Category Archives for Pies, Cobblers and Crisps

Apple Crisp Homemade

1 c. sugar 2 tsp. lemon juice 1/4 c. water 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 6 peeled and sliced large apples 3/4 c. flour 1/4 tsp. salt 6 tbsp. butter Mix together ½ cup of the sugar with lemon juice, cinnamon and water. Pour into the bottom of your casserole dish or baking pan. Slice the apples […]

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Super Easy Pie Crust

Ingredients 1/2c. veg. oil 5 tbsp. cold skim milk (very cold) 1c. flour 1 tsp. salt Directions: Combine oil and milk, beat with a fork until thickened. Add to flour and salt. Mix with fork and press into smooth ball. Cut in half and roll out between 2 sheets of wax paper. Make sure you […]

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Homemade Sweet Potato Pie

2 cups cooked and mashed sweet potatoes 2 tablespoons melted butter 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 2/3 cup sugar 1/3 teaspoon salt 3 eggs 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 cup cream 2 tablespoons brandy (optional) 1 unbaked pie crust Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Take a fork and prick small holes in the pie crust and bake empty […]

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Sweet Potato Pie Recipe

This is a “must-have” on our Thanksgiving table.  Fortunately for me, my husband has this recipe down and he makes two of these pies for us every year. It’s so nice to have something I don’t have to worry about fixing on Thanksgiving  myself. 2 cups sweet potatoes, cooked and drained 4 tablespoons margarine, melted […]

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Speedy Pat-in Pastry

For those busy days when you want pie, but not all the mess. Put directly into a 9″ pie plate & mix with a fork: 1 1/2c. flour, 1 1/2 tsp white sugar, 1/4 tsp salt. Combine slightly less than 1/2 c. veg. oil & 3 Tbsp cold milk in a cup. Beat with a […]

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Chocolate Cobbler

This gives us our “chocolate fix” without breaking the bank. 1 stick of butter or marg. 1 cup milk 1 cup s.r. flour 1 cup sugar 1 cup hot water 1/4 cup cocoa powder 1 cup sugar Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In 8 x 8 inch pan or casserole dish place marg., put pan […]

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Fruit Crunchy (Cobbler topping)

This recipe came from my grandmother and mother. It makes a very crunchy cobbler topping, I love it on any fruit, my mom put it on blackberries most of the time. Fruit Crunchy 1 cup sugar 1 cup flour 1 teaspoon baking powder pinch salt 1 egg Mix together dry ingredients. Beat egg and combine […]

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Fruit Turn Overs

2 Tubes Crescent Rolls 1 Can Pie Filling cinnamon sugar Unroll cresent rolls so 2 will make a square. Drop a spoonfull of pie filling in center and fold to close. Use fork to seal seams. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar and bake according to the directions for the rolls. Yummy and frugal. Disclosure: Some of […]

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