The Tompkins Family

1 cup Brown sugar
1/2 cup butter/margarine
1 egg
1/4 cup buttermilk or water
1 teaspoon root beer extract
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

Mix 1 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup butter and 1 egg in bowl until fluffy, stir in 1/4 cup buttermilk, 1 teaspoon extract, 1 3/4 cups flour, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, and 1/2 teaspoon salt, mix until smooth, cover and refridgerate for at least an hour

when dough has been refridgerated at least 1 hour heat over to 400 degrees

grease cookie sheet with shertening

Drop the dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheet

bake @ 400 degrees 6-8 minutes or until almost no impression remains when a cookie is touched lightly, immediately lift cookies unto a rack with a pancake turner

Prepare the glaze

2 cups powdered sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons root beer extract
1/3 cup butter/margarine
2 tablespoons hot water

Mix in bown 2 cups powdered sugar and 1/3 cup of butter, stir in 1 1/2 teaspoons extract and 2 tablespoons hot water

2 cups chopped strawberries
2 cups blackberries
1/2 cup sugar
3 tablespoons corn starch

Mix sugar and corn starch together. Mix with berries, I like to then use the masher to mash up the berry mixture. Pour in pie pan you have already placed the crust in. with the second crust rolled out cut into strips and layer on top of berry mixture.

Once again I used the milk brushed sugar/cinnamon sprinkled technique on the top layer of crust.

Bake for 25 minutes at 375 with tin foil covering the pie, remove tin foil and bake from another 20-30 minutes

Note: I placed a pizza pan under the pie for baking

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6 Apples, cored, pealed, sliced and diced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon all spice
1 tablespoon flour

Peel, core, and thinly slice and dice apples. Toss with lemon juice. Mix sugar, flour, and spices. Toss with apples to coat. Fill shell with apple mixture. Carefully place top pie crust and pinch edges, cut holes in top to allow for steam to escape.

Crust Topping:
1 teaspoon sugar
dash cinnamon
1 tablespoon milk

Mix teaspoon of sugar with dash of cinnamon. Brush top of crust with milk and sprinkle lightly with cinnamon sugar. Bake at 450F degrees for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 375F and bake an additional 20-25 minutes.

Ready for the oven.

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Pie Crust: (Makes 2 pies [four 9 in. crusts])
4 cups all-purpose flour (2 white 2 wheat)
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1 3/4 cup vegetable shortening at room temperature

1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 large egg

Mix the first 3 ingredients together.
Cut in the vegetable shortning with a fork or in my preference a pastry blender.
In a separate bowl, beat remaining ingredients. Combine the 2 mixtures, stirring with a fork until all ingredients are moistened.
Then with hands, mold into a ball. Put into a baggie or cover and seal, then chill at least 15 minutes before rolling in desired shape.
Can be left in refrigerator for only 3 days or may be frozen until ready to use.