Prune Pie

Name: Prune Pie
Ingredients: 8 cups flour; 3 cups sugar; 1/2 teaspoon salt (more if desired); 4 teaspoons baking powder; 2 cups lard (shortening works, too); 3 lbs prunes, pitted

6 ingredients

12 steps

Ingredients

8 cups flour
3 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt (more if desired)
4 teaspoons baking powder
2 cups lard (shortening works, too)
3 lbs prunes, pitted

Directions

1

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2

Mix together flour, baking powder, salt and 1 cup of sugar.
3

Cut in the shortening until the mixture is crumbly.
4

Add enough cold water to make a soft dough.
5

Knead slightly and cut in half.
6

Roll out dough, 1/4 inch thick, and line cookie sheet with one. Save the other.
7

Cook prunes in water until soft. Drain.
8

Mash well, adding 2 cups of sugar (to taste, you may not need it all).
9

Season with cinnamon and cloves.
10

Spread filling evenly over bottom crust.
11

Cover with top crust pinch seams and cut steam vents.
12

Bake until crust is slightly brown.