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<\/a> A slice of bread fits perfectly in a square pie iron but the \u201cwaffle\u201d pie irons I\u2019ve seen look fun too. Some day I\u2019m going to buy waffle style irons for our family reunion and use them for breakfast. Aunt Lynn doesn\u2019t think she\u2019s had breakfast unless she has had a piece of toast so we\u2019ve even used our pie irons for toast.<\/p>\nTo make the most simple of pies, just take two slices of bread (buttered on the outsides), fill with jam, cheese, meat or pie filling- you don\u2019t need much, then place inside the pie iron and lock it closed. Hold it over your campfire for a few minutes on each side and you’ll soon be eating a grilled cheese sandwich or a scrumptious apple pie.<\/p>\n
At our family reunions, we like to make fruit pies in the evening while we are sitting around the campfire visiting, singing or playing games. About ten years ago, at a family reunion, cousin Mindy suggested that we sprinkle our freshly baked pies with sugar and cinnamon when we dump it out of the pie iron. Yummy! Some of our favorite flavors of fruit pies are lemon and raspberry. Another family favorite at our family reunions are \u201cCherry Cheese Turnovers- the recipe is below.<\/p>\n
Cherry Cheese Turnover<\/strong><\/p>\n Cream Cheese<\/p>\n Cherry Pie Filling <\/p>\n Butter or Pam cooking spray<\/p>\n 2 Slices of white bread <\/p>\n Butter or add cooking spray to one side of each slice of bread and place buttered-side-out in pie iron. Fill with a Tablespoon of cream cheese and a Tablespoon of cherry pie filling. Cook on camp stove or in fire until golden brown. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon.<\/p>\n Pie Irons are great for making ham and cheese sandwiches, individual pizzas and dessert pies but you don\u2019t have to always use bread pockets when you use your pie irons. At our family reunions, we have made omelets and hash brown potatoes in our pie makers. Use your imagination- I even heard of a family that makes Baked Alaska in their irons. That\u2019s a recipe I\u2019ve got to try! Here\u2019s a fun recipe using tortillas.<\/p>\n Quesadilla<\/b><\/p>\n 10" Flour Tortilla’s<\/p>\n Shredded Cheese<\/p>\n Grilled Chicken Strips <\/p>\n Taco Seasoning<\/p>\n Sour Cream, olives, salsa etc.<\/p>\n Spray both sides of Irons well, with non stick cooking oil. Lay Tortilla in middle of one Pie Iron. Fill with 3 to 4 strips of cooked and thawed chicken, sprinkle 1\/8 cup of cheese and taco seasoning to taste. Fold the Tortilla in on all sides, close Pie Iron and cook until Tortilla is golden brown on both sides. Serve cut in half with sour cream and salsa.<\/p>\n A basic pie iron can be purchased for about $20.00 at Sporting Goods\/Camping & Outdoor Stores, BBQ & Kitchen Specialty Stores, Campgrounds, RV Stores, & Hardware stores. I once stumbled onto store liquidation and bought pie irons for $6.00 a piece. I bought every iron they had in stock. An online resource .<\/p>\n You don\u2019t need a pie iron for every person at your family reunion, just cook your pie and pass the iron onto the next person. After you\u2019ve introduced your family to pie irons at your next family reunion everyone will want to have one- selling pie irons might even be a great fund raiser! More great recipes can be found at www.familyreunionhelper.com<\/a> under \u201cTried and True\u201d recipes.<\/p>\n \u201cIndividually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.\u201d – Ryunosuke Satoro<\/p>\n Aunt MO<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" No, we\u2019re not talking about the loved ones that will be attending your family reunion- we\u2019re talking about Pie Irons! Pie Irons are known by many different names, Pudgie Pies, Pioneer Pies, Fire Pies, Toasties and Jaffles, but each name … Continue reading