Pie In The Sky Recipes

PIE IN THE SKY

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325. With electric mixer, beat egg whites with salt, vinegar and 1/4 tsp. cinnamon until stiff. Gradually add 1/2 c. sugar. Spread over bottom and sides of cooled pie shell. Bake 12 - 14 minutes until lightly browned. Set aside to cool.
• 2. Melt chocolate chips in microwave-safe container, stirring at 40 second intervals, until completely melted. Blend egg yolks with hot water, and stir into chocolate until smooth. Spread 4 or 5 tbsps over cooled meringue, and chill remaining chocolate until it begins to thicken - about 20 minutes.
• 3. With electric mixer, whip cream til thickened, and beat in remaining sugar and cinnamon. Spread half over chocolate layer, and fold remainder of chocolate mixture into remaining half of cream mixture. Carefully spread chocolate blend over cream layer. Chill four hours. Garnish with a big fluff of Cool Whip and drizzle with caramel ice cream topping. Also tasty (and pretty) topped with pecan halves and/or chocolate curls.

CHERRY PIE IN THE SKY

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix together graham crackers and sugar. Moisten the rims of the glasses and coat with sugar mixture.
• In a large pitcher, add superfine sugar, cherry juice, grenadine, rum, club soda and lime juice. Stir.
• Pour over ice in the rimmed glasses with and garnish with lime and cherries.

APPLE PIE (PIE IN THE SKY)

Steps:

• Combine sugar, flour and cinnamon. Lay the pie crust in a 9-inch pie plate and dust it with about one-fourth of the sugar mixture.
• Alternate layers of apples in concentric circles, dusting each layer with the sugar mixture. Dot the top layer with butter.
• Lay over the crust and crimp the edges. Beat the egg with the cream and thinly glaze the pie crust with several tablespoons of the mixture. Cut vents in the pie.
• Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes, then lower heat to 350 for 40 more minutes or until crust is golden.