Monday, June 18, 2012

Pie, anyone?

As promised, here are the microwaved pie recipes!

Chocolate Pie

Prick and pre-bake an 8 inch pie crust.  Or you may use graham cracker or chocolate cookie crumb crust.  If you wish to use a 9 inch crust, just increase ingredients by 1/2 again (eg:  1 1/2 C sugar, 4 1/2 T cocoa, etc.)

In a glass microwave-proof bowl, combine well, whisking to break up any lumps:

1 C sugar
1/3 C regular flour
3 T cocoa

Add:

3 egg yolks
2 C milk
1/2 tsp salt

Mix well and microwave on high for 5 minutes.  Stir (whisk) well, til the mixture comes together smoothly.  Microwave for another 5 minutes.  Add 1/2 stick butter and 1 tsp. vanilla, again whisking well.

Pour into pie crust and let cool while making meringue:

3 egg whites
1/4 tsp cream of tartar
1/2 tsp vanilla
6 T sugar

Beat whites til soft peaks form, then add cream of tartar, vanilla, and sugar a little at a time.  Beat til stiff peaks form.  Top pie with meringue and bake 12-15 min at 350.

Coconut Pie

Just like chocolate one, except leave out cocoa and add 1 large handful coconut (about 1 C) after custard is cooked in microwave.

You may also use the custard for Banana Cream Pie by leaving out the coconut and adding 1-2 chopped bananas.

Enjoy!

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