Great Great Grandma Andrews Carrot Pie Recipes

CARROT PIE

Steps:

• Peel and chop carrots.
• Place carrots in large pot, cover with water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until carrots are tender, about 25 - 30 minutes.
• Drain water. Return carrots to pot. Cook carrots over low heat, stirring constantly, for a few minutes, to steam off all excess water.
• Puree carrots and butter until absolutely smooth. You can do this in a food processor, blender, food mill or with a ricer.
• I use my food processor. After the carrots are smooth, mix in sugars, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, ginger, vanilla, half & half and flour until well combined.
• Pour mixture into prebaked & cooled 9" pie crust.
• Bake at 350° for 50 - 60 minutes or pie is set and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool on wire rack. Refrigerate for 1-2 hours before serving. Serve with whipped cream and enjoy :)

CARROT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Press the pie crust into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie plate.
• Bake the pie shell for 3 to 5 minutes, just to firm it up, then remove from the oven, and set aside. Place carrots in a saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain water, and mash carrots until smooth using a food processor, or potato ricer.
• In a medium bowl, mix together the carrot puree, sugar and eggs. Mix in the cinnamon and vanilla. Gradually stir in the milk. Pour the mixture into the partially baked pie shell.
• Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, then reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake for an additional 40 to 45 minutes at the lower temperature, or until firm. Cool completely before serving.

GRANDMA CHICS CARROT CAKE 1968

Steps:

• Cake Method: Beat eggs, and gradually add the sugar Blend in the grated carrots Sift the dry ingredients together and add alternately with the salad oil Blend in the vanilla Add the nuts Add the raisins OR pineapple Pour into prepared pan Bake the first 45 minutes at 375 degrees.
• Remove from oven With a large handle of a wooden spoon or skewer poke holes all over the cake.
• Down to bottom.
• Pour topping into holes and all over top Place back into oven for the last 15 minutes 375 degrees.
• Test with a tester, should come away clean.
• When done remove from oven Place onto a cooling rack.
• Cool completely When cool glaze with a coffee glaze over the top and over the sides.

GRANDMA ROSE'S CARROT PIE

Steps:

• To make carrot pulp : Peel and slice 3-4 lb. of carrots ; (I have used the baby carrots and don't have to peel or slice ) put carrots in a kettle with enough water to just be level with the carrots ; Add 2 Teas. baking soda ; it prevents too much foaming when cooking.
• Boil carrots until tender ; Drain.
• Run carrots through a food sieve (cone) to make the pulp. This will remove any bad pulp you don't want ; like missed peel and the stringy texture in the carrots.
• Mix up all the above ingredients in a large bowl.
• Pour into a prepared raw pie crust.
• Bake on center rack in a pre-heated oven @ 350 deg. for 45-60 minutes or until a tooth pick comes out clean when inserted in the center . Cooking time varies depending on your oven. Let pie completely cool before serving.
• Note: I double this recipe and get 3 pies when using 9" deep dish frozen pie crusts. I cooked up 15 pounds of baby carrots and got 12 pies out of all the pulp.

GREAT GRANDMA'S CARROT PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Combine carrots, brown sugar, sweetened condensed milk, eggs, spices. Beat for 3 minutes.
• Pour into prepared pie crust.
• Mix brown sugar, butter, and pecans. Sprinkle on top of pie.
• Bake 25 minutes, 375 degrees while covered with tin foil. Remove tin foil and bake 20-25 minutes.
• It is done when a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.