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Authors: Carolyn Stone, Mara Michaels
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oven to 425 degrees.
Bake the pie for 45 minutes or until top is a golden brown.
Top the hot pie with vanilla or butter pecan ice cream to enjoy it a
la mode. This recipe will also work well with finely sliced apples
and pears. Increase the amount of cinnamon to 1 teaspoon, up to 2
teaspoons, depending on how aromatic you like it.
If there are any leftover slices of pie, cut them up and freeze
individually, for a delicious dessert or pie on the go.
IDEAS FOR ENTERTAINING
One of the best things about these recipes is that they can be
prepared ahead of time and used whenever you need them, especially
when you have to feed a lot of people or even keep your family fed
during the holidays.
For instance, the summer holidays and school holidays can be a
really challenging for busy parents, especially if you are both
working and will not be getting much time off yourself when the
children are home from school.
Cooking these breakfast, lunch and dinner ideas ahead of time can
ensure a lot less stress and that your children are eating well no
matter who might be looking after them.
You can also get a real head start on your holiday menu planning and
entertaining, for example, by making the most of your freezer space.
Start cooking some of these great recipes ahead of time, and then
simply defrost, or heat and eat.
In addition to using any of these recipes for large parties, here
are a couple of other fun ideas for entertaining at home. You don't
have to spend a lot of money to impress your guests with these fast
and fun ideas.
FROZEN ICE RING FOR HOLIDAY DECORATING
2 qts ring mold or decorative Bundt pan
8 maraschino cherries, halved to make 16 pieces, or 8 red and 8
green whole cherries, alternating colors as you work
16 orange segments, divided into 4
16 pink grapefruit segments
16 peeled kiwi fruit slices
16 lemon peel strips
16 lime peel strips
Tap water or bottled water to fill the 2 quart mold
Place the mold in the freezer for about 1 hour to chill.
Remove mold and rinse in cold water.
Do not wipe dry.
Place mold back in the freezer until a thin coating of frost appears
inside the mold.
You will be making 4 layers in total in this ring, so plan out the
use of your fruit in alternating patterns, starting with "12
o'clock" and working your way round.
In each mold section or quadrant, arrange one piece of each of the
fruits at a position on the clock, starting with high noon and one
of the red or green cherries.
Once you have placed the fruit, carefully add just enough water to
cover the bottom of the mold. Be careful not to add too much water,
or add it too quickly, or else the fruit will float to the top.
Place in the mold into the freezer until ice sets.
Remove it and then start your second layer. Beginning at just to the
right of 12 o'clock, but with a different fruit, such as the
oranges, work your way around the clock, adding another 12 pieces of
fruit just to the right of the previous fruit you placed. Work
quickly so that nothing starts to thaw.
Add just enough water to cover the fruit, carefully making sure that
the fruit does not float.
Place in the mold into the freezer until ice sets.
Remove it and then start your third layer. Beginning at a bit more
to the right of 12 o'clock, but with a different fruit, such as the
pink grapefruit, work your way around the clock, adding another 12
pieces of fruit just to the right of the previous fruit you placed.
Work quickly so that nothing starts to thaw.
Add just enough water to cover the fruit, carefully making sure that
the fruit does not float.
Place in the mold into the freezer until ice sets.
Remove it and then start your fourth layer. Beginning at 12 o'clock,
but with a different fruit, such as the kiwis, work your way around
the clock, adding another 12 pieces of
Bake the pie for 45 minutes or until top is a golden brown.
Top the hot pie with vanilla or butter pecan ice cream to enjoy it a
la mode. This recipe will also work well with finely sliced apples
and pears. Increase the amount of cinnamon to 1 teaspoon, up to 2
teaspoons, depending on how aromatic you like it.
If there are any leftover slices of pie, cut them up and freeze
individually, for a delicious dessert or pie on the go.
IDEAS FOR ENTERTAINING
One of the best things about these recipes is that they can be
prepared ahead of time and used whenever you need them, especially
when you have to feed a lot of people or even keep your family fed
during the holidays.
For instance, the summer holidays and school holidays can be a
really challenging for busy parents, especially if you are both
working and will not be getting much time off yourself when the
children are home from school.
Cooking these breakfast, lunch and dinner ideas ahead of time can
ensure a lot less stress and that your children are eating well no
matter who might be looking after them.
You can also get a real head start on your holiday menu planning and
entertaining, for example, by making the most of your freezer space.
Start cooking some of these great recipes ahead of time, and then
simply defrost, or heat and eat.
In addition to using any of these recipes for large parties, here
are a couple of other fun ideas for entertaining at home. You don't
have to spend a lot of money to impress your guests with these fast
and fun ideas.
FROZEN ICE RING FOR HOLIDAY DECORATING
2 qts ring mold or decorative Bundt pan
8 maraschino cherries, halved to make 16 pieces, or 8 red and 8
green whole cherries, alternating colors as you work
16 orange segments, divided into 4
16 pink grapefruit segments
16 peeled kiwi fruit slices
16 lemon peel strips
16 lime peel strips
Tap water or bottled water to fill the 2 quart mold
Place the mold in the freezer for about 1 hour to chill.
Remove mold and rinse in cold water.
Do not wipe dry.
Place mold back in the freezer until a thin coating of frost appears
inside the mold.
You will be making 4 layers in total in this ring, so plan out the
use of your fruit in alternating patterns, starting with "12
o'clock" and working your way round.
In each mold section or quadrant, arrange one piece of each of the
fruits at a position on the clock, starting with high noon and one
of the red or green cherries.
Once you have placed the fruit, carefully add just enough water to
cover the bottom of the mold. Be careful not to add too much water,
or add it too quickly, or else the fruit will float to the top.
Place in the mold into the freezer until ice sets.
Remove it and then start your second layer. Beginning at just to the
right of 12 o'clock, but with a different fruit, such as the
oranges, work your way around the clock, adding another 12 pieces of
fruit just to the right of the previous fruit you placed. Work
quickly so that nothing starts to thaw.
Add just enough water to cover the fruit, carefully making sure that
the fruit does not float.
Place in the mold into the freezer until ice sets.
Remove it and then start your third layer. Beginning at a bit more
to the right of 12 o'clock, but with a different fruit, such as the
pink grapefruit, work your way around the clock, adding another 12
pieces of fruit just to the right of the previous fruit you placed.
Work quickly so that nothing starts to thaw.
Add just enough water to cover the fruit, carefully making sure that
the fruit does not float.
Place in the mold into the freezer until ice sets.
Remove it and then start your fourth layer. Beginning at 12 o'clock,
but with a different fruit, such as the kiwis, work your way around
the clock, adding another 12 pieces of
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