Aunt Sadies Raspberry Pie Recipes

AUNT SADIE'S RASPBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Crust.
• Combine flour, sugar, salt. Cut in shortening and butter. Beat together water, egg and vinegar. Add to flour/shortening/butter mixture and mix until dough forms. Separate into four balls. Use two for this pie and freeze the rest for another time.
• Filling.
• Bring raspberries, water, sugar, lemon juice and tapioca to a boil. Add 1/2 tsp almond extract and remove from heat.
• Pie.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Roll one ball of dough into a round circle large enough to fit your pie plate. Line the pie pan. Pour/ladle filling into crust lined pie plate until it is almost full. (You may have more filling than you need depending upon the size of your pie plate.) Roll the second ball of dough into another circle. Place on top of pie and seal edges. You may also lattice the top. Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes and then 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

RASPBERRY PIE WITH CHAMBORD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Fit pie pastry into a 9-inch pie pan; crimp edges as desired; do not prick pastry.
• Filling--in a bowl, combine sugar and cornstarch.
• Add the 5 cups raspberries and Chambord; toss gently (if using frozen berries, let mixture stand about 45 minutes or until berries are partially thawed but still icy).
• Transfer filling to pastry-lined pie plate.
• To prevent overbrowning, cover edge of pie with foil; bake for 30 minutes (50 minutes for frozen berries); remove foil; bake 25-30 minutes more or until pastry is golden brown and filling is bubbly near to the center; cool on a wire rack.
• Before serving, in a bowl, beat the cream cheese with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
• Beat in powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt until combined; set aside.
• In another bowl, beat cream on medium speed until soft peaks form; fold about 1/3 cup of the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture to lighten.
• Fold in remaining whipped cream.
• Spread the whipped cream mixture over top of pie; sprinkle with additional berries, for garnish.
• Expect the pie to be juicy.

AUNT SADIE'S BLACKBERRY OR DEWBERRY DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• 1. First, make up the biscuit dough, and cut into large, flat biscuits. Or separate out the Grands biscuits and press them flatter. Place approximately 2 tablespoons berries in the center of each biscuit and fold the dough around them, sealing and making them into a ball.
• 2. Place remaining berries and the sugar in a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan. Add 3-4 tablespoons water. Heat over medium heat until the mixture comes to a boil, then turn very low so you have a slow simmer. Stir often during this process. You may add up to ½ cup water or so, until you have a nice syrup consistency.
• 3. Drop the dumplings on top of the simmering syrup, cover, and cook very low until dumplings are cooked and just start to dry out. Stir carefully if it appears to be sticking; you don't want to burn the berries. When cooked, stir all the dumplings together to mix with the syrup.