Fresh Peach Pie

This is an awesome fresh peach pie recipe from my sister Janae. It is light, refreshing and not too sweet. Doesn't this picture make you want to take a bite? You can make this two different ways, as pictured or with a cream cheese filling layered on the bottom! Either way is delish! If you have fresh peaches and like pie, this recipe is a must!

Fresh Peach Pie - Janae Turner

2 cups sliced peaches

1/4 cup sugar (or Splenda)

1 tablespoon of lemon juice

3 tablespoons cornstarch

2 tablespoons butter

1/4 teaspoon of almond extract

dash of salt to taste

1 cooked and cooled pie crust


Directions:
Combine peaches, lemon juice and sugar

Let stand for 1 hour

Drain peaches should be 1 cup of juice if not add orange juice to make 1 cup

In sauce pan on stove add cornstarch and cook until thickened. and the butter almond extract a dash of salt. let cool

Gently fold in filling with peaches and place is a cooked and cooled pie crust.

Chill and serve with whipped topping


Cream cheese layer on bottom- Optional

1 8 oz package of cream cheese

1 cup powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups whipping cream or cool whip

Mix together place on bottom of pie crust and layer peaches w/ filling on top

Chill until ready to serve

Chicken Pot Pie

First of all, I can't believe that it has been so long since I have posted. Second, I can't believe I never posted this delicious recipe! My sweet friend Michelle shared this with me not long ago and it was easy and so incredibly yummy. My family devoured it in one sitting, not a drop left. If you are in a hurry, you can use a couple of cans of Costco's chicken breasts like I did. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

Chicken Pot Pie –from Micelle Yeates

1/3 cup butter
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/3 cup flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
3 cups cooked, cubed chicken
2 cups (1 can) chicken broth
1 chicken bullion cube
2/3 cup milk
10 oz. frozen veggies (or a mix of frozen veggies and fresh carrots and celery as well....boil the vegetables a bit before adding them in, so they soft)
2 refrigerated Pillsbury pie crusts

1. Melt butter, add onion, flour and slowly add broth, bullion, milk, and cook until thick.
2. Add spices, chicken, and veggies to the mixture, and pour into pie plate lined with one crust.
3. Place the second crust on top, pinch together the edges, slit the top to vent and wrap the edges in foil
(if you want to) to keep them from browning too much.
4. Bake at 400 until golden brown....about 45-60 minutes.

Sweet Potato Pie

In my search for a true southern recipe for Sweet Potato pie, a sweet lady from Alabama shared this cherished family recipe with me. It was her grandmothers recipe and it is wonderful! I thank her for her generosity in sharing it.

Sweet Potato Pie
1- 9” unbaked pie shell
1 ½ c mashed sweet potatoes
1 Tbs butter
1/3 c sugar
3 eggs (well beaten)
1 ½ c milk
½ tsp salt
½ tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg
¼ tsp mace
¼ tsp allspice

Boil sweet potatoes until tender. (or you may drain and rinse canned sweet potatoes, but fresh is best!) When cool, peel and mash to make 1 ½ cups. Add butter, sugar, eggs and remaining ingredients. Pour into un-baked pie shell and bake at 425* for 15 minutes. Then lower oven temp. to 350* and continue baking 30 min. or till done.

Mom's Sour Cream Apple Pie

Oh my, this is an incredible pie. In fact, my sister had it served at her wedding reception, it's that good! Yup, my dear mom made them all from scratch but, hey is there any other way? Especially with a mom that bakes the way she does! Anyhow, this is creamy and delicious, You need to grate the apples, don't cut them in chunks like a traditional apple pie, it won't be the same. This pie is perfect for any time of year! We had it served warm with vanilla ice cream for Thanksgiving :)

Mom's Sour Cream Apple Pie
3 c grated apples (best with yellow delicious)
3/4 c sugar mixed with 3 Tbs flour
1/2 t salt
1 beaten egg

1/2 tsp vanilla
1 cup sour cream

Peel apples and grate into a bowl. Set aside. In a separate bowl, mix remaining ingredients together and then stir in grated apples. Pour apple mixture into an unbaked pie shell. Spoon on crumb topping (recipe below)

Crumb topping:
With pastry blender mix until crumbly:
1/2 stick butter
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup brown sugar

Bake 350*F for 40 min or until set.

Sour Cream Lemon Pie

I do not remember exactly where I got this recipe, maybe from a magazine at the doctor's office or something like that. But let me tell you, this is a simply divine pie! I would suggest it for a spring or summer dessert, but I made it one year at Thanksgiving and it was gone in a flash! I have tried it with lime, but lemon is still my fave!

Sour Cream Lemon Pie
Makes one 9” pie
2/3 cup sugar
3 Tbs. corn starch
1 cup Milk
3 egg yolks
1 tsp. finely grated fresh lemon peel
¼ c lemon juice
½ stick (¼ cup) butter cut in small pieces
1 cup sour cream
Cool whip for garnish

Mix cornstarch & sugar in medium size pan, whisk in milk till smooth, then whisk in yolks till blended, stir in lemon peel and juice
Add butter & whisk continually over medium heat about 5 – 7 minutes till boiling. Remove from heat and stir one minute longer. Cover surface with plastic wrap to keep skin from forming, Cool to room temp.
Stir in sour cream till well blended pour into pie shell, cover loosely and refrigerate 6 hours till set. Or up to 2 days
Just before serving garnish with cool whip, lemon slices and mint sprigs.

Grandma Miller's Famous Pumpkin Pie

This is a cherished family recipe. My Grandma was a wonderful cook and was known for her pumpkin pie. This pumpkin pie is different than your traditional rich and spicy pumpkin pie but it is so delicious! It is more of a pumpkin custard pie with a touch of cinnamon. Her original recipe called for 9 turkey eggs. She used the turkey eggs because she said it made it bake up lighter, but since turkey eggs are harder to come by, she suggested using a dozen chicken eggs and I think it turns out delicious just the same.
Enjoy!

Grandma Miller's Famous Pumpkin Custard Pie
Makes 4- 9"pies

1 29oz can of Pumpkin
1 pint half & half
6 cups Milk
2 - 2 1/2 cups sugar mixed with 4 Tbs Cornstarch
1 Tbs Vanilla
12 eggs
Pinch of salt
Cinnamon to taste

Place pumpkin in a heavy saucepan. cook and stir to caramelize the natural sugars in the pumpkin. (About 10 minutes) then add part of the milk. In another bowl, beat the eggs lightly and add sugar and the rest of the ingredients. Mix well. Add pumpkin and half and half. Mix well.
Pour into pie crust, fill FULL. Sprinkle cinnamon on top.
Bake at 4258 for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 325* for about 15-25 minutes or till custard is done in the middle but still very soft. Pie will set as it cools.