Mrs Stows Impossible Pie Recipes

BASIC IMPOSSIBLE PIES

Steps:

• Choose the base ingredients based on the size of the pie pan you are using.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Grease desired size pie pan.
• Sprinkle meat, cheese and vegetables, if using, into pan.
• Beat base ingredients until smooth, 14 to 30 seconds in a blender; or 1 minute on high with a hand beater; or 2 minutes by hand.
• Pour batter into pan, covering filling ingredients.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean, and top is golden brown.
• Cool 5 minutes before serving.
• Variations:
• Chicken, broccoli, jack cheese, onion -- ham, mushrooms, Swiss cheese --.
• bacon (6 slices, cooked, drained, chopped), broccoli, cheddar --
• bacon, sliced roma tomatoes, cheddar (the BLT) --.
• crumbled cooked hamburger, cheddar cheese, onion (the cheeseburger) --
• turkey, peas, green onion, dried cranberries --
• sliced potato, onion, herb flavored cream cheese, pork or chicken, green chiles, cheddar --.
• corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss (the Reuben)--.
• whole green chiles stuffed with cubes of cheese (rellenos casserole) --
• roast beef, onion, green or red peppers, any cheese (the Philly) --
• spinach, feta cheese, black olives, diced tomato (the Greek).
• NOTES:.
• Use any raw or leftover cooked vegetables, chopped into uniform sizes.
• Carrots and potatoes must be cooked.
• Slice or chop raw veggies smaller than cooked.
• Thawed frozen spinach (squeezed dry) and frozen broccoli work well.
• Add herbs/spices as desired.
• Try all veggie or all cheese pies.
• Add mustard, horseradish, hot sauce, BBQ sauce, etc. to base in small amounts (about 1 tablespoon) if it seems appropriate.

AMANDA'S SOURDOUGH IMPOSSIBLE PIE

Steps:

• Beat together all ingredients except the cheese.
• Grease a deep pie dish or an 9×9 baking dish and put in around 3 cups of your desired filling, You can use whatever you like for filling. Amanda offers nice suggestions at http://mandyskitchen.wordpress.com/2011/04/10/sourdough-impossible-pie/.
• Top with the sourdough mixture.
• Sprinkle cheese over the top and bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for 40 minutes or until set. Let stand 5-10 minutes before serving.

IMPOSSIBLE CHERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Grease a 10-inch pie plate.
• Beat all ingredients, except pie filling and streusel, until smooth - 15 seconds in blender on high or 1 minute with hand beater.
• Pour into pie plate.
• Spoon pie filling evenly over top.
• Bake for 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make streusel: Cut 2 Tablespoons firm margarine or butter into 1/2 cup Bisquick baking mix, 1/2 cup packed brown sugar and 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon until crumbly.
• Top pie with streusel.
• Bake about 10 minutes longer until streusel is brown; cool.

IMPOSSIBLE FRUIT PIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Grease 10" pan, put fruit in pan.
• Blend all remaining ingredients (except Powdered Sugar) for 3 minutes.
• Pour over Fruit. Let set for a few minutes. Bake 40 to 45 minutes.
• After Pie is cooled, dust with Powdered Sugar.