Pie Crust

2 c flour
1 t salt
2/3 c + 2 T shortening
1/4 c water or enough to hold dough together

Combine flour and salt.  Cut in shortening.  Add water and stir with fork.  Form into two round balls. Roll out and put in pie plate.  Fill with filling and cook according to recipe for pie, or prick with fork and bake about 8 minutes at 425 degrees.  Makes 2  9"crusts

This is my Mom's recipe and my favorite.

Grandma Bird's Strawberry Pie

1 1/2 c strawberries blended--bring to boil

1 c sugar (adjust sugar if frozen sweetened strawberries)

3 T corn starch

Cook until boiling, boil 1 minute. Pour over 1 pt berries. Chill.  Pour into prepared pie shell with 3 oz cream cheese spread over it.

Coconut Cream Pie

In double boiler

1 C. sugar

1/2 C corn starch

1/4 tsp. salt

Gradually add 3 C. cold milk

Cook over boiling water stirring until mixture coats spoon

Beat 3 egg yolks

Add small amount of mixture

Return mixture with egg yolks to remaining mixture.

Cook 15 minutes covered - stirring occasionally.

Pour into bowl and refrigerate until cool.

Whip 1 C. whipping cream

Beat cooled filling until smooth, add 1 tsp. vanilla and 1/4 tsp. coconut extract. fold in whipped cream and 1 C. coconut.

Put into baked pie crust - Top with whipped cream.

Aunt Bonnie

Cheesecake Pie

Mix:

1 8oz pkg cream cheese

1 can sweetened condensed milk

1/3 c lemon juice

1 t vanilla

Pour into one 9 inch graham cracker pie crust.  Top with 1 6oz can cherry pie filling (or blueberry).

Brownie Crust Cheese Cake Pie

Mix:

1 pkg. German Chocolate Cake Mix

1 egg

1 cube melted butter

Press into bottom of two 9 inch pie pans.

Mix until smooth:

3 pkgs. cream cheese

3 eggs

12 oz sour cream

1 3/4 c sugar

4 T lemon juice

1 T vanilla

1/8 t salt

Pour brownie into crusts.  Bake at 350 for about one hour, or until tops brown and begin to crack.

Mix together:

8 oz sour cream

1/4 c sugar

4 T lemon juice

Spread over tops of pies while still hot.  Top with fruit glaze (Danish Dessert)

Donna Durfee