Mile High Peppermint Pie Recipes

MILE HIGH PIE

Steps:

• Combine walnuts and biscuits. Add butter and mash thoroughly.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Butter a 10-inch diameter springform pan and press biscuit crust into base and 2-inches up side. Cover this crust with waxed paper, cut to fit bottom exactly. Fill pan with split peas, up to height of sides and bake "blind" for 1 hour. Let cool while still filled.
• When crust is cooled, removed pea weights and paper. Meanwhile, whip egg whites with cold water and salt until peaked. Fold in sugar a little at a time. Add vanilla and keep cool.
• Unmold ice cream from containers and cut horizontally through middle of each to yield 4 discs total. Place disks in pie crust, alternating strawberry and vanilla flavors. Top with meringue, letting it fall all around the ice cream. Set in freezer for 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Remove pie from freezer and place in oven to brown meringue tips. You may also use a blowtorch instead. Serve with chocolate sauce.

MILE-HIGH PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Place a sheet pan in the oven and preheat to 375 degrees F.
• Whisk together the cornstarch with 2 tablespoons cold water in a small bowl to form a slurry. In a food processor, blend together the eggs, yolks, brown sugar, vinegar, vanilla, 1 stick butter, 1/3 cup maple syrup, 1/3 cup corn syrup, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 cup heavy cream and the cornstarch slurry. Once smooth, add 1 1/2 cups pecans and pulse in 5-second increments until they are chopped into small pieces.
• Pour pie filling into shell and place on preheated sheet pan. Bake until the very center of the pie is barely set, 40 to 45 minutes.
• Roughly chop the remaining 2 1/2 cups pecans. Heat a large skillet over medium heat and melt the remaining 5 tablespoons butter, then add 1/4 cup maple syrup and 3 tablespoons corn syrup. Cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, until bubbly, then stir in the remaining 1/2 cup cream and 3/4 teaspoon salt. Reduce heat to low, stir in pecans, and continue cooking, stirring, for about 2 minutes. Pile pecans onto pie and return to oven until you can smell the pecans toasting, about 5 minutes. Allow to cool to room temperature before serving.

MILE-HIGH STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• With an electric mixer, beat the egg whites, strawberries, lemon juice, and sugar for 20 minutes (that's not a typo; it really takes 20 minutes!). It will resemble meringue when ready.
• Fold in the Cool Whip.
• Put in the prepared crust.
• Freeze for several hours.

MILE-HIGH LEMON PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to a thickness of 1/8 inch, and use to line a 9-inch pie tin. Crimp the edges decoratively. Chill until firm. In a small bowl, whisk together egg yolk and cream to make a glaze. Prick the bottom of the shell with a fork, brush the top edges with the glaze, and line with parchment paper. Weight the shell with pie weights or dried beans, and bake until the edges begin to brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove paper and weights; continue baking until golden brown, 7 to 10 minutes more. Let cool.
• To make filling, combine cornstarch, cake flour, salt, and sugar in a medium nonreactive saucepan over medium heat. Gradually add 2 cups cold water. Bring the mixture to a boil, whisking constantly, about 4 minutes.
• Remove the pan from heat. Temper egg yolks by beating a small amount of hot mixture into the yolks before adding them to pan. Cook over low heat for 5 minutes.
• Remove the pan from heat, and whisk in the lemon juice and rind. Add the butter one piece at a time. Pour the mixture into a large bowl, and let cool.
• Pour the filling into the cooled shell and refrigerate, covered with aluminum foil, until firm, about 1 hour.
• To make the meringue, combine egg whites, sugar, and salt in a heat-proof bowl. Set over a pan of simmering water; beat until warm and sugar is dissolved. Remove bowl from heat; whip into stiff peaks.
• Spread the meringue over pie so that it touches crust all around. Broil until brown, about 2 minutes, watching constantly. Serve at room temperature.

FLUFFY PEPPERMINT PIE

Steps:

• Mix cookie crumbs, sugar and butter. Press evenly in bottom and up side of ungreased pie plate, 9x1 1/2 inches.
• Place marshmallows and milk in large microwavable bowl. Microwave uncovered on High about 3 minutes, stirring once, until marshmallows are melted. Refrigerate about 25 minutes or until mixture mounds slightly when dropped from a spoon.
• Beat whipping cream, food color and peppermint extract in chilled medium bowl with electric mixer on high speed until stiff. Stir marshmallow mixture until blended; fold into whipped cream. Fold in crushed candies. Mound mixture into crust. Cover and freeze about 5 hours or until frozen. Cover and freeze any remaining pie.

