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Archive for June, 2010

Waitress Pie Recipe

Friday, June 4th, 2010 at 4:38 am  
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“WAITRESS” PIE (aka I Can’t Have No Affair Because It’s Wrong and I Don’t Want Earl to Kill Me Pie)

CRUST:
2 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup melted butter

CUSTARD:
2 cups whole milk
2 large eggs
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

MERINGUE:
3 large egg whites
pinch of cream of tartar
1/4 cup granulated sugar

1. Preheat oven to 350° F.

2. Prepare crust: Stir together crust ingredients until well blended. Press mixture into 9-inch pie pan. Bake 9 to 11 minutes, or until crust is browned and crisp. Remove from the oven. Increase oven temperature to 425 degrees F.

3. Prepare custard: Heat milk in a small saucepan almost to a boil. Remove from heat. Beat eggs slightly in a large bowl. Whisk in sugar and salt. *Add hot milk, 1/4 cup at time, whisking constantly to temper egg mixture (to get warmer gradually). Whisk in vanilla. Pour custard through a fine sieve and into the prepared pie crust. Sprinkle top of custard with cinnamon.

4. Bake on lower shelf of the oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until custard is set and firm to touch. Remove from oven and set on rack to cool slightly. (Keep oven on)

5. Prepare meringue: In large bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Gradually add sugar, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form. Spread meringue over cooked custard, and return to oven until the meringue is slightly browned. Cool for at least 15 minutes before serving.

Servings: 8

Cooking Tips
*Be sure to add milk gradually. If you add it to the egg mixture all at once, you’ll cook the eggs and end up with scrambled eggs!

**Refrigerate any leftover pie.

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How to Cook Ham

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010 at 4:36 am  
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With all the resources out there, a simple internet search will produce tons of recipes about how to make the perfect ham. The great thing is that most websites that list a recipe have a place for those who have tried the recipe to share their own ham making tips and reviews.

These can be so helpful when trying to decide what recipe to use. So many of the recipes sound delicious so why not use the opinions of others who have tried it to find out how good the recipe actually is?

How about an apricot honey ham glaze? Not only is it rated as delicious but it is also very easy to make, which is why it is such a very popular recipe. The ingredients include, apricot preserves, honey, cornstarch, lemon juice and cloves.

All these ingredients are combined in a saucepan over medium heat until the mixture becomes thick and bubbly. The glaze is simply spooned over the ham and then basted over the ham during the last 30 minutes of baking.

There is nothing quite as good as baked ham and pineapple. This is another recipe that usually gets rave reviews. After a ham has been cooking for half the allotted time, this is when the pineapple comes into play.

Drain the juice from a can of sliced pineapple. Combine the pineapple juice, brown sugar, and honey in a saucepan. Cook the mixture over low heat until the sugar is dissolved.

Brush the ham with the pineapple mixture after scoring the ham in a diamond like pattern. Then arrange the pineapple slices with cherries in the middle over the ham and secure with toothpicks.

The ham can also be studded with cloves. The ham should then be baked for the remainder of the time. The ham can be basted with the pineapple mixture throughout the remainder of the cooking time.

Another yummy recipe is a ham marinade! A marinade will allow the ham to absorb the juices and keep it very moist during baking.  This marinade is made up of brown sugar, honey, dry red wine, pineapple juice, and garlic. The ham sound be marinated for anywhere between 6 hours and overnight.

Be sure to visit often, we have lots more Ham making tips and recipe reviews that we are looking forward to sharing with you.

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