7 great black pie Recipes

ground pork (could use ground beef, turkey or chicken ), onion, peeled and minced, garlic, minced, olive oil, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, chopped fresh sage (i use almost 2 tbsp.) **or sub in an italian herb blend. i find rosemary, basil, oregano, thyme, marjoram, fennel all work well and in combination, bread crumbs (fresh, plain , italian...whatever you like), discs prerolled , refrigerated pie dough (puff pastry works great too), eggs, beaten, options, i have peeled and grated 1 apple and added it to the filling mix with good results. i prefer a granny smith or a fuj, but use what you like if you go this route., saute diced jalapenos , poblanos or bell peppers with the onion and garlic and add to the meat mixture., pepperoncini (chopped ) and feta cheese crumbles work deliciously too and adds a different flavor level., saute chopped mushrooms with the onions and garlic., adding 2-4 tbsp. of cream to the meat mix will make for a moister filling., chopped olives, toasted pine nuts

all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled), plus more for rolling and cutting out dough, white sugar, salt, vegetable shortening, chilled, butter, ice water, dried great northern beans , soaked overnight, dry garbanzo beans , soaked overnight, dry navy beans , soaked overnight, dry black beans , soaked overnight, dried black-eyed peas , soaked overnight, dry mixed lentils , soaked overnight, dried pinto beans , soaked overnight, dry kidney beans , soaked overnight, olive oil, prepared hummus, ground nutmeg, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, cream of tartar, vanilla extract

ground beef, crushed red pepper flakes , or to taste, minced garlic, onion, diced, green bell pepper, chopped, red bell pepper, chopped, kidney beans, rinsed and drained, black beans, rinsed and drained, great northern beans, drained and rinsed, tomato sauce, tomato sauce with garlic and onions, petite diced tomatoes, fire roasted diced tomatoes, pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice, chili powder, ground cumin, salt , or to taste

recipe pastry for double-crust pie, white sugar, vanilla extract, maple syrup, ground cardamom, ground cinnamon, blackberries

unsalted butter, mirliton, peeled and cut into 1-inch thick slices or 1 (7 lb green pumpkin) *see note, vegetable oil, chopped yellow onions, chopped garlic, salt, freshly ground black pepper, shrimp, peeled and deveined, lump crabmeat , picked over for shells and cartilage, chopped green onions, chopped fresh parsley, gruyere , or mozzarella, finely grated, cooks note: any type of bland squash can be substituted for the mirliton or green pumpkin in this recipe (merlitons, yellow squash, or zucchini) long green italian squashes would work great too. regular pumpkins can also be used (not the kind for pie, but the big, bland ones more often used for jack o lanterns). butternut or acorn squash does not work with this recipe. the original recipe uses 1 (7 lb) green pumpkin., cooks note: any type of bland squash can be substituted for the mirliton or green pumpkin in this recipe (merlitons, yellow squash, or zucchini) long green italian squashes would work great too. regular pumpkins can also be used (not the kind for pie, but the big, bland ones more often used for jack o lanterns). butternut or acorn squash does not work with this recipe. the original recipe uses 1 (7 lb) green pumpkin.