Today's recipe comes to us from "Betty Crocker's Pie Parade"! A parade of pies! Oh my! Dateline: 1957, Our lovely Betty sends us this message: "Everybody loves pie, especially the men of the family." (I didn't know that!). She also tells us that, "every one of these recipes has been thoroughly tested". Well, that's a relief, after the whole eggless cake debacle!
"Dependable Gold Medal is what we call the 'flower of the wheat' which means that it is the finest and best part of the wheat. That's why it really does help you bake a 'flower of a pie', all golden, flaky, tender, and good." "Do try these recipes, won't you?" Yes, Betty, yes I will.
Some pie history:
"Pie is as American as the Fourth of July.Through those first lean and hungry years in New England and Virginia, courageous pioneer mothers contrived 'pyes' out of the few simple foods at hand. They sliced the top off pumpkins, scooped out fiber and seeds, filled the pumpkins with milk, and set them to bake on the open hearth. Later, a greased pan sprinkled with rye meal was filled with pumpkin diluted with milk and spices. Still later, they added the pastry crust."
"The 'pyes' of old England were baked in a long deep dish called a coffin, and 'pye receipts' up to Martha Washington's day directed colonial cooks to 'first make your coffin.' The first American pie pans were designed round to cut the corners, flat and shallow so pies would 'go a long way.' As orchards were planted and food became plentiful, pies gradually took on the 'new world' look- large and richly crusted, lush with fruit and abundant fillings. Pies had become distinctively American, as glamorous and exciting as this thrilling new nation!"
Well, with that said, let's move on to the recipe:
Hash Skillet Pie
Make Stir-N-Roll pastry for Two-crust
Pie (below). Roll between 2 squares of
waxed paper into a 12" square. Ease into
heavy 10" skillet; let pastry hang over
edge.
Mix...
1-lb. can corned beef hash, broken up
1/4 cup milk or tomato juice
2 tbsp. chopped onion
Spread in pastry-lined skillet. Fold pastry
over filling. Bake. Cut in wedges and
serve with hot chili sauce or catsup.
Temperature: 425 degrees (hot oven)
Time: Bake 30 to 40 min.
Amount: 4 to 6 servings.
Stir-N-Roll Pastry for Two-Crust Pie
Mix 2 cups sifted Gold Medal flour and 1 1/2 tsp. salt.
Pour into measuring cup (but don't stir together):
1/2 cup cooking (salad) oil and 1/4 cup cold milk.
Then pour oil and milk all at the same time into the flour.
Stir with fork until mixed. Dough looks moist, but isn't
sticky. Press into smooth ball.
This is an incredibly easy recipe. The hardest part
was trying to remember what I did with my cast iron
skillet. I used the milk rather than the tomato juice
because that's what I had on hand. Also, I knew I would
be putting catsup on it when it was done baking.
When you make this recipe "hash becomes a
conversation piece". Well that's what Betty said!
I'm not sure if we conversed about it all that much but
this was good and tasty.
