Creamy Christmas Pinon Pie Recipes

CHRISTMAS PIE

Steps:

• Pour cold water into a small bowl. Sprinkle gelatin on top of water and allow it to soften for 5 minutes.
• In a medium saucepan, mix together 1/2 cup sugar, flour, and milk. Cook over medium heat until mixture thickens and boils, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 5 minutes. Cool slightly. Stir in gelatin mixture and allow to cool completely.
• In a large glass or metal bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Add cream of tartar. Continue to beat while gradually adding 1/2 cup sugar, until stiff peaks form. Fold in whipped topping, coconut, and almond extract.
• Pour cooled milk mixture into pastry shell. Top with meringue mixture. Refrigerate pie for at least 2 hours before serving.

CREAMY CHRISTMAS PINON PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees Cream butter and sugar together in mixer or mixing bowl. Stir in all the ingredients (except the Pinon), scraping bottom of bowl to mix completely with sugar and butter. Pour into pie crust. Sprinkle pinons evenly atop mixture. Gently place pie in the center of oven, with foil or baking pan underneath to catch any overflow. Bake for a total of 1 hour. The first 15 minutes at 400 degrees, lower the oven to 375 degrees for the rest of the cooking time. after the second 15 minutes of cooking rotate 180 degrees to even browing. Continue rotating the pie every 15 mintues as it bakes until the pie has risen, is browning, and is becoming firm, with clear liquid bubbles in the center. cool on rack for 1 hour.

CREMA DE PINON

Steps:

• Butter a 10 x 6 inch or similar size rectangular baking dish with 2 1/2 inch sides and set aside.
• In a medium heavy saucepan, bring the milk to a boil, being careful not to let it boil over. Remove from the heat and immediately add 1/2 cup of the pine nuts, the orange zest, and the vanilla bean. Cover and let steep for 30 minutes, then strain out and discard the nuts and orange zest and return the mixture to a clean pan (wash and dry the vanilla bean and reserve to use again).
• Bring up almost to a boil over medium high heat and add the sugar. Reduce the heat to low and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Place the cornstarch-sugar mixture in a small bowl and stir 1/4 cup of the hot milk into it, stirring until it is a paste. Add the cornstarch mixture back into the hot milk and stir it in well. Continue cooking for about 5 minutes, until the mixture thickens slightly.
• In a small bowl, add about 1/2 cup of the hot milk mixture to the egg yolks and whisk together well. Return this mixture to the pan and continue to cook, stirring and scraping the bottom and sides of the pan to be sure none of the mixture scorches. Cook until the mixture is a thick coating consistency and you can see the bottom of the pan as you stir. Remove from the heat and stir in the remaining 3/4 cup pine nuts.
• In a shallow bowl, combine the Grand Mariner and the orange juice. Dip whole ladyfingers into the mixture, soaking for about 2 seconds, then lay an even layer of them in the base of the pan. For the sides of the pan, break the ladyfingers in half, soak them in the juice mixture, and prop them all around the sides of the dish, cut side down, like a picket fence. Scoop the cream mixture into the prepared dish and spread it evenly. Garnish with pine nuts.
• Cool to room temperature and serve within 4 hours.

SPICED PUMPKIN PIE WITH CHOCOLATE PINON NUT STREUSEL

Steps:

• For the cake: In the mixer with the paddle attachment, cream the almond paste, egg, powdered sugar and vanilla paste and mix until creamy with no lumps. Then add the egg yolks one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• Change the paddle to the whisk, and whisk for another 6-8 minutes. Fold in the flour, then the melted butter.
• Whisk the egg whites and sugar together to a soft peak making a meringue. Lastly fold in the meringue.
• Spread on a cookie sheet in a very thin layer and bake at 375 degrees F for about ten minutes.
• For the mousse: Cook the sugar and water to a glucose/syrup consistency. Place the egg yolks in the mixer and whisk until the color is pale and the consistency is thick. Then add the sugar/water syrup slowly and whisk until room temperature.
• Warm the pumpkin puree with the vanilla paste and pumpkin spice. Whisk in the gelatin and mix well.
• Bring the heavy cream to a soft peak by whisking it in a mixer. Fold the puree mixture into the egg yolk mixture and then fold in the whisked heavy cream. Pour the batter onto the biscuit cake.
• For the streusel: In the food processor combine all of the ingredients together and mix until it becomes a corn meal consistency.
• Spread the mixture over a silpat and bake at 300 degrees F until crispy and dry, about fifteen minutes. Chill and break into pieces.
• For Serving: Divide the mousse pie into eight squares and top with the streusel. This dessert can be served with an optional scoop of vanilla ice cream.

CHRISTMAS WITH THE KRANKS CARAMEL CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Place the cans of sweetened condensed milk (labels off, unopened) in a large pot; bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 3 hours, making sure the water stays above the cans. Let cool 1 hour. CAREFULLY open the cans and scoop contents into large bowl. Fold in the marshmallow cream. Pour into pie shell. Chill in refrigerator for several hours or overnight. Serve topped with whipped topping. When cooked that long, the sweetened condensed milk turns into caramel.