Recipe of the Week:

The following recipes for Jam Pie and a requisite Rich Pie Crust are from SurvivalBlog reader and fellow blogger Jennifer Rader ^[1].

Jam Pie

Ingredients

• 1 rich single-crust pie shell (see included recipe, below)
• 1 pint of jelly or jam
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Spread jam on the hot pie crust.  Let cool completely.
2. In a small, chilled bowl, combine cream, sugar, and vanilla.  Whip until stiff peaks form.  Spread onto cooled jam.
3. Refrigerate the pie for 3 hours before serving.

Rich Pie Crust

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/8 teaspoon baking powder
• Pinch of salt
• ½ cup lard
• 5-6 tablespoons cold water, enough to form dough

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt.
3. Cut in the lard until mixture resembles fine cornmeal.
4. Gradually stir in the cold water until dough forms into a ball.  Divide in half.
5. Roll each half out between two sheets of waxed paper.
6. Transfer bottom crust to a pie tin.
7. Bake per instructions for the pie you are making.  Otherwise, bake bottom crust for 15 minutes.

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