I'm going to be hosting an American party?!
It is going to be an American themed party, and I would like to bake some pies and cakes that are American and are not really found in the UK do you have any ideas!?!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
Shoofly Pie
Pastry for a one-crust, 9-inch pie
1 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 rounded tablespoon cold butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 cup light molasses
3/4 cup cold water
1/4 cup hot water
1 tablespoon baking soda
Preheat oven to 350 degrees!.
Roll out the pie pastry and line a 9-inch pie pan!. Set aside!.
In a food processor bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, butter and salt!. Remove 1/2 cup of the mixture and set aside!. Transfer the rest to a medium mixing bowl!. In a small bowl, beat the egg lightly!. Add the molasses and cold water, and blend but do not beat; you don't want bubbles in the batter!. Set aside!.
In a small bowl, mix the hot water with the baking soda and blend into the molasses mixture!. Add to the flour mixture and mix well!. Pour into the pie shell and top with the reserved crumbs!. Bake for 35 minutes!. The pie will appear quivery but will firm up as it cools!. Transfer to a rack to cool completely before cutting!.
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Banana Cream Pie
Crust
1 9-inch pie crust
Filling
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1-1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup light cream (half-and-half)
3 egg yolks, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon banana extract
1-2 bananas, depending on size
Whipped-Cream Topping
3/4 cup heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon sugar
pinch of salt
Combine sugar, salt and cornstarch in a small mixing bowl and set aside!.
Scald milk and cream and slowly beat in the sugar mixture!. Cook on low flame until filling thickens!.
Beat a small amount of this filling into your 3 beaten egg yolks!. Mix thoroughly, then incorporate egg mixture into the filling!. Cook at low temperature, stirring constantly, until thick, about 3-4 minutes!.
Remove from heat!. Add butter and flavorings!. Pour 1/3 of filling into prebaked pie shell!. Slice bananas on top!. Add remainder of the filling!.
Let cool!. Beat topping ingredients together until thick!. Slather on pie!.
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Apple Pie
Ingredients
1 egg, beaten
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup flour
1 cup apples, cubed
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Instructions
Mix all together!. Will be very thick!. Double for 9-inch pie pan!. Pour into greased pan!. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes!.
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Pastry for a one-crust, 9-inch pie
1 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 rounded tablespoon cold butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 cup light molasses
3/4 cup cold water
1/4 cup hot water
1 tablespoon baking soda
Preheat oven to 350 degrees!.
Roll out the pie pastry and line a 9-inch pie pan!. Set aside!.
In a food processor bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, butter and salt!. Remove 1/2 cup of the mixture and set aside!. Transfer the rest to a medium mixing bowl!. In a small bowl, beat the egg lightly!. Add the molasses and cold water, and blend but do not beat; you don't want bubbles in the batter!. Set aside!.
In a small bowl, mix the hot water with the baking soda and blend into the molasses mixture!. Add to the flour mixture and mix well!. Pour into the pie shell and top with the reserved crumbs!. Bake for 35 minutes!. The pie will appear quivery but will firm up as it cools!. Transfer to a rack to cool completely before cutting!.
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Banana Cream Pie
Crust
1 9-inch pie crust
Filling
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1-1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup light cream (half-and-half)
3 egg yolks, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon banana extract
1-2 bananas, depending on size
Whipped-Cream Topping
3/4 cup heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon sugar
pinch of salt
Combine sugar, salt and cornstarch in a small mixing bowl and set aside!.
Scald milk and cream and slowly beat in the sugar mixture!. Cook on low flame until filling thickens!.
Beat a small amount of this filling into your 3 beaten egg yolks!. Mix thoroughly, then incorporate egg mixture into the filling!. Cook at low temperature, stirring constantly, until thick, about 3-4 minutes!.
Remove from heat!. Add butter and flavorings!. Pour 1/3 of filling into prebaked pie shell!. Slice bananas on top!. Add remainder of the filling!.
Let cool!. Beat topping ingredients together until thick!. Slather on pie!.
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Apple Pie
Ingredients
1 egg, beaten
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup flour
1 cup apples, cubed
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Instructions
Mix all together!. Will be very thick!. Double for 9-inch pie pan!. Pour into greased pan!. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes!.
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Besides Pies you might want to do stuff like
BBQ Chiken Wings, or more Orleans style shrimp cajan spices!.
Or you can do meatloaf if you're doing a meal
Nibbles wise stick little american flags into things!.
Of course chips aka crisps a must,
easy way to make reese cups
1 jar peanut butter!.!.!. place into cake cups!.!.!. melted chocolate on top!.
watcfh out for peanut allergies though lol!.!.!.
other than tha drinks wise, as you say ice tea!. home made lemonade, any amercan beers cosmo, manhatten coctails!. etc!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
BBQ Chiken Wings, or more Orleans style shrimp cajan spices!.
Or you can do meatloaf if you're doing a meal
Nibbles wise stick little american flags into things!.
Of course chips aka crisps a must,
easy way to make reese cups
1 jar peanut butter!.!.!. place into cake cups!.!.!. melted chocolate on top!.
watcfh out for peanut allergies though lol!.!.!.
other than tha drinks wise, as you say ice tea!. home made lemonade, any amercan beers cosmo, manhatten coctails!. etc!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
as an American living in europe I would suggest the following:
Pecan pie
Sweet potato!. Pie
Pumpkin pie
Baked Alaska
Mississippi mud pie
Fudge cake
Apple pie
Blueberry pie
Key lime pie
Cookies ( must be soft)
The ingredients for most of these are in season!. Most are traditional thanksgiving foods!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Pecan pie
Sweet potato!. Pie
Pumpkin pie
Baked Alaska
Mississippi mud pie
Fudge cake
Apple pie
Blueberry pie
Key lime pie
Cookies ( must be soft)
The ingredients for most of these are in season!. Most are traditional thanksgiving foods!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
what a lovely idea-i like to host u!.k style teas!!! sweet pot80 pie,pumpkin pie,lemon bars,iced tea with lemon and sugar ,thats all i can really think of!.most of our other pies are the same as in the u!.k-apple pie and so forth!.i agree with key lime,thats a gr8 one,and a recipe originally from florida!.have fun at ur party!serving iced tea is very,very american!.its called "the house wine of the south!."Www@FoodAQ@Com
Pumpkin pie and pecan pie are very American!. And easy to make!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
bumpkin pie and the famous apple pie
pecan tart
plenty of shrimp,ribs,turkey and corn bread
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pecan tart
plenty of shrimp,ribs,turkey and corn bread
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Agree on the pumpkin and pecan
Key lime pie
Sweet potato pie
shu fly pieWww@FoodAQ@Com
Key lime pie
Sweet potato pie
shu fly pieWww@FoodAQ@Com
This is TOO easy !.!.!. LOLWww@FoodAQ@Com
Pumpkin pie of course, what about some Cajun food!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
