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NORTH COUNTRY MAPLE CREAM PIE

I know it is a bit early for Maple Syrup season (it’s coming though!) but I found this recipe and of course fell down the Google hole. The Water Wheel Restaurant has been in business since 1939!


The story began in 1939 when Harvey Webster, a maple syrup producer decided he wanted to have a water wheel on his property to generate power. Mr. Webster contacted the Fitz Water Wheel Company in Hanover, Pennsylvania and was told that Mr. Silas Gehman of Mohnton Pennsylvania had broken down his water wheel and was looking for someone to purchase it. Mr. Webster and a friend went to Pennsylvania and brought the water wheel to where it stands now. It sits here on the same bearings since 1939. The building next to the water wheel was originally a sugar house, where maple syrup was manufactured and bottled. The building and business evolved with three more families adding to the size and scope of the building and customer base. The water wheel has been drawing people in to enjoy the delicate flavors of homemade maple syrup and candy as well as souvenirs particular to New Hampshire for many years.

History of the Water Wheel

NORTH COUNTRY MAPLE CREAM PIE

Cook Time45 minutes
Course: after church coffee hour, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cream pie, I like pie, maple, maple syrup, pie

Ingredients

  • 1 unbaked deep 9-inch pie shell
  • cups cream
  • 4 eggs well-beaten
  • ½ cup maple syrup
  • dash of salt

Optional Topping

  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • ¼ cup granulated maple sugar

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 400°.
  • Prick the bottom of the pie shell with a fork and press a piece of aluminum foil into it.
  • Bake 5-6 minutes, remove foil, and bake 3-4 minutes more, or until crust is BARELY beginning to brown.
  • Remove from oven and cool; reduce oven heat to 325°.
  • Scald cream.
  • Combine eggs and maple syrup and VERY slowly pour cream into the egg mixture, stirring vigorously as you pour.
  • Add salt and pour into semi-baked crust.
  • Bake 30 minutes, until pie is set (but still a bit jiggly in center).
  • Remove from oven and cool.
  • Whip cream, adding granulated maple sugar as it stiffens. (Sifted light brown sugar may be substituted.)
  • Spread flavored whipped cream on cooled pie,

Cherry Angel Pie

Cherry Angel Pie

Course: after church coffee hour, Dessert, pie
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cherry, Cherry Pie, I like pie, pie

Ingredients

  • 1 package cherry-flavored gelatin
  • ½ cup sugar
  • Cherry Juice & water to make 1 cup
  • ½ cup cold water
  • 1 cup cream
  • 1⅔ cups red sour cherries drained & pitted
  • Meringue crust

Instructions

  • Dissolve gelatin and sugar in hot liquid.
  • Add cold water
  • Chill until thickened to egg white consistency.
  • Fold in whipped cream and cherries.
  • Pour into prepared crust and chill until firm.

Meringue crust

Cook Time50 minutes
Course: after church coffee hour, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cherry, Cherry Pie, I like pie, pie, Pie Crust

Equipment

  • Pie plate.

Ingredients

  • 2 egg whites
  • tsp cream of tartar
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ tsp vanilla

Instructions

  • Beat 2 egg whites and ⅕ tsp cream of tartar until mixture is stiff and dry.
  • Add ½ cup sugar, two tablespoons at a time, beating after each addition until sugar is blended.
  • Add half teaspoon vanilla.
  • Spoon lightly into greased 9" pie plate, building up sides a little.
  • Bake in a 275° oven for 45-50 minutes.

Cherry Cheese Pie

 

Cherry Cheese Pie

Course: Dessert, pie
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cherry, pie
Author: unknown

Ingredients

Graham Cracker Crust

  • 1 ¼ cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 1 tsp flour
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ½ cup butter
  • ¼ cup sugar

Filling

  • 8 oz Cream cheese
  • cup confectioners sugar
  • 1 package Dream Whiptm
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 can cherry pie filling

Instructions

Crust

  • Mix together all graham cracker ingredients.
  • Pat into a 9x13" pan.
  • Bake in a 300° oven for 10 minutes.

Filling:

  • Mix cream cheese with confectioners sugar and fold in 1 package of Dream Whiptm which has been whipped with the milk and vanilla.
  • Spread on crust.
  • Top with 1 can of cherry pie filling.
  • Chill.

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Pecan Pie

 

Pecan Pie

Course: Dessert, pie
Keyword: Pecan Pie, pecans, pie

Ingredients

  • 1 pie shell unbaked
  • 1 cup light corn syrup
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 3 eggs beaten slightly
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 cup pecans

Instructions

  • Thoroughly mix corn syrup, sugar, softened butter, beaten eggs, and salt.
  • Place in an unbaked pastry shell and cover with pecan halves.
  • Bake at 350° F for 1 hour.

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