I think this Apple Cider Cream Pie one of the recipes I’ve made in the past few years with a name that doesn’t do it justice. Cream pies in general don’t look very dramatic in photos (though I’m pleased with this one) and they sound a little old-fashioned and dare I say boring. So, I’ll take […]
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Sometimes the best dishes come about because I’ve forgotten about some ingredients that I don’t want to lose, like this Apple Cranberry Pie with Cheese! Crust. Ok, that’s an understatement. Worry about what’s still in the fridge happens to me a lot; it’s a peril of grocery shopping for a living. But this Apple Cranberry […]
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I’ve been making this Pastry Dough for a Two-crust 9-inch Pie (from Fannie Farmer) FOREVER. There are lots of great pastry doughs out there, and you should definitely know a few, but if you’re only going to learn one, it should probably be this Pastry Dough for a Two-crust 9-inch Pie. It’s great for pies, quiche, […]
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Pâte Sablée (Sweet Tart Dough) is another repertoire recipe that’s a good one to know. It’s different from regular Pastry Dough due to the higher amount of sugar in the dough, as well as the egg. It’s a more forgiving dough to work with, because of the binding properties in egg, which is a nice […]
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When sour cherries become available, I make Sour Cherry Pie. Well, first, I go cherry picking, pitting and freezing, but that’s another story. I have given you the recipe two-crust pie. It’s the Fannie Farmer recipe that my family has always used. Obviously, you could make a lattice crust, or have an open top. Even […]
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While Banana Cream Pie with Pretzel Crust is more Southern than Midwestern, the pudding mix dessert aspect fits right into our Midwestern Potluck theme, which is all about jazzing up low-brow potluck standards. In doing recipe research before I set to preparing this Banana Cream Pie with Pretzel Crust, I discovered a strong split in opinion […]
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When I began my research for *Definitely Not Derby Pie* – Chocolate Walnut Pie, I found out that the name is protected fiercely by the Kern family and the Melrose Inn- the creators. It’s kind of funny to me because the pie is pretty simple. It’s basically a chocolate chip cookie with walnuts in pie […]
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