The Pie's in the Bag

Yep!  In a bag. This is really my absolute favorite pie to bake and to eat.  I can't even tell you how much I love it. 


This pie recipe came from my sister-in-laws mom, Jeannie. 

Here she is....

We all love her and its not just because of her great recipes.

I just looked up this recipe for you, she gave it to me in 1996! 
Could I even use an oven at that age???

hmmm....

On with the pie.

You bake it in the bag and it's magical when it's done.

This recipe is actually for an Apple Cranberry Pie but I forgot to buy cranberries so your just looking at an apple pie.  I was too lazy busy to run back to the store. 

I always make this for Christmas.  It's so pretty, I will definitely share another picture when that time rolls around.

Have the best day ever!!
Jenn xo

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Apple-Cranberry Pie...in a bag

6 Cups Tart Apples, peeled and sliced small

1 Cup Cranberries

1 Cup Sugar

1 tsp Cinnamon

2 1/2 TBSP Flour

1/4 tsp Salt

1 TBSP Lemon Juice (Did you know that the lemon juice helps soften the apples when baking?)

1 Pie Crust ~ unbaked and pressed in pie tin.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Mix all of the ingredients and place in pie pan.  Place in fridge while you make topping.

Topping

1/2 Cup Cold Butter

1/2 Cup Flour

1/2 Cup White Sugar

Mix flour and sugar together with fork.  Cut butter into this mixture until crumbly looking.

Take pie from fridge and spoon topping over pie.

Tuck pie in a brown paper bag.  Paper clip bag shut.  Spritz bag with water.  Place the pie on a cookie sheet because it always drips over and who has time to clean their oven at Christmas?

Put in preheated oven being careful that sides of bag do not touch oven.

before

 

 

after

Bake 1 hour.  When done, you cut it out of the bag.

 

It's just like a little present.

  

 I still get excited after all these years!

YUM!!

 

Life is short. Eat Pie!

Let me ask you this....

Does your family have a favorite pie for Thanksgiving?

There are eight of us at my parents house and we will have a total of 5 pies!

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We must all have our favorite or it wouldn't be Thanksgiving. (Should I mention that we have a 25 pound Turkey also?  It's just like that with us.)

Starting this week, I'm going to have a little series of favorite pies for the holidays.  I'll be blogging about one pie a week on Wednesdays until Christmas.

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Since this is the day before Thanksgiving, and you probably already know what you are bringing, I thought I would post an easy pie using ingredients you are most likely to have in your kitchen.  You can make this pie in about an hour, including the homemade crust.

The first recipe I want to share is my mom's egg custard pie.  It is one of my very favorites. 

She has been making this every Thanksgiving and Christmas since I was a little girl.  I'm pretty sure she got the recipe from my grandma but I can only remember mom making it, and that makes it hers! 


So how many pies are you going to have at your table??

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Love & hugs ~
Jenn

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Mom's Egg Custard Pie

1- 9" unbaked pie crust (see recipe below*)

3 eggs, beaten

1 Cup Milk

1 Cup White Sugar

pinch of Salt

pinch of Nutmeg (can use cinnamon if you don't have this.)

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

In a large bowl, mix together eggs, sugar,and salt. Stir well until sugar is dissolved, then blend in milk.

Line your pie pan with the pie crust and pinch the sides.  I've read that you can brush the inside bottom and sides with an egg white to help prevent the crust getting soggy, but I've never done that.

Pour custard mixture into pie crust.  Sprinkle a very tiny amount of nutmeg just in the middle.  It will spread as it bakes.

Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on rack.

I am also including mom's pie crust.  It is the easiest crust to make and work with.  It always turns out good.

3/4 Cup plus 1 TBSP Shortening

1/2 Cup Boiling Water

1 TBSP Milk

Whip shortening and water with a fork until smooth and creamy, then add the milk.

Mix together 2 1/2 cups flour and 1 tsp salt.  Add to shortening mixture.  Mix until it clumps up.

Roll out either on a floured surface or between two sheets of wax paper.  This makes 2 pie crusts.

Little update tonight ~ in 2 minutes....

Nothing like cutting it close.  I just got home from two basketball games my daughter was cheering at, grabbed a quick snack and here I am finally telling you about the update.  I've been busy getting ready and making lots of things for "Christmas in the Country" at the 1824 Walker Farmhouse shoppe (12/6 & 12/7).  This update is just a small sampling for Christmas. I am working on much more for the show and also for a nicer update in December. Also will have a few pretty antiques for sale then.  So if you get a chance, stop by my website at www.rabbithillprimitives.com

Waiting their turn for pictures!

We also adopted a new kitty ~ Iris.  She's a sweetie pie.

 
We still have Ole' Lady Kitty, Hannah.  She'll be 18 this year.  She's a sweetie pie too!

Speaking of pies....next week is pie week!  I'll be posting some of my favorites on here for Thanksgiving.  Have a great weekend and thank you always!!
xxoo Jenn

Fall Decorating Part 2 ~ Living Room

My living room has very simple changes that make it feel a little more seasonal.  

Using natural things is mostly how I decorate.  

I like a mixture of vintage, organic, farmhouse, and anything pretty ~ that's what makes me happy :)

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My color palette in the living room was inspired by the Dogwood Tree....whites, greens and browns.

Our fireplace was so ugly when we moved in.  Dino and I chipped it down to these bricks the first week.  We had intended to refinish it but I sort of liked it this way. 

I did not get as many hydrangea's as I would have liked this year thanks to the deer snacking on them all summer.

 

Brown transferware is my favorite color ....especially any with a little bird or two (or three!).

 

 

This chair was a Christmas present from Dino one year. I love the cherries on it's pressed back ~ so different!

My mom hates these pillows, but they reminded me of lettuce so too bad mom :) 

Another pretty pillow from Home Goods.  I have a problem love with pillows.

  My knitting chair ~ someday I will finish that shawl on top of the basket.

 

This is an old watercolor painting I found for $3.00.  See the little sheep? I want to live there.

 

 

I actually made myself something this year ~ brown pumpkins from old velvet.  Don't you just love the stem on the left? 

 Some things just make me so happy.  Doesn't this look just like a nesting goose.  A treasure!

I hope you enjoyed my house.  Have a great day and thank you always for visiting.

xxoo Jenn