Comerford - Welcome Home Pies, Crisps, and Crumbles: Easy and Delicious Treats for Every Season

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For details, contact the Special Sales Department, Good Books, 307 West 36th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10018 or . Good Books is an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., a Delaware corporation. Visit our website at www.goodbooks.com. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available on file. Cover design by Daniel Brount Cover photos by Meredith Special Interest Media and Bonnie Matthews Print ISBN: 978-1-68099-756-9 Ebook ISBN: 978-1-68099-774-3 Printed in China Table of Contents About Welcome Home Pies, Crisps, and Crumbles Im so glad youve picked up Welcome Home Pies, Crisps, and Crumbles: Easy and Delicious Treats for Every Season! In these pages youll find desserts for the oven, slow cooker, Instant Pot, and some that require no actual baking at all. There is quite literally something for everyone in this book.

Whether youre looking for a warm dessert like Summer Peach and Blackberry Pie, Cherry Berry Cobbler, or Peaches and Pudding Crisp, or a quick and easy dessert like Sour Cream Apple Pie or Cherry Crisp, this cookbook has you covered. Making dessert for your family or choosing a dessert to bring to a family gathering or church party just got easier! With 127 tried-and-true recipes to choose from, you cant go wrong and you wont go empty-handed! So, are you ready to get baking? Lets do this! Pies Apple Caramel Pie SLOW-COOKERSue HamiltonMinooka, ILMakes 810 servingsPrep. Time: 5 minutesCooking Time: 3 hoursIdeal slow-cooker size: 4- to 5-qt. 2-crust refrigerated pie dough package 2 (22-ounce) cans apple pie filling 1 teaspoon cinnamon 12 caramel candies Press one crust into half the bottom of a cold slow cooker, and an inch or so up half its interior side. Overlap by inch the second crust with the first crust in center of slow cooker bottom. Press remainder of second crust an inch or so up the remaining side of the cooker.

Press seams flat where two crusts meet. Cover. Cook on High for 1 hours. In a bowl, mix the pie filling, cinnamon, and caramels. Pour the mixture into hot crust. Cover.

Cook on High an additional 1 hours. Creamy Apple Pie OVENMary HackenbergerThompsontown, PAMakes 8 servingsPrep. Time: 45 minutesBaking Time: 45 minutes 1 stick ( cup) plus 1 tablespoon butter, at room temperature, divided cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, divided 1 cup flour 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature 1 egg 4 cups thinly sliced apples, peeled or unpeeled teaspoon cinnamon cup chopped pecans To make the crust, use an electric mixer to beat 1 stick butter, cup sugar, and teaspoon vanilla in mixing bowl. Gradually add flour, until mixture forms soft dough. Press into bottom and up sides of a deep-dish 9-inch pie plate. In a mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the cream cheese, 2 tablespoons sugar, the egg, and the remaining teaspoon vanilla.

Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly over the crust. By hand, gently mix the apples, cinnamon, and remaining cup sugar. Layer the apple filling evenly over cream cheese filling. Dot with remaining 1 tablespoon butter. Sprinkle with nuts. Make a loose tent of foil to cover the pie while baking.

Bake at 400F for 15 minutes. Lower heat to 350F and bake an additional 20 minutes. Remove foil tent. Bake 10 minutes longer, or until apples are done. Cinnamon Apple Crumb Pie OVENCarol EberlyHarrisonburg, VAMakes 68 servingsPrep. Time: 1015 minutesCooking/Baking Time: 5055 minutes 21-ounce can apple pie filling 9-inch unbaked piecrust teaspoon ground cinnamon 4 tablespoons butter, divided 12 cups crushed shortbread cookies Pour the pie filling into the piecrust.

Sprinkle with the cinnamon. Dot with 1 tablespoon butter. Melt remaining butter. Place the crushed cookies in a small bowl. Stir in the melted butter until coarse crumbs form. Sprinkle over the filling.

Cover the edges of pastry loosely with foil. Bake at 450F for 10 minutes. Reduce the heat to 350F. Remove the foil. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool on wire rack before cutting and serving.

Grandmas Apple Pie OVENAndrea Zuercher,Lawrence, KSMakes 8 servingsPrep. Time: 30 minutesBaking Time: 45 minutes 6 cups pared and sliced apples (about 6 medium-sized tart apples; Granny Smith work well) 6-ounce can frozen 100%-juice apple juice concentrate, thawed 1 tablespoons cornstarch 1 tablespoon water 1 teaspoon cinnamon 10-inch double piecrust, unbaked 3 tablespoons butter, optional Place the sliced apples in a saucepan with the juice concentrate. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, and then simmer, covered, for 5 minutes. In a small bowl, dissolve the cornstarch in the water. Gently stir into the apples.

Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat. Simmer, covered, for 10 to 15 minutes. Apples will begin to soften as mixture becomes thickened. Stir occasionally so it does not scorch. Gently stir in the cinnamon.

Fill the bottom piecrust with apples. Dot with butter if you wish. Cover with the top crust. Pinch crusts together. With a sharp knife, cut 6 to 8 steam vents across the top crust. Place the pie plate on a baking sheet in case the filling cooks out.

Bake at 350F for about 45 minutes, or until top crust is lightly browned. Crockery Apple Pie SLOW-COOKERRuthie SchieferVassar, MIMakes 1012 servingsPrep. Time: 20 minutesCooking Time: 67 hoursIdeal slow-cooker size: 4-qt