1.

Dutch Apple Pie

Apple pie is a holiday staple and easy to make. 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup packed brown sugar 3/4 cup butter or margarine, melted 1/2 cup quick-cooking oats FILLING: 2/3 cup sugar 3 tbs. cornstarch 1 1/4 cups water 3 cups peeled, diced tart apples 1 tsp. vanilla extract

1. Combine the flour, brown sugar, butter and oats. Reserve 1 cup for topping. 2. Press remaining crumb mixture into an ungreased 9-in. pie plate; set aside. 3. For the filling, combine sugar, cornstarch and water in a saucepan until smooth; bring to a boil. Cook and stir 4. Remove from the heat; stir in apples and vanilla. Pour into crust; top with reserved crumb mixture.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes or until crust is golden brown. for one minute or until thickened.

2. Pumpkin Pie
Another easy holiday pie recipe is pumpkin pie. 1 (9 inch) unbaked deep dish pie crust 3/4 cup white sugar 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. ground ginger 1/4 tsp. ground cloves 2 eggs 1 (15 ounce) can pure pumpkin 1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. 2. Combine sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger and cloves. Beat eggs lightly in a bowl. Stir in pumpkin and sugar-spice mixture. Stir in evaporated milk. Pour into shell. 3. Bake for fifteen minutes. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees F.; bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for two hours.

3. Chocolate Pudding Pie.

Chocolate Pudding pie has to be the easiest holiday pie recipe. 1 (9 inch) prepared graham cracker crust 1 (5.9 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed

1. Make instant pudding according to directions on box.

2. Dump pudding into pie crust. 3. Spread whipped topping on top of the pudding. 4. Refrigerate.

4. Blueberry Pie
While blueberry pie is a messy pie to eat, it is an easy holiday pie recipe to make. 3/4 cup white sugar 3 tbs. cornstarch 1/4 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon 4 cups fresh blueberries 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie 1 tbs. butter

1. reheat oven to 425 degrees. 2. Mix sugar, cornstarch, salt, and cinnamon, and sprinkle over blueberries. 3. Line pie dish with one pie crust. Pour berry mixture into the crust, and dot with butter. Cut remaining pastry into 4. Bake pie on lower shelffor about 50 minutes, or until crust is golden brown.
1/2 - 3/4 inch wide strips, and make lattice top. Crimp and flute edges.

5. Apple Cranberry Pie

Apple cranberry pie is a delicious twist on a holiday staple. This is another easy holiday pie with the perfect mixture of tart and sweet. 1 (9 inch) deep dish pie crust 6 apples - peeled, cored and chopped 1 (12 ounce) fresh cranberries, roughly chopped 1 1/2 cups white sugar 1/3 cup quick-cooking tapioca 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp. salt 2/3 cup unsalted butter 1 egg, lightly beaten

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Bake pie shell for ten minutes. 2. Combine apples, cranberries, and sugar. Cover, and set aside for about twenty minutes. Mix in tapioca, and set
aside for fifteen to twenty minutes, until tapioca has absorbed fruit juice. Spread mixture into the partially baked pie shell. 3. Combine flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, and butter. Work mixture until crumbly. Spread mixture over the apple-cranberry filling. Brush exposed pie shell with egg. 4. Place the pie on a cookie sheet to catch drips. Bake 45 to 60 minutes, or until apples are tender.

Almond Cones Recipe:

4 ounces ground almond 1 ounce sugar teaspoon powdered cinnamon Whites of 3 eggs

Instructions: 1. Mix the almonds, sugar and cinnamon well together; whip the whites of eggs to a stiff froth, and add to the mixture. 2. Line a flat baking sheet with buttered paper. 3. Put little rough heaps of the mixture on the sheet, a good distance apart. 4. Bake very carefully in a slow oven for fifteen minutes. 5. Watch carefully or they will burn.

Indian Cornmeal Puff Recipe

Ingredients for Indian Cornmeal Puff Recipe

3 tablespoons cornmeal 2 cups milk 3 tablespoons sugar teaspoon nutmeg 3 eggs, beaten

Instructions 1. Boil the milk. When boiling, sprinkle into it the cornmeal. 2. Add the sugar and nutmeg. Let cook, stirring constantly, for about 2 minutes. 3. Add gradually the beaten eggs, stirring all the time. 4. Pour into a pudding dish. Set pudding dish in a pan of water. 5. Bake in moderate oven for about 30 minutes.

Quality Paste Recipe

Ingredients for Quality Paste Recipe

2 cups flour cup shortening cup butter Ice water

Instructions 1. Put flour in bowl, add shortening, and cut it in with knife. 2. When finely chopped add water to make a very stiff dough, using as little as possible. 3. Cut the butter into the dough leaving it in rather coarse pieces. 4. Chill in icebox for several hours or over night. 5. Place ball of paste on floured cloth, pat and roll out. 6. Fold so as to make three layers, turn half way round, pat and roll out. 7. Pat, roll and fold four times, shape and bake at once in hot oven.

Quick Puff Paste Recipe

Ingredients for Quick Puff Paste Recipe

1 cup bread flour 1 tablespoon shortening Cold water 7/8 cup butter

INSTRUCTION: 1. Work shortening into flour, first using knife then tips of fingers. 2. Moisten to a dough with cold water, pat, and roll out same as Puff Paste. 3. Dot paste with small pieces of butter, using one-third the quantity. 4. Dredge with flour, fold from ends toward centre, then double, making four layers. 5. Pat, and roll out. 6. Repeat until butter is used. 7. Roll, shape, chill, and bake in a hot oven.

Quince Puff Recipe

Ingredients for Quince Puff Recipe

2 quinces, peeled, cored, sliced 4 apples, peeled, cored, sliced cup sugar cup water 3 eggs, separated

Instruction: 1. Cook quinces, apples, sugar and water together for about 30 minutes. 2. Pass through a sieve. 3. Put the mashed fruit in a kettle. 4. Add the egg yolks, mixing well. 5. Let cool for about 2 minutes. 6. Beat the egg whites stiff. 7. Fold them into the mixture. 8. Serve in a baking dish or on a platter when cold.