Pumpkin Pie

What You'll Need

• 1 1/2 pints Vanilla ice cream
• 3 eggs
• 1 3/4 cups pumpkin puree
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp Cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp Ginger
• 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
• 1 prepared pie crusts

What To Do 

1. Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
2. Melt the ice cream.
3. In a large bowl whisk together the eggs, stirring in the pumpkin puree, sugar, salt, Cinnamon, Ginger, and Nutmeg.
4. Mix the melted ice cream into the puree mixture until smooth.
5. Pour the filling into pie crust.
6. Bake for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake for an additional 30-40 minutes or until the filling is set.

** To melt the ice cream, let the container thaw to the point where you can easily scoop out the amount you need. Transfer the correct amount of ice cream to a microwave safe bowl and heat until melted. **


Dish Info

This recipe serves 8 pumpkin-lovin' appetites.

Chicken Pot Pie

What You'll Need

• package of 2 pie crusts
• 2 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless, diced and uncooked
• 1 cup carrots, diced
• 1 cup peas
• 1/2 cup celery, diced
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1/3 cup onion, chopped
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1/4 tsp Thyme
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 2/3 cup milk

What To Do

1. Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
2. In a medium sauce pan combine chicken, carrots, peas, celery, and chicken broth, making sure the broth covers the meat and vegetables. Bring to a boil and cook for 15 minutes.
3. Drain the cooked meat and vegetables, reserving the chicken broth and set both aside. 
4. In same sauce pan saute your onions and butter until soft, about 5 minutes. 
5. Stir in flour, salt, pepper, and Thyme to onion and butter. Then slowly add in 1 3/4 cups of reserved chicken broth and the milk, simmering until thick.
6. Place the chicken and vegetable mixture in pie pan prepared with your pie crust and pour the hot liquid over top.
7. Cover the pie with the second pie crust, sealing the edges and cutting away any excess dough. Cut several slits in top of the dough to allow steam to escape.
8. Bake for 30-35 minutes.

**  Using a bag of frozen carrots and peas is a great way to save time on this recipe. I also recommend baking the bottom pie crust in the pie dish for 5 minutes prior to adding the filling; this will ensure that it gets fully cooked. **


Dish Info

This recipe serves 8 hungry appetites.

Apple Pie

What You'll Need

• Package of 2 pie crusts
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 tbsp flour
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 tbsp ground Cinnamon
• 4 Granny Smith apples, evenly sliced
• 2 Golden Delicious apples, evenly sliced
• 2 tbsp butter, cut up
• 1/2 cup quick cooking oats
• 1 tbsp milk

What To Do

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
2. Fit your first pie crust into the bottom of a pie pan.
3. Combine the sugar, brown sugar, flour, Cinnamon, and oats in a small bowl and mix together.
4. Pour 1/4 cup of sugar mix over your apples and toss to coat.
5. Spoon the seasoned apples into your prepared pie dish, making sure that they don't pile up in the middle. Dot the tops of the apples with your cut up butter and sprinkle the remaining sugar mix over top.
6. Place the remaining pie crust over the apples, crimping the sides together with the bottom crust, and brush the crust with milk.
7. Bake for 50-55 minutes

** The top pie crust can be done in lattice form or simply placed as an entire round of dough over the pie. However, make sure to cut ventilation holes in the middle to let the steam from the cooking apples escape. **


Dish Info

This delicious pie serves 12 hungry appetites.