Heirloom Tomato Pie!. Layers of vine ripened tomatoes, fresh herbs and goat cheese are baked in a flakey crust. This is summer on a plate. Serve a slice with a glass of cold rosé wine and you’ll be a happy camper. In our neighborhood “tomato pie” usually refers to a thick bread-y crust baked with …
Pies & Tarts
Sour Cherry Pie just might be the greatest of all fruit pies! I love the sweet/tart filling in contrast to the flaky pastry. It’s summer dessert perfection. I love all pies, especially fruit pies. I waited more than 10 years for this pie. Seriously, I planted my sour cherry tree over a decade ago with …
Banana Cream Pie! Macadamia-graham cracker crust is filled with fresh bananas and pastry cream. The pie is topped with a mound of whipped cream and candied macadamia nuts. The nuts are optional With rich custard filling and mounds of sweet cream on top, cream pies are definitely decadent. The problem with cream pies is that …
If you like Twix Bars, you’ll love Chocolate Caramel Crackle Tart. Buttery Pastry filled with caramel and Rice Krispies, then topped with rich chocolate ganache. Is it a pastry? Is it a candy bar? Is is something in-between? Who cares! This tart is so good I got a (not serious) caramel-induced marriage proposal after a …
Tart Dough, Pâte Sucrée, Sweet Dough. Call it what you will, this is a versatile dough is perfect for your favorite tart or miniature tarts. This is essential recipe comes together in minutes. Pâte sucrée is a super versatile tart dough This dough bakes up with a nice crisp bite and is strong enough to …
Chicken Pot Pie has got to be one of the all-time great comfort foods. Warm chicken stew under a flaky pie crust sprinkled with sea salt, yummm. I know this is a baking blog, but I do cook savory food at home as well, and Chicken Pot Pie is a pie, after all. A great …
Rhubarb Pie just might be the best fruit pie of all. You’ll love the tart-sweet flavor and beautiful pink color of just rhubