Black Walnut Custard Pie Recipes

BLACK WALNUT PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In medium bowl, beat eggs and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Add syrup, butter, lemon peel, lemon juice, vanilla and salt; beat until smooth.
• Sprinkle walnuts in pie crust; pour filling over nuts.
• Bake 55 minutes (center of pie will not be set). Cool completely on cooling rack, about 1 hour. Serve with whipped cream.

BLACK BOTTOM CHOCOLATE/RUM CUSTARD PIE 1952

Steps:

• 1. GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST: Combine all 4 crust ingredients and press into 8 or 9 inch pie plate
• 2. MAKE CUSTARD: Stir the scaled milk slowly into the beaten eggs then stir in the sugar mixture and cook in double boiler over hot water stirring occasionally for about 20 minutes or until custard coats the spoon
• 3. REMOVE one cup of hot custard and set aside for the top layer
• 4. To remaining hot custard still in the pan add 1 1/2 squares of dark baking chocolate (can use sweetened or milk chocolate if prefer) -- beat until well blended, then let cool
• 5. Add 1/2 tsp vanilla and pour choc custard into the pie shell
• 6. SECOND OR TOP LAYER OF CUSTARD: add dissolved gelatine to 1C of plain custard that was set aside before -- then add 1T of rum extract and mix well
• 7. In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff, adding the salt, cream of tartar, and sugar, one teaspoon full at a time until all is incorporated.
• 8. Fold the egg-white mixture into the custard-with-rum mixture and pour it on top of the chocolate layer and place in refrigerator to cool
• 9. After the pie has set up, cover the top with whipped cream and shaved chocolate just before serving.

BASIC BLACK WALNUT PIE

Steps:

• Combine 1 tablespoon sugar and flour. Sprinkle into the pastry shell; set aside. , In a small saucepan, bring the corn syrup, brown sugar and remaining sugar just to a boil. Remove from the heat; stir in butter until melted. Let cool for 3 minutes. , Gradually stir eggs into hot mixture. Add walnuts and mix well. Pour into pastry shell. Bake at 325° for 55-60 minutes or until top is browned.

BLACK WALNUT CUSTARD PIE

Steps:

• Beat eggs in a bowl, set aside.
• In saucepan, add sugar, cornstarch and salt.
• Mix to blend.
• Then add water and molasses. Use a spatula to get all of the molasses.
• Cook and stir until simmering. Take off burner. Add 2 tblsp molasses mixture to beaten eggs, stir.
• Then add beaten egg mixture into the saucepan.
• Add vanilla and nutmeg. Stir and set aside.
• Preheat oven 350* Place dry beans in the pie shell after it is in the pie pan so it will not puff up.Bake the pie shell for about 6 minutes. Take the beans out.
• Pour in the custard sauce and top with the nuts. Bake in the oven for about 35 minutes until a knife is inserted near the middle of the pie comes out clean.
• Chill before serving.
• Chill mixing bowl and slowly add sugar to whipping cream and beat with mixer until peaks form.
• Serve pie with whipped cream.
• Serves 8.

PAWPAW COOKIES WITH BLACK WALNUTS

Steps:

• Cream the shortening and sugar thoroughly. Add beaten egg and pawpaw.
• Stir in the dry ingredients, which have been sifted together, and mix well.
• Form into small balls and place on cookie sheet. Press into round flat shape with the bottom of a glass that has been lightly greased.
• Bake at 350 degrees about 10-15 minutes.

BLACK WALNUT PIE

Steps:

• 1. Combine 1 tablespoon sugar and flour, sprinkle over bottom of pie shell and set aside. In a medium saucepan, bring corn syrup, brown sugar and remaining sugar just to a boil. Remove from the heat, Stir in margarine until melted. Let cool for 3 minutes. Gradually stir in eggs into hot mixture. add walnuts and mix well. Pour into pie shell. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place pie in oven, immediately reduce heat to 325 degrees . Bake for 55 minutes or until top is browned or center comes out clean with a toothpick.

MAPLE WALNUT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C.)
• In a saucepan, Mix brown sugar and flour. Add maple syrup, butter and salt. Heat until butter melts, stirring constantly.
• In a medium bowl, beat eggs with maple flavoring. Stir in sugar mixture. Pour into unbaked pie shell and sprinkle with walnuts.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until filling is set.