Aunt Mabels Snowflake Pie Recipes

Steps:

• For the crust: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Combine the flour, salt, baking powder and butter in a food processor. Pulse until the consistency of fine meal. Add 4 tablespoons water and pulse until the dough begins to come together. Pinch the dough with your fingers; if it doesn't hold together, add a tablespoon of water at a time, pulsing between additions, until it does.
• Turn the dough onto a floured surface and work it until it just comes together.
• Form the dough into a disc, wrap it in plastic and place it in the refrigerator to chill at least 20 minutes.
• Roll out the dough on a floured surface to 1/8 inch thick. Transfer it to a 9-inch pie plate. Roll or trim the edges as you like.
• Line the dough with parchment and fill with pie weights. Bake until set, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove the parchment and weights from the crust.
• For the filling: In a large saucepan, combine the cranberries, cherries, apples, sugar, orange juice and zest and cinnamon. Bring to a simmer and cook until the cranberries pop and the cherries and apples are soft. Be careful to not cook the apple to mush. If using frozen cranberries and cherries, hold the apples until the last 5 minutes and then add them. Thicken by stirring in the cornstarch mixture. Stir for 1 minute. Stir in the brandy and remove from the heat.
• To make the pie: Fill the pie crust with the pie filling. Bake until bubbling, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool to just warm or room temperature. Top with the Sugar Cookies.
• For the cookies: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix together the butter, flour, sugar, vanilla and eggs on medium speed until well combined. Flatten the dough into a disc and wrap in plastic. Chill in the refrigerator, at least 20 minutes.
• Roll out the dough to desired thickness. Cut out cookies with your favorite cookie cutter.
• Place the cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake until slightly crisp on the edges, 9 to 11 minutes; adjust for thickness.
• Let cool, then decorate as desired.

Steps:

• 1. Take first 3 ingredients, put in a double-boiler (or heatproof dish in pan over hot water ) medium heat for a gentle boil. (or you can nuke ) Stir until melted. Cool.
• 2. When chocolate mixture is room temperature, by hand add egg yolks one at a time, beating until each is well incorporated, then add vanilla. Set aside.
• 3. Now with your mixer, beat the 4 egg whites until very stiff. Carefully fold into chocolate mixture. Pour into your cooled pie crust. Put in the refrigerator until thoroughly chilled about 2-3 hours.
• 4. Top with whipped topping of your choice, Redi-whip, Cool Whip or your own homemade. You can top this with chocolate shavings/curls, jimmies or mini chocolate chips.
• 5. *we never had a problem because the eggs are uncooked. The pie is refrigerated, not left out. You can use pasturized eggs if you prefer. Enjoy!

Steps:

• Soften knox gelatin in 1/4 cup water and let set.
• Mix together in a saucepan the sugar, flour and salt.
• Stir in milk; cook over low heat, stirring constantly until thick. Cook for 1 additional minute after mixture thickens.
• Remove from heat, stir in gelatine mixture and cool.
• Beat the 3 egg whites; add cream of tartar and the other 1/2 cup sugar. Beat until glossy. Add vanilla and almond extracts.
• Fold in Cool Whip and coconut.
• Put in baked pie shell and refrigerate.