Just for you...

I got a text this morning from my sister.  My ONE and ONLY sister born from the same mama and daddy.  Ironically, we couldn't be more opposite.  Our entire family knows it and it's become a running joke.  She's always been the rebellious and loud wild child.  I'm more reserved.  I love being in the kitchen cooking and baking while she would much rather be in ANY other room of the house BESIDES the kitchen.  Or better yet, she'd rather not be in the house at all! LOL The list goes on and on.  We both (just like everyone else on this earth) have our good things and bad things.  I can't think of ANYONE else that I've bumped heads with more.  BUT I also can't think of anyone else that I would want to replace her.  She's my only sister which means that she's ALL mine.  The good, the bad and the ugly.  Sadly for me...she's has WAY more of the last two.  HAHA Ok just kidding Kris.  Bottom line, when it comes down to it, she knows I got her back and I know she has mine. 

Now back to that annoying text.  It was annoying because she's probably text'd me 6 times (no exageration) for the SAME thing.  You would think that the girl would have mastered this by now! She wanted my jam pie recipe.  I wasn't going to post this one, ever.  Not because I was hiding it or anything.  Y'all know I don't get down like that.  ;-) But mostly because we ALL have a gma, aunty or mother who makes them PERFECTLY using a recipe that she probably created and altered (with love!) to cater to her families taste buds. 

Yes, I know, it's really not that serious.  BUT being the picky, taste tester eater that I am, I wasn't gonna mess with it.  My recipe is probably not be the same as your family recipe.  I'm sure no matter how good these are, your aunty or mother makes them WAY better.  But just for my crazy, fun loving, over dramatic sister, I'm going to share it.  Here ya go pissy (my nickname given to her after our little bro hati man couldn't pronounce "Krissy" and called her "Pissy" instead lol).  I'm posting this JUST for you boo! Don't say I've never given you anything! ;-)

Jam Pies
7 cups of flour (preferable bread or cake flour, yes it makes a difference)
2 tablespoons of baking powder

Mix those two dry ingredients in a big bowl and set aside.  In a separate bowl, mix the following -

4 eggs
1/2-1 full cup of sugar (depending on how sweet you like them)
2 cups of butter
1-2 cups of milk (I sometimes use heavy cream, it makes them a lot more moist)

Now add the "wets" into the "dry" bowl and combine by hand.  I usually make dough balls about the size of tennis balls and pat them down (on a floured surface) into a circle (about as big as my hand) about 1 inch thick.  Add a heaping spoonfull of jam (our fam likes Strawberry the best) right in the center and spread it into a line from the top to the bottom of the circle.  No need to spread over the surface of the whole circle.  Just a nice thick line of jam right down the middle works.  Fold one side over and then the other and place onto a greased cookie sheet.  Make sure to leave an inch or two between each because they spread and rise.  Bake at 375 for about 15-20 mins depending on how brown you like them.  Let sit for about 10 mins and you're done!