Pies & Tarts
Apple squares, peach cream pie, and orange cream pie offer different fillings within the pie and tart collection. Pastry and crumb bases provide structure while fruit, cream, or other ingredients shape the finished slice.
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Pastry Crusts
A pastry or crumb crust sets the foundation for its filling. Butter dough, chocolate crumb crust, and rough puff preparations offer different textures for pies and other baked dishes.
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Mrs. Salter’s Peanut Butter Pie
1½ cups heavy whipping cream ¼ cup sugar 8 ounces cream cheese 1 cup crunchy peanut butter 1 cup 4X powdered sugar 1 graham cracker crust Whip cream…
Furr’s Billionaire Pie
For many families, Furr’s Cafeterias meant Sunday lunches, familiar comfort food, and the pleasure of choosing a slice of pie at the end of the cafeteria line. The…
Furr’s Millionaire Pie
For generations of families across Texas and the Southwest, a trip through the line at Furr’s Cafeterias meant comforting home-style favorites and, if you saved room, a slice…
White Chocolate Pie with Blueberries
1 cup Nestle Premium White Morsels 8 ounces Philadelphia Neufchatel Cheese, ⅓ Less Fat than Cream Cheese, at room temperature 1 teaspoon vanilla ¼ cup confectionery sugar ⅓ cup…
Chocolate Crumb Pie Shell
1½ cups chocolate cookie crumbs ¼ cup unsalted butter; softened 1 tablespoon granulated sugar Preheat oven to 375ºF. In a large mixing bowl mix ingredients until thoroughly blended.…
Savory Pie Dough
4½ cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting ½ cup finely grated Parmesan cheese (1½ ounces) 1 teaspoon coarse salt ¾ teaspoon freshly ground pepper 1½ sticks (¾…
Blueberry and Pecan Pie
Pastry Shell 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour ¼ cup granulated sugar 1 pinch sea salt ¼ teaspoon baking powder 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 large egg Preheat oven…
Caramel Pecan Pie
1 9-inch pie shell; unbaked 36 Kraft caramels ¼ cup water ¼ cup margarine ¾ cups granulated sugar ¼ teaspoon sea salt ½ teaspoon vanilla 3 each eggs,…
Chunky Chocolate Pecan Tart
1¾ cups all-purpose flour; divided ⅓ cup unsalted butter; chilled and cut into pieces 1 tablespoon granulated sugar 1 pinch sea salt Ice water ½ cup unsalted butter…
Creole Pecan Pie
1 9-inch pie shell; unbaked 3 eggs 1 cup dark brown sugar; firmly packed 1 cup dark corn syrup 1 cup pecan pieces 1 teaspoon vanilla ½ teaspoon…
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