Cloud Nine Pie Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a medium saucepan, stir together the brown sugar, heavy cream and butter. Cook over medium heat until the sugar dissolves and the mixture comes to a full boil, becoming thick and brown, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat. Reserve 1 tablespoon of the milk. Slowly add the remaining milk to the sugar mixture.
• Whisk together the cornstarch, egg yolks, vanilla and reserved 1 tablespoon of milk in a medium bowl. Add the cornstarch mixture to the sugar mixture over medium-low heat and cook, stirring constantly, until thick, about 3 minutes. Pour the filling into the prebaked pie crust.
• Make a meringue by beating the egg whites and a pinch of salt with an electric mixer until they begin to set stiff. Add the granulated sugar and continue beating until the whites are stiff and hold peaks. Spread the meringue on top of the pie, taking care to spread it to the edges of the crust. Bake until light brown, about 10 minutes.

Steps:

• Combine 3/4 cup sugar, cornstarch, water, lemon peel and juice, and egg yolks in a saucepan. Beat well. Stir while cooking over medium heat until thick; it will thicken just as it starts to simmer.
• Remove saucepan from heat. Add cream cheese to lemon mixture, and stir until incorporated.
• In a small bowl, beat egg whites until stiff; add remaining 1/4 cup sugar. Fold sweetened egg whites into lemon mixture.
• Spoon filling into shell and chill.

Steps:

• SHELL:Sift 1-cup sugar with cream of tartar. Beat egg whites until peaks form.Add sugar slowly,continue to beat untill blended. Fill 10" greased, pie plate with egg white mixture. Bake 275 deg.oven for 1-hour, Let cool. FILLING: Beat egg yolks slightly. Stir in 1/2 cup sugar,lemon juice and rind. Cook in top of double boiler until egg yolks are thick(8-10 minutes). Cool. Whip heavy cream until peaks form,add vanilla. Fold 1/2 of whipped cream into lemon mixture.Fill meringue shell with this and cover with remaining whipped cream to cover. Refrigerate 24 hours before serving. Decorate top with thin lemon slices, mint leaves.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Butter a 9-inch pie plate.In a large mixer bowl at high speed, beat egg whites until foamy. Add cream of tartar and beat until soft peaks form when beaters are raised. Gradually beat in sugar and continue beating until stiff peaks form when beaters are raised. Add vanilla and beat into meringue. Fold in nuts, cracker crumbs, and baking powder. Spoon batter into pie plate, forming a high edge.Bake 25 minutes. Turn off heat and leave in oven 15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.Spread with whipped cream. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 12 hours. Garnish with chocolate if desired.

Steps:

• mix cream cheese and pineapple juice until well blended.
• add whipped cream and crushed pineapple mix well.
• chill till ready to serve.

Steps:

• 1. Combine Chocolate and 1 1/2 Tablespoons cream in heavy saucepan; cook over low heat until the chocolate melts. Beat cream cheese in a small mixing bowl, add sugar, ! Tablespoon cream and the chocolate mixture ( I usually wait til it melts and cools a minute or so). Gradually add kahlua. Set aside.
• 2. Whip remaining cream in separate bowl until stiff with electric mixer on high spped; add powdered sugar. Fold the chocolate mixture from step1 into this blending until smooth. Spoon into crust. Freeze until firm ( I usually leave all day or overnight). Add coll whip before serving to each slice. Store in freezer - if there is any left!