Pineapple Pie

We were invited to spend Thanksgiving with a family in our ward.  One thing I new I had to make and bring was pineapple pie. It is Daniel's favorite pie, I make it every Holiday, and usually for his birthday too - since he does not like cake - or any other pie for that matter. 

I posted some pictures on facebook, and a couple people asked for the recipe. SO without further ado, I am going to share it with you! The credit for the recipe goes to Daniel's Mother.

First things first, I cheat. I DO NOT make my own pie crust.  Here is what I do, I go to the store and buy Pillsbury frozen pie crust. The package contains two  pie crusts.

I buy the deep dish pie crusts. See...

I usually thaw the crusts out the night before in my fridge. Then I take one of the crust smash it back together, but down a sheet of parchment paper, (or wax paper)  sprinkle some flour on to it, then I roll out the dough into a big circle. Next I take a cookie cutter and cut out cute little shapes - like hearts! You can also buy the crust in a box, I am just in to lazy and like the throw away pie "plate".

                          INGREDIENTS

 2 Pie Crusts

1 20oz Can of Crushed Pineapple

1 Tbsp  Cornstarch

1/4 Cup of Water

1 Tbsp Nutmeg

1 Tbsp Milk

1-2 Tbsp sugar

Preheat Oven to 350

1. Mix the Cornstarch and water until it is smooth.

2. In a medium sauce pan add pineapple, cornstarch mixture, and nutmeg.

3. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until it becomes nice and thick.  (last time I made this it seemed like it was not getting thick enough so I added another tablespoon of cornstarch with a little water. If this happens to you pour the cornstarch in slowly while you are stirring, otherwise you will end of with a big blob of jell on the top of your pie). After it is nice and thick, let it boil for a minute, then take it off the burner, and let it cool down for about 10 minutes.

4.  Pour the cooled of pineapple mixture into the pie crust. Cover with the top crust, and seal the edges.If you did not cut out cute little piece on your top crust, now is the time to add some "steam" vents to your crust.

5.Brush Milk on the top crust, and sprinkle with sugar.

6. Bake in Oven for 30 Minutes or until the pie crust is nice and golden brown.  (My oven is horrible so I usually check the pie at about 15 minutes, to see what the crust looks like. If it is already golden brown, and the center is not, I take the pie out of the oven and cover the edges with tin foil, or if you have one of those pie edge gadgets use that!)

7. Let  pie cool done and then EAT.