Moms 30 Second Pie Recipes

MOM'S PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Combine flour and sugar into the bowl of an electric mixer. Cut butter into tablespoon pieces; add it to the flour and butter. Use the paddle beater to cut the butter and flour together. Alternatively, this can be done by hand with a pastry blender.
• With the mixer on low speed , or while stirring the mixture with a fork, pour in the cold water. When the dough starts to clump, and before it turns into a ball, stop stirring.
• Lightly knead dough in the bowl until it forms a ball. Divide dough into two parts. Flatten each part into a disk, and chill for about 30 minutes before rolling.

MOM'S APPLE PIE II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, mix white flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in oil and milk all at once with a fork. When mixture forms a ball, divide into 2 pieces. Roll out, one half at a time between two pieces of waxed paper. Line a 9 inch pie pan with one half.
• In a large bowl, combine apples, lemon juice, sugar and cinnamon. Mix well and pour into pie crust; dot with butter. Cover with top crust. Seal and crimp edges, and cut slits in the top for steam to escape.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes, then lower oven temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Continue to bake for another 30 minutes or until apples are soft.

MOM'S SOUPER EASY PIE PASTRY

Steps:

• Put 4 cups of flour into a mixing bowl ,Reserve last cup
• add salt mix together
• add 1 lb shortning cut into flour till crumbly.With pasty blender
• add 1 cup orange juice ,I use tang or orange crystals for this receipe
• I have used real orange juice both work fine
• Mix all together use remaining cup of flour on the counter for rolling add more if needed
• This receipe makes 2 double crust pies.

MOM'S MEAT PIES

Steps:

• Cut pie crust to make 4 pieces.
• For each pie crust put equal amounts ground beef, onion and potato, season with salt and pepper to your liking. All ingredients should be raw.
• Fold each individual pie to make a little pocket.
• Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until crust is light brown.
• When we were kids we would eat this with ketchup, my husband likes it with gravy.

MOM'S 30 SECOND PIE

Steps:

• Mix together. Put in pie crust and chill! You can use shortbread or vanilla pie crust.