Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Key Lime Pie

Pie Crust
4 1/2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 1/2 cups of graham cracker crumbs
2 1/4 tablespoon granulated sugar
       ...Preheat your oven to 325 degrees. Mix together the graham crackers crumbs, sugar and the butter using a fork mix well. Press mixture firmly into the bottom of a 9 or 10 inch pie dish. Bake in the oven at 325 degrees for about 15 minutes or til lightly brown. Do Not Burn! Remove and let cool while preparing the filling.

Filling & Topping
2 - 14 ounce cans of sweetened condensed milk
1 1/4 cups key lime juice
2 large eggs, lightly beatened
1 cup sour cream
4 tablespoons powdered sugar
     ... Whisk together the condensed milk, key lime juice and eggs until they are well blended. Pour mixture into the above prepared crust and bake at 325 degrees til set, about 20 minutes. Remove from oven and let chill for 4 1/2 hours.  Combind sour cream and the powdered sugar and spread evenly over chilled pie.
Enjoy!

Bean Pie

3 cups granulated sugar
1/2 pound unsalted butter
2 tablespoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons corn starch
5 eggs well beaten
3 cups cooked navy beans, mashed through a food strainer
2 cups evaporated milk
5 drops yellow food color
1 teaspoon lemon extract

Heat oven to 450 degrees. In a medium size bowl, cream together sugar and butter. Add eggs and mix well. Add milk. food color and lemon extract, blend well. Pour mixture into 3 pie shells. Bake 5 minutes at 450 degrees then reduce heat to 325 degrees and bake another 45 minutes. Cool and enjoy!

Let me know how you likw this one.

Corn Bread

1/4 cup shortening or butter
1 cup yellow corn meal
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
1 cup milk
1 egg, beaten

Heat your oven to 425 degrees. Heat butter in 10 inch oven proof skillet or 9 inch square baking pan in oven for about 3 minutes or until butter melts. Tilt skillet or pan to coat bottom evenly. Combine dry ingredients, Add milk and egg, mix until blended. Add melted butter and mix well again. Pour into hot skillet and bake 20 to 25 minutes or when a wooden pick is inserted it comes out clean. Depending your cutting size this will serve about 10 guest.

Serve with: Beans, Chicken, Chili and Beans or Stews. Or just by it's self split and topped with butter and honey