MILE-HIGH LIME PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the milk, sour cream, lime juice and food coloring if desired. Fold in whipped topping. Pour into the crust. Refrigerate for at least 12 hours.

MILE-HIGH STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine flour, pecans, margarine, and brown sugar together in a bowl until crumbly; transfer to a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven, stirring often, until crumbs are lightly browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer most of the crumbs to a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Beat strawberries, white sugar, egg whites, and lemon juice together in a bowl using an electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form, about 15 minutes. Fold whipped topping into strawberry filling; pour over crumbs.
• Sprinkle remaining crumbs over the strawberry filling. Cover dish with plastic wrap and freeze until set, 8 hours to overnight. Cut into squares.

MILE-HIGH ICE CREAM PIE

Steps:

• To make the crust, sift together the flour and salt.
• Cut the shortening into the flour-salt mixture until the pieces are the size of small peas.
• Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of cold water over the flour mixture, and gently toss with a fork.
• Repeat until the dough is moistened.
• Form the dough into a ball, and roll out on a lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness.
• Fit the crust loosely into a deep 9-inch pie pan, pricking well.
• Bake 10-12 minutes at 450° F.
• Cool.
• Layer the slightly softened ice cream in the pie shell.
• Beat the egg whites with the vanilla and cream of tartar until soft peaks form.
• Gradually add ½ cup of sugar, beating until the egg whites are stiff and glossy and the sugar has dissolved.
• Spread the meringue over the ice cream to the edges of the pastry.
• Broil 30 seconds to 1 minute to brown the meringue.
• Freeze the pie for at least several hours.
• To prepare the hot chocolate sauce, put the chocolates, 1½ cups of sugar, and ¾ cup of heavy cream in the top of a double boiler.
• Cook until the sauce is thick and melted.
• Add the balance of the cream to achieve a pouring consistency.
• Drizzle hot chocolate sauce over each serving.

MILE-HIGH APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Position an oven rack in the lower part of the oven and place a baking stone on it.
• Place the apples into a large mixing bowl, and toss with the lemon juice.
• Stir the potato starch, 3/4 cup sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a bowl.
• Roll out half of the pie crust pastry on a lightly floured surface and fit it into a 10 inch pie plate. Pile half the apples into the crust, and dot with half the butter pieces. Sprinkle half of the potato starch-cinnamon sugar mixture over the apples. Pile the remaining apples into the pie plate. Sprinkle with the remaining butter pieces and sugar mixture. Roll out the remaining pie crust pastry, and place carefully over the apples. Pinch and crimp the edges to seal the crusts. Use a fork to poke holes in the top crust in a few places. Brush the top crust with milk, and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar.
• Place the pie in the preheated oven on the baking stone. Immediately lower the heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake until the crust is golden brown, about 60 minutes. Check half way through the baking time, and cover the edges with aluminum foil for the last 30 minutes if necessary to prevent over-browning. Cool 3 hours on a wire rack before serving.

MILE-HIGH APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the smaller piece of pate brisee into a 15-inch round about 1/8-inch thick, dusting surface with flour to prevent sticking, as needed. Brush off excess flour. Roll dough around rolling pin, and place over a deep-dish 9-inch pie plate. Line plate with dough, pressing it into the corners. Trim dough to within 1 inch of the pie plate. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate.
• Roll out remaining piece of dough into an 18-inch round. Transfer round to a baking sheet; cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate.
• Peel and core apples, and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Place slices in a large bowl; sprinkle with lemon juice to prevent discoloration. In a small bowl, combine flour, sugar, and cinnamon; toss with apple slices.
• Remove remaining dough from refrigerator; place apple mixture into prepared pie plate, mounding it in a tall pile. Dot filling with butter. Place dough round over the apples. Tuck edge of top dough between edge of bottom dough and rim of pan. Using your fingers, gently press both layers of dough along the edge to seal, and crimp as desired.
• Using a paring knife, cut several vents in top of dough to allow steam to escape. In a small bowl, whisk together egg yolk with 2 tablespoons water to make a glaze. Brush surface with egg glaze; sprinkle with sugar. Place on a baking sheet, this will catch any juices that may overflow during baking. Bake until crust is golden, about 15 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees and continue baking until crust is golden brown and juices are bubbling, 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes. Remove from oven, and let cool completely before serving.