Grandma Nissleys Crumb Pie Recipes

TRIPLE BERRY PIE WITH GRANOLA CRUNCHY CRUMB TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Place a rack in the bottom third of the oven. Put the pie shell on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, combine the berries with the lemon zest and juice, the sugar and instant tapioca. Stir together to completely combine and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, mix together the flour and brown sugar. Using a fork or a pastry cutter, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Mix in the granola.
• Pour the berry mixture into the pie crust and top with the granola crumb topping. Bake until the inside of the pie is bubbling and the top is golden brown, 45 to 50 minutes. (If the top browns too quickly, cover loosely with aluminum foil.) Remove from the oven and cool at least 1 hour on a wire cooling rack before serving.
• Combine the whipped topping and maple syrup and mix until well blended. Serve with the pie.

GRANDMA'S SECRET PIE CRUST

Steps:

• In large bowl mix flour and salt. Cut in shortening with two butter knifes.
• In separate bowl, mix together egg, vinegar, and water. Drizzle wet mixture into dry mixture, cutting it in.
• Roll out dough, and fit into two 9 inch pie pans.
• Bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 12 minutes.

RUTH'S GRANDMA'S PIE CRUST

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, combine all-purpose flour, shortening, sugar, and salt. Blend together with a pastry cutter until crumbly.
• In a small bowl, mix egg with water. Blend into flour mixture. Chill in refrigerator until ready to use.

GRANDMA NISSLEY'S SHOO-FLY PIE

Steps:

• First line pie plates with pastry as you would for a custard. (Recipe makes four medium-size pies.) Mix baking soda and molasses, and let work while you make the crumbs of the flour, sugar and lard. When the molasses/soda is ready, add 1-3/4 cups boiling water to the molasses, mixing well and pouring into pie plates. Sprinkle crumb mixture on top of the liquid and bake. This makes the pies nice and moist on the bottom -- not so dry.

GRANDMA MARGE'S DUTCH APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Have your pastry crust in a 9 inch pie plate chilling in the fridge.
• To make the topping mix flour and brown sugar, cut in butter with a pastry cutter (I believe that is what it is called) or using 2 knives in a criss-cross motion until crumbly. Place in fridge until ready to use.
• Peel, core and slice the apples. Sprinkle apples with lemon juice. Mix flour, sugar, salt and cinnamon and stir into apples. Pour apple mixture into chilled pie crust and top with crumb topping.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes or until apples are done. Keep an eye on it while baking as you may have to cover pie crust edges with foil to prevent them from getting too brown. I also place an empty pizza pan on the rack just below my pie to catch any juice dripping.
• Prep time will vary depending on the way you peel, core & slice the apples, by hand, food processor or machine.

GRANDMA'S APPLE CRUMB PIE

Steps:

• Slice apples into pie shell, pour the half cup sugar over the apples, sprinkle with cinnamon.
• For the topping, mix flour and sugar. Cut in margarine until crumbly. Spread over the top of the pie. Bake at 350 degrees for 60 minutes, until topping starts to brown just slightly. Cover the edge of the crust with foil when baking. Remove after 45 minutes in the oven so it can brown slightly before finished baking.

GRANDMA NISSLEY'S CRUMB PIE

Steps:

• Crumb flour, sugar and butter. Reserve 1/2 cup of crumbs for top of pie. Mix milk, egg and soda together, and stir into crumbs. Beat thoroughly. Put in pie pan and sprinkle reserved crumbs on top. Bake in moderate oven (325-degrees for 1/2 hour). Makes two small pies.