I found this recipe today just as I was about to begin my holiday cookie baking. It was hand written on a small piece of notebook paper tucked in the Betty Crocker Cooky Book Ken’s Great Aunt Dee had given me a couple of years ago. The book had belonged to her mother, Lillian.
Ada’s Apricot Pie
Ada was Ken’s great great grandmother, and she is fondly remembered for her love of pies. This pie recipe of Ada’s was given to me by Ken’s mom, in a family recipe book she created for me several Christmases ago. I was still learning to cook and bake at the time, and remember vividly how intimidated I felt when I first read one of the pie recipes in this book. The first step was simply, “Make pie crust,” with no instructions as to how. I had no clue where to start.
Connie’s Pie Crust
2 cups flour
1 cup shortening
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon salt
Instructions:
Mix together flour and salt. Cut in shortening. Stir in milk. Separate into two piles, and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill before rolling.
Makes two crusts.
Roddie’s Pie Crust
1 cup lard
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
ice water (about 1/2 cup)
Instructions:
Mix together flour and salt. Cut in lard. Stir in water. Separate into two piles, and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill before rolling.
Makes two crusts.
Ada’s Pie Crust
1# lard (or 2 cups)
1/4# Imperial (or 1/2 cup unsalted butter)
5 cups flour
salt (about 1 teaspoon)
ice water (about 1/2 cup)
Instructions:
Mix together flour and salt. Cut in lard and butter. Stir in water. Separate into two piles, and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill before rolling.
Makes four crusts.
Cherry Orange Mini Cheesecakes
Now you can eat an entire cheesecake and not feel guilty. Make these mini cherry orange cheesecakes baked in muffin tins for portion control! There is just one problem with this recipe though. The creamy cheesecake and sweet/tart cherry orange topping are so delicious, it is hard to stop with just one.