Autumn Morton won first place and $50 in the single crust category with her Autumn's Strawberry and Cream Pie.

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips                   3 tsp shortening
1 Oreo pie crust                                             1 8 oz. cream cheese softened
1/2 cup sugar                                                 1/2 cup sour cream
1 tsp vanilla                                                    1 tub Cool Whip (8 oz)
2 cups fresh strawberries

Combine chocolate chips and shortening and melt in the microwave for about 30 seconds and
then stir.  If needed, microwave for another 15-20 seconds and stir again.  Stir until well combined and then pour about 3/4 of the mixture into the bottom of the crust and refrigerate until firm.
Beat the cream cheese, sugar, sour cream and vanilla until smooth.
Fold in Cool Whip and 1 cup of sliced strawberries.  Refrigerate overnight.
Arrance remaining strawberries (halved) on top of the pie.  Microwave the remaining chocolate and drizzle over the top.  Refrigerate again for about an hour before serving.

Oreo Pie Crust Recipe
2 1/2 cups of crushed Oreo cookie crumbs, finely ground
2 1/2 ounces of melted butter

Combine cookie crumbs with melted butter in a bowl.
Pour the mixture into the 9 inch pie pan and press into the bottom and up the sides evenly.
Smooth the surface with the back of a spoon.
Refrigerate the chocolate pie crust for at least an hour.

Steve and Rosie Williams won second place and $30 in the double crust category with their Apple Pie.

Pastry Recipe
3 1/2 cups flour                                            1 teaspoon salt
1 cup Crisco Pure Canola Oil                       1/2 cup milk       

Filling:
6 medium apples (3 Honey Crisp/ 3 Jonathan) Can substitute Gala or Granny Smith
3/4 cups sugar                                               1/4 cup cinnamon and sugar mixture
2 tablespoons butter

Stir ingredients for crust in large mixing bowl.  From dough into 2 equal balls (use hands).  Put one ball of dough on baking mat* and flatten, shaping a circle.  Put 2nd baking mat on top.  Using rolling pin, roll out into about an 11" circle.  Peel off top baking bat slowly.  Pickup up bottom mat and flip over top of 9" pie plate.  Slowly peel off mat, leaving dough in pie plate.  With hands, press dough into pie plate.  Dough should hang over sides of plate about 1 1/2".  If needed, trim dough from around sides.  Flute edge by pinching dough with thumb and pointer finger.  Place pie crust cuard around dough on fluted edge or use foil.  Poke holes in crust with fork.  Add pie filling.  Bake 350 for 45 minutes until brown.  After 30 minute, brush top with butter and sprinkle sugar on top.
* Tupperware baking mat or just use 2 sheets waxed paper.

Gretchen Reed won second place and $30 in the single crust category with her Pecan Pie.

Homemade single pie receipe, unbaked         1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar                               2 large eggs
1 cup chopped pecans                                  1/2 cup butter, melted
2 tablespoons milk                                        1 tablespoon flour
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

Mix brown sugar, granulated sugar and eggs together until smooth.  Add chopped pecans, melted butter, milk, flour and vanilla.  Stir to combine.  Pour mixture into prepared pie shell.

Bake for 55 minutes or until middle does not shake.


Karen Whitman won third place and $20 in the double crust category with her Apple-Cranberry Deep Dish Pie.

1/4 cup sugar                                                 3 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon applespice mix                              1  teaspoon finely shredded orange peel
1 1/2 cups canned whole cranberry sauce       7 cups peeled and thinly sliced Jonathan apples

Pastry:
3 cups flour                                                     1 1/2 stick butter
1/3 cup shortening                                           1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup ice water

Mix together 1/2 cup sugar, 3 tablespoons flour, apple spice mix, and orange peel.  Stir in cranberry sauce and thinly sliced apples.  Toss to coat.  Make pastry.  Line pie plate with thinly rolled pastry.  Add fruit mix.  Use cookie cutter to cut pastry for top.  Place foil on top.  Bake at 375 for 25 minutes.  Remove foil and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until bubbly and brown.

Cindy Cooper won third place and $20 in the single crust category with her Coconut Custard Pie.

1/2 cup butter                                               1 cup flaked coconut
1 1/2 cups white sugar                                  1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour                     1 receipe pastry for 9" single crust pie
2 eggs                                                          1 cup milk
1 tablespoon flaked coconut

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl, beat together butter or margarine, sugar, and eggs with an electric mixer on low speed.  Blend in flour.  Mix in 1/2 cup or milk at a time.  Add 1 cup coconut and vanilla and mix well.

Pour filling into unbaked pie shell.  Sprinkle top with additional coconut before baking - just enough to lightly cover the top.  Bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until set.