Saturday, December 25, 2010

Pie

I shot a You Tube video of me making a pie crust and a German chocolate pie. Here is the recipe for the pie and crust
Betty Crocker crust
10inch pie (I like extra crust)

1/4 cup and 3T lard or add a little butter instead of the 3T lard
1 1/3 cup flour
1/2t salt

cut in lard into the flour and salt mix add ICE water by tablespoons (3-5 about)until moist. lightly pat into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap and chill 10-30 minutes. roll out.


German Chocolate Pie (Der Dutchman cookbook)Restaurant in Walnut Creek Ohio

1 1/2 cup sugar
2T flour
3T cocoa
pinch of salt
2 eggs beaten
1/2 cup butter melted
1 can evaporated milk
3/4 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup coconut

mix sugar,flour, salt and cocoa in a bowl add melted butter and eggs mix together until smooth the stir in pecans and coconut. Pour in pie shell and bake at 350 for 45-60 minutes or until done ( it should not be jiggly in the center).