German Chocolate Pie

1 unbaked pie crust.
1/2 c melted butter
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
3/4 c flour
1/3 c. cocoa
1/2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 c chopped pecans


Topping
1 can sweetened condensed milk
3 egg yolks, lightly beaten
1/2 c. butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 c. flaked coconut
3/4 c. chopped pecans


Combine melted butter, sugar, and eggs until blended. Stir in flour and cocoa until smooth. Stir in chocolate chips and pecans. Pour into pie crust and bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes. Center should not jiggle. Cool completely. Meanwhile, make topping by stirring condensed milk, egg yolks, and butter in saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat, whisking constantly until thick and bubbly. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla, coconut, pecans, and a pinch of salt. Cool before spreading over pie.

Vodka Pie Crust

1 1/4 c flour
1/2 t salt
1 T sugar
6 T (3/4 stick) cold butter, cut into 1/4 in slices
1/4 c cold veg shortening
2 T cold vodka
2 T cold water

Combine 3/4 c flour, salt, and sugar. Mix well. Cut in shortening and butter, using pie cutter to mix until flour is mixed in, and it looks like cottage cheese.  
Add remaining 3/4 c flour-evenly mix it in.
Sprinkle vodka and water over mixture.
With rubber spatula, use folding motion to mix, pressing down on dough until it sticks together.
Wrap in plastic, place in fridge 45 min.  
On floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8in.
Place in pie pan
Cook @ 425 degrees until golden color, about 15-20min.

Josee Simonson's recipe, found in Omaha World Herald in 2009 or so.

Raisin Cream Pie (mom)

1 1/2 c raisins: Boil in water, shut off and drain.
Add 2/3 c. sugar,
1 T. flour
pinch of salt
Stir.
Add 1 1/2 c cream
3 eggs yolks
1 t. vanilla
Cook til thick.
Pour in 1 baked pie shell.

Mom (Estele) got this from Melodi Roseberry

Cream filling for pies

Mix in saucepan:
1/4 c flour and 2 level T cornstarch
2/3 c sugar
1/2 tsp salt
3 c milk ( 1/2 cream)
Stir gradually and cook over low heat, stirring until mixture boils and thickens. Boil 1 minute. remove from heat. Gradually stir in 1/2 of hot mixture into 3 slightly beaten egg yolks. Then blend into hot mixture in saucepan and boil 1 minute before stirring and remove from heat. Blend in 1 T butter and 1 1/2tsp vanilla. Pour into baked pie shell and top w/meringue, sealing edges. Bake 400 8-10min to cook merinque.

Chocolate pie: follow recipe except incease sugar to 1 1/2 c and use 1 2/4 oz semi-sweet chocolate. (If chocolate not available, use 1/2 c cocoa or less). Add w/starch and salt.

Banana Pie: use 3 bananas when pie shell is cool and filling is cool.

Coconut pie: fold 3/4 c coconut just before filling pie shell.

Recipe from Estele. (from Louise Anspach). Paula changed cocoa to semi sweet chocolate.