Pies And Pastries Recipes

1 1/2 cup sugar 1 cup buttermilk 1/2 cup Bisquick baking mix 1/3 cup margarine, melted 1 tsp vanilla 3 x eggs

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease pie plate, 9x 1/4 inches. Beat all ingredients until smooth, 30 seconds in blender on high or 1 minute with hand beater. Pour into plate. Bake until knife inserted in center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool 5 minutes. Serve with mixed fresh fruit if desired. High Altitude (3500 to 6500 feet): Bake 30 to 35 minutes.

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1 cup Plain flour 1/2 cup Wholemeal flour 1 pch Salt 1 x Egg 100 ml Yoghurt 2 tbl Olive oil 1 tsp Water 1 tsp Cumin 1 tsp Curry powder

In a mixing bowl combine the flours with the cumin and curry powder. Make a well in the middle and add the salt, egg, yoghurt, oil and water and mix to a smooth dough. Knead for 5 minutes, then allow to rest for 30 minutes.

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4 x egg whites 1 cup sugar (caster) 1/4 cup water 1/10 tsp salt

Boil the sugar with a little water to soft ball stage 140C (you need a sugar thermometer to measure this). Whip the egg whites with a trace of salt until stiff and well peaked. Gradually pour in the boiling syrup, whisking continuously. Continue to mix until mixture cools. This recipe is best done by machine. Use for dishes such as lemon meringue pie and in the preparation of some sorbets and pastry cream items.

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