Birthday Pie

The story is that mom put the blueberry peach pie in the oven. And then her water broke. Thus, pie is mandated for my birthday.

Recipes used for today's potluck picnic.

Easy Oil Pie Crust
The family classic.

Stir together:

2 cups flour (we usually use up to 1/4 of it [1/2 cup] whole wheat flour

1 teaspoon salt

Combine:

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1/4 cup milk

Mix into flour mixture with a fork. Shape into a ball and divide into two balls. Make one ball slightly larger for the bottom crust. Roll out between two sheets of wax paper.

Blueberry Peach Pie

Mom won a blue ribbon at the Gilbert Peach Festival for this one.

Makes one 9” pie.

Mix together the pie filling:

   1 c. blueberries

   3 c. peaches

   1-2 Tbsp. lemon juice

   3/4 c. sugar

   2 Tbsp. tapioca (or 3 Tbsp. flour)

   1/2 tsp. cinnamon

   1/2 tsp. salt

Make Easy Oil Pie Crust (or other pie crust of choice).

Shape into ball and divide into two balls, making one slightly larger for the bottom crust.  Roll out larger ball between two sheets of waxed paper.

Place rolled out dough into pie crust.  Place filling on top.  Dot with 2 Tbsp. margarine. For top crust, roll second ball between used wax paper. Cut into strips for lattice top, or simply place crust on top of filling.

Making the lattice.

Bake at 400º for 10 minutes; then 30-35 minutes at 350º.

Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

Adapted from Vegalicious

Makes one 9” pie.

Mix together the pie filling:

   2 c. rhubarb

   2 c. strawberry

   1/2 c. sugar

   1/2 c. brown sugar

   2 Tbsp. tapioca (or 3 Tbsp. flour)

   1 tsp. cardamom (I used about 5 green pods worth. Cut them open, grind them up with a mortar and pestle. Or a rock and bowl. Same difference.)

   1 tsp. ground ginger

   1/2 tsp. salt

And the rest is the same. I baked them in the oven at the same time.

But I'll copy/paste here to help us all out later.

Make Easy Oil Pie Crust (or other pie crust of choice).

Shape into ball and divide into two balls, making one slightly larger for the bottom crust.  Roll out larger ball between two sheets of waxed paper.

Place rolled out dough into pie crust.  Place filling on top.  Dot with 2 Tbsp. margarine. For top crust, roll second ball between used wax paper. Cut into strips for lattice top, or simply place crust on top of filling.

Bake at 400º for 10 minutes; then 30-35 minutes at 350º.

Edited to add photos taking on a getaway weekend.