minutes. Whisk in strawberry purée until just combined, making sure not to over beat. Using a rubber spatula, fold in quartered strawberries. Scrape strawberry cream into the cooled pie crust and smooth the top. Press the halved vanilla wafers vertically into the filling so that it is studded throughout with wafers. Cover pie with plastic wrap or parchment paper, place on rimmed sheet pan and chill in refrigerator for at least 3 hours (and up to 3 days). The longer the pie sits, the more cakelike the cookies get.
• Once the pie has chilled, thinly slice the remaining 5 ounces of strawberries. Remove pie from refrigerator and place sliced strawberries over the filling to cover it, overlapping slightly if necessary. Place back into the refrigerator, covered, as you make the strawberry gelatin.
• Put an inch or two of water in a medium saucepan and bring water to a simmer. Place the still-covered bowl of strawberries on top of the saucepan. Be sure the water is not touching the bottom of the bowl; if so, pour some water out. Heat strawberries to release more juice, swirling the bowl occasionally (use oven mitts), for 15 minutes; they should look very juicy. Using a fine sieve, strain strawberries until there is about 2/3 cup juice. You can press gently on the berries to release more juice but don't press too hard or the gelatin will get cloudy. Save the strawberry solids for something else, like smoothies.
• Transfer about 2 tablespoons of the hot strawberry juice into a bowl and sprinkle gelatin over the top; let it sit for a few minutes to soften. Add remaining strawberry juice to gelatin mixture and whisk until completely dissolved. Whisk in lemon juice.
• With the pie still in the refrigerator on a sheet pan, pour the gelatin over the sliced strawberries (pouring the gelatin over the back over a spoon suspended over the pie can be helpful to get an even layer of gelatin over the top and doing this work while the pie is in the fridge ensures the glossiest topping and keeps everything from spilling). Let pie chill in the refrigerator, uncovered, until the gelatin sets, at least 2 hours or overnight. Serve with whipped cream dolloped on top.

VANILLA WAFER CRUST FOR PIES

Steps:

• Combine ingredients.
• Press onto bottom and up side of 9-inch pie plate.
• Fill with your favorite chilled or frozen pie filling.