Dates And Cream Pie Recipes

Steps:

• Crust Preparation: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
• Process graham crackers in food processor until fine crumbs. Put in bowl and mix in chopped pecans, butter and salt. Pat into 9-inch pie pan. Pre-bake crust on bottom third rack of oven for 12 minutes
• Date layer preparation: Coarsely chop dates, then saute dates in butter for several minutes until caramelized; sprinkle with salt. In food processor, pulse pineapple and 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• Add dates and process again until chunky.
• Cream Layer preparation: Mix sour cream, sugar and vanilla until well incorporated.
• Assembly: Spread Date mixture evenly over pre-baked crust. Spread cream layer evenly over date mixture. Bake in middle of oven for 25 minutes at 350 degrees F until filling jiggles only slightly in the middle. Cool immediately in refrigerator or on dry ice at least 40 minutes until filling has cooled down and set.
• Whipped Cream preparation: Whip cream, vanilla and sugar until semi-firm peaks form.
• Topping/Garnish preparation: Spread a 1/4-inch layer of whipped cream over top of pie. Slice dates and roll in sugar. Garnish pie with sliced dates, chopped roasted pecans, and pipe remaining whipped cream decoratively.

Steps:

• Crust Process graham crackers in food processor unti fine crumbs. Put in bowl and mix in chopped pecans, butter and salt. Press into 9 inch pie pan. Pre-bake crust on bottom rack of oven for 12 minutes. Date Layer Coarsely chop dates, then saute in butter for several minutes until caramelized; sprinkle with salt. In food processor, pulse pineapple and 2 TBsp of heavy cream. Add the dates and process again until chunky. Cream Layer Mix sour cream, sugar and vanilla until will incorporated Assembly Spread date mixture evenly over pre-baked crust. Spread cream layer evenly over date mixture. Bake in middle of oven for 25 minutes until filly jiggles only slightly in the middle. Cool immediately in refrigerator at least 40 minutes until filling has cooled and set. Whip cream, vanilla and sugar until semi-firm peaks form. Spread a 1/4 inch layer of whipped cream over top of pie. Slice dates and roll in sugar. Garnish pie with sliced dates and toasted pecans. Pipe remaining whipped cream decoratively.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• In a small bowl combine raisins,dates,brandy and water.
• Microwave on high for 1 minute to soften the raisins.
• In a large bowl, whisk together sour cream,sugar, eggs,vanilla extract,salt, nutmeg and cornstarch.
• Add the raisin date mixture and stir to combine.
• Pour into the graham cracker piecrust.
• Bake in your oven at 400 degrees for 10 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees and bake for another 30 minutes or until center is set.
• Remove pie to wire rack if you have one.
• Let cool.
• Serve warm.

Steps:

• preheat oven to 350 grease and flour a 9" pie dish with the butter and 1 tsp flour combine sugar, 3 tbsp flour and baking powder in a small dish, set aside put dates and remaining flour in a small bowl, stirring to coat.
• add walnuts, set aside in a medium bowl add eggs and beat well stir in date mixture, stir in flour/sugar mixture until well combined pour into prepared pie dish and bake 30-35 minutes until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean serve warm or at room temperature.