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February 18, 2014 · 1 Comment

Open Sesame Pie – Recipe #6 of 52 Pillsbury Grand Prize Recipes in 52 Weeks

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Open Sesame Pie won the 6th Pillsbury Bake-Off in 1954. Recipe on Pillsbury.com by Dorothy Koteen of Washington.

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I have to admit that I wasn’t very excited to make this pie. Among the ingredients are dates, whipping cream and gelatin. Although I do love dates, I’ve never thought of or wanted to combine them with cream and/or jello. But this is a baking project which contains every single grand prize winning recipe in the PIllsbury Bake-off, so here goes.

As shown above, place pie crust dough in pie plate, crimp edges, sprinkle with sesame seeds and bake. Let cool. (Looks like I should have let the crust hang over the edges a bit before baking to allow for shrinking.) I also should mention that the sesame seeds were supposed to be toasted first. I thought they would toast well enough during the baking process, but they could have been more golden brown.

knoxRT

Sprinkle 1 package of plain gelatin over 1/4 cup water to soften.

eggs

Meanwhile, place milk, eggs, dates, sugar and salt in saucepan over medium heat. Stir constantly until thickened.

filling

Add gelatin and vanilla after it’s combined and thickened. Refrigerate.

whipping

While that’s cooling, whip up some whipping cream and sugar. My favorite part! Who doesn’t love fresh whipped cream?

creamfilling

Once the date mixture is completely cooled, fold in the whipped cream. Then pour into baked crust. Sprinkle with nutmeg. Refrigerate until set. At least 2 hours. That’s the problem with gelatin or pudding pies. You have to wait before you can taste them! So I suppose you’re wondering. Was it worth the wait?

wholepiepieceRT

Even though I love dates, and whipping cream and gelatin pies, this is not my favorite. The sesame seeds give it an interesting crunch and added flavor, but still I must question how this won a baking contest. It’s definitely a creative recipe, but I don’t think I’ll be making this one again.PieFlowerRT

Isn’t my plate pretty though? And I will still include the recipe just in case this type of pie is your cup of tea. Stay tuned for Recipe #7 – Ring-a-Lings.

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Open Sesame Pie

Ingredients

  • Recipe courtesy of Pillsbury®
  • Ingredients
  • Crust
  • 1 box Pillsbury® refrigerated pie crusts softened as directed on box
  • 2 tablespoons sesame seeds toasted
  • Filling
  • 1 package unflavored gelatin
  • 1/4 cup cold water
  • 1 package 8 oz. chopped dates (1 3/4 cups)
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups whipping cream
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • Heat oven to 450°F. Make pie crust as directed on box for One-Crust Baked Shell using 9-inch glass pie pan. Press toasted seeds into bottom of crust-lined pan. Bake 9-11 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely about 30 minutes.
  • Meanwhile in small bowl, sprinkle gelatin over 1/4 cup cold water; set aside to soften. In 2-quart saucepan, mix dates, 1/4 cup sugar, the salt, milk and egg yolks. Cook over medium heat 10 to 12 minutes, stirring constantly, until mixture is slightly thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in softened gelatin and vanilla until gelatin is dissolved. Refrigerate, stirring occasionally, until date mixture is thickened and partially set.
  • In small bowl with electric mixer beat whipping cream and 2 tablespoons sugar on high speed until stiff peaks form. Fold whipped cream into date mixture. Spoon filling into cooled baked shell; sprinkle with nutmeg. Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving. Store in refrigerator.
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  1. Jeanoma babcock says

    November 2, 2015 at 7:06 pm

    My mom made this pie for me when I was a teen (I’m now 72). Once I tasted this pie, I never had cake for my birthday again. Truly delicious and inventive. Just the best pie ever!
    Jeanoma babcock
    Indiana

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