Aunt Maxines Caramel Pie Recipes

HEAVENLY CARAMEL PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°F. Make pie crust as directed on box for One-Crust Baked Shell using 9-inch glass pie plate. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely on cooling rack, about 15 minutes.
• In small bowl, mix 1/4 cup of the caramel topping and the chopped pecans. Spread mixture over bottom of cooled pie crust.
• In large bowl, beat cream cheese and 1 cup of the caramel topping with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Fold in whipped topping just until blended (do not overmix). Spoon cream cheese mixture into pie crust. Refrigerate at least 2 hours until set.
• Arrange pecan halves on top of pie; drizzle remaining 1/4 cup caramel topping over pie. Cover and refrigerate any remaining pie.

AUNT MAXINE POLING'S FOOL-PROOF RECIPE FOR PIE CRUST

Steps:

• 1. Put in a large mixing bowl the flour, salt and sugar stir well. Cut in the Crisco with fork or pastry blender until crumbly. In a small bowl beat the egg and stir in the water and vinegar. Add to flour mixture and mix. Divide dough into 4 equal parts, shape into a nice round ball and put into plastic bag. Chill for 30 minutes before rolling out. Bake according to your recipe instructions for either one crust empty or filled, or double-crust pies. Makes 4 single-crust or 2 double-crust. Can refrigerate up to 7 days before rolling out.
• 2. Note from CinStraw: Depending on what kind of pie it is I sometimes sprinkle cinnamon-sugar (or Splenda) over the crust before baking. Or sometimes I will sprinkle sugr crystals over the crust befor baking.

CARAMEL PIE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and milk until smooth; fold in whipped topping. , Spread half into pie crust. Drizzle with half of the caramel topping. Combine coconut and pecans; sprinkle half over caramel topping. Repeat layers. Chill until serving. Freeze option: Cover and freeze pie for up to 1 month. Remove from freezer 30 minutes before cutting.

~ CARAMEL PIE ~ AUNT LOUISES

Steps:

• 1. In a medium saucepan, start heating milk over low. In a bowl, mix yolks, 1/2 cup sugar, salt and flour until smooth. Once milk is hot and simmering whisk in the flour mixture, until smooth and remain stirring until thickened, which wont take long.( it should be the consistency of pudding, )
• 2. Melt the remaining sugar in a skillet, stirring often. Add this to the milk mixture, it will bubble, keep stirring until dissolved. Remove from stove and stir in vanilla.
• 3. Pour caramel mixture into baked pie crust. You can make meringue with the left over egg whites and bake until browned. I just add whipped cream as we don't care much for meringue. Chill well and serve.

CARAMEL PIE

Steps:

• In a large pot, place the can of sweetened condensed milk with the label taken off, in the pot and cover with water. Cook on high until water comes to a boil, then turn on medium/high for 4 hours, only adding water to keep the can covered.
• Carefully open can and pour into pie shell. Cool pie in refrigerator. When completely cooled, top with frozen whipped topping. Serve.

AUNT MAXINE'S CARAMEL PIE

Steps:

• Combine 1 1/8 cup of sugar and flour in saucepan. Beat egg yolks and milk together. Stir milk into sugar mixture. Cook stirring constantly until slightly thickend. Put 1.5 cups sugar in iron skillet. Cook until beginning to smell burned. Pour quickly into filling. Stir in butter till melted. Whip egg whites with 10 tablespoons of sugar. Place on top of pie, sealing to edges. Bake at 400' till lightly browned.