Wednesday, October 23, 2013

JEAN'S BLACK WALNUT PIE AND SHOO FLY PIE RECIPES

JEAN'S BLACK WALNUT PIE

4 eggs
3 tablespoons flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup black walnuts, chopped
1 1/2 cups water
1 1/4 cups dark corn syrup
2 medium size pie crusts

Sprinkle the walnuts over the crusts and then mix in the filling.  The eggs must be well beaten before adding the sugar, gradually.  Then fold in flour, corn syrup and 1 1/2 cups of water.  Bake in very hot oven (425) for three minutes and then reduce to medium (350) for 30 to 40 minutes.

JEAN'S SHOO FLY PIE

1/2 teaspoon soda
3/4 cup of boiling water
1/2 cup molasses
1 egg, beaten
3/4 cup flour
2 Tablespoons shortening
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 unbaked pie shell

Dissolve soda in boiling water; add molasses and egg.  In a separate bowl mix flour, shortening, brown sugar, salt and cinnamon.  Form the mixture into crumbs.  Pour the liquid mixture in the unbaked pie shell, then add the crumbs on top and bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

SAUERKRAUT RECIPES AND VINEGAR RECIPES COMING TOMORROW!

15 comments:

New York State Of Mind said...

Good Morning Everyone,

Here of two of Jean's pie recipes that have been requested. Hope you enjoy them. I have some sauerkraut and vinegar recipes coming on tomorrow.

Really cold this morning and kind of raining here.

Marilyn

New York State Of Mind said...

Just got back from Amish America. If you get a chance run over there, he has a beautiful fall post today.

We are close to 100,000 pageviewers for all time history. I think we will hit today.

Marilyn

New York State Of Mind said...

I don't count well, we still have 10,000 to go before we hit 100,000. I think that will take a little while yet.

Marilyn

Countryside Reflections said...

I had Shoo Fly Pie once. It was a small piece with some ice cream on the side, and it was okay, but not my favorite. It's interesting to see what ingredients are in it.

Doreen

New York State Of Mind said...

Hi Doreen,
I like Jean's Shoo Fly pie, but then again, I don't know if I would like someone else's.

Marilyn

Anonymous said...

Thank you for the pie recipe!!! I will try it in the upcoming days!

Chris

SueAnn said...

Ask Jean if she collects her black walnuts...You all know I do, but, for anyone else..I have never seen them for sale in stores...

New York State Of Mind said...

Hi Chris,
You are most welcome. We aim to please our folks.

Marilyn

New York State Of Mind said...

Hi Sue Ann,
I will ask Jean. Does it really make any difference what walnuts you use? What if you don't have dark walnuts?

Marilyn

SueAnn said...

I think it is all about the flavor- English walnuts are much milder in taste- black walnuts are a bit stronger.

New York State Of Mind said...

Thank you, Sue Ann. I remember when we had walnuts falling from trees in our area or you could pick them. They are all gone now. Taken down because the walnuts falling was a nuisance. I don't know where to go look for them now.

Marilyn

New York State Of Mind said...

Answering Sue Ann, Jean does collect walnuts or, sometimes she, sends the children to collect them for her. She had walnut trees behind her old house, but none at the new one. The Amish people that bought her old house said she could have whatever she wanted in walnuts. So she gets to go back to see her old house, converse with the owners and get some walnuts.

Marilyn

annie said...

how does she crack them? I have never been able to well, no matter what method I used. I would love to make this pie, walnuts are everywhere here, but I have never been successful in getting the meat out of them, please ask her what she uses, thank you.

New York State Of Mind said...

Hi Annie,
I will have to ask Jean. I know my Mom had a nut cracker. You put the nut in it and squeeze, it would crack it open. In fact, I sill have it, it is one of my items I couldnt let go when she passed on.

Marilyn

SueAnn said...

Black walnuts are tough! A regular nut cracker does not work well....it does for English walnuts, tho. AZ hammer is the best way..they have to be pretty dry..after you take the outer husk off, they have to dry..about 6 weeks, to be really good...and you try to hit right on the seam, but it will shatter many times..and you spend a great deal of time picking the nut meats out, from the shell....You can gather them and crack them right away too, if you plan to cook with them....but for long term storage, they need to dry a bit first.
I think that's great that Jean can still go back and collect...black walnut trees are getting harder to find anymore- for the reason you say- they are "messy"....
There are some nut crackers made, specifically for black walnuts...but are expensive, at least the ones I have found..from different on- line stores and such. Walnuts are like fruit trees...some years they produce gangbusters, and other years..none...when they are flush, we collect all we can, as we know the next year may not be as plentiful. And, they can stay dried , in the shell, for a long time too.....