Louisiana Cushaw Pie Recipe Recipes Recipe For Lasagna

OLD-FASHIONED CUSHAW PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add squash, cover, and steam until very tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Blend squash in a blender until smooth. Pour 6 cups squash puree into a large mixing bowl. Reserve any extra squash puree for a separate use.
• Stir cream, honey, eggs, molasses, cinnamon, ginger, 1 teaspoon salt, allspice, and nutmeg into 6 cups squash puree; whisk until smooth. Cover and set aside.
• Mix flour and 1 teaspoon salt together in a bowl. Cut butter into flour mixture; add water and mix well. Add more flour to dough if it is too wet. Cut dough in half and roll onto a floured work surface; form into two 10-inch circles. Press dough into 2 pie pans and pour squash filling into each.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Cool slightly before serving.

CUSHAW PIE

Steps:

• 1. Prepare squash by cutting off rind and seeding it. Cut into small chunks.
• 2. Cook enough cushaw to equal 2 cups. This can be done by putting a small amount of water in a pan and slowly cooking it so it won't stick. Another way is to put cushaw in a microwave safe bowl, cover and microwave until soft.
• 3. Put cooked cushaw in mixing bowl.
• 4. Add remaining ingredients and mix until blended well.
• 5. Pour into pie shell and bake at 350 degrees until done, about 45 minutes or until center doesn't jiggle.
• 6. Take raw cushaw and freeze. Use another day.

LOUISIANA MUD PIE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan over medium heat, add caramel topping and bourbon. Bring to a low boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
• To pie crust add 1/4 cup of cooled caramel sauce. Place in freezer for 15 minutes until caramel firms.
• Remove pie crust from freezer; add 1 pint softened coffee ice cream. Over top of ice cream, sprinkle 1/4 cup chocolate chips and 1/4 cup pecans. Return pie to freezer for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Repeat and make another layer. Return pie to freezer for a minimum of 4 hours.
• For easy slicing, run knife under hot water.