Solid Gold Pie Recipes

GOLD MINER'S PIE

Steps:

• 1. Melt margarine, add pecans and coconut; cook until coconut browns. Then let this mixture cool.
• 2. While this mixture is cooling; mix cream cheese, milk, and cool whip together; divide and put this mixture into the pie shells.
• 3. Drizzle the caramel ice-cream topping over the cool whip mixture.
• 4. Top with pecan-coconut mixture.
• 5. Cover the pies and freeze.

GOLDEN TREASURE PIE

Steps:

• Combine the undrained pineapple, 1/2 cup of sugar, cornstarch and water in a small saucepan.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture comes to a boil.
• Cook for 1 minute more.
• Remove from the heat and cool to room temperature.
• Combine the 2/3 cup of sugar and butter in a bowl, beating, using an electric mixer set on medium speed, until well blended.
• Add the flour, cottage cheese, vanilla, and salt, beating until smooth.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Blend in the milk.
• Pour the pineapple mixture into the unbaked pie shell and then gradually pour the cottage cheese mixture over the pineapple layer, being careful not to disturb the first layer.
• Bake at 450 degrees F. for 15 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 325 Degrees F. and bake for 45 minutes more, or until a knife inserted halfway between the center and edge comes out clean.
• Cool on a wire rack and serve at room temperature.