Cherry Pie

INGREDIENTS

1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie

4 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 cup white sugar

4 cups pitted cherries

1/4 teaspoon almond extract

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/2 tablespoons butter

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Place bottom crust in piepan. Set top crust aside, covered.

In a large mixing bowl combine tapioca, salt, sugar, cherries and extracts. Let stand 15 minutes. Turn out into bottom crust and dot with butter. Cover with top crust, flute edges and cut vents in top. Place pie on a foil lined cookie sheet --- in case of drips!

Bake for 50 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown.

Libby’s Pumpkin Pie

Ingredients:

3/4 cup granulated sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

2 large eggs

1 can (15 oz.) Libby’s 100% Pure Pumpkin

1 can (12 fl. oz.) evaporated milk

1 unbaked 9-inch (4-cup volume) deep-dish pie shell

Whipped cream (optional)

Directions:
MIX sugar, cinnamon, salt, ginger and cloves in small bowl. Beat eggs in large bowl. Stir in pumpkin and sugar-spice mixture. Gradually stir in evaporated milk.

POUR into pie shell.

BAKE in preheated 425° F oven for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350° F; bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 2 hours. Serve immediately or refrigerate. Top with whipped cream before serving.

NOTES:
1 3/4 teaspoons pumpkin spice may be substituted for the cinnamon, ginger and cloves; however, the taste will be slightly different. Do not freeze, as this will cause the crust to separate from the filling.

FOR 2 SHALLOW PIES: substitute two 9-inch (2-cup volume) pie shells. Bake in preheated 425° F. oven for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350° F.; bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until pies test done.

ALMOST KEY LIME PIE 

1 can sweetened evaporated milk
1 container Cool Whip
1 container frozen lime juice
graham cracker pie crust or make your own with crushed graham crackers and butter

To make your own crust:

Use a store-bought one pie crust or make your own in advance by mixing 1 1/2 c of crushed graham crackers with 1/2 c butter. Press into pie pan.

Bake at 350 for 15 minutes. Cool.

The pie:

Mix together frozen lime juice and milk. Add Cool Whip mix until smooth.

Pour into pie crust and place in freezer overnight.

Why we included these recipes:

In Season 1’s “Too Many Tonys”, Dr Bellows walks into Tony’s kitchen to find Jeannie standing there (luckily in a dress, not in her harem outfit) baking for Tony. She tells him that she’s baking bread, pie and cake for him. So here’s the pie recipes she might have used. However, we know she probably wouldn’t help him enjoy the Cherry Pie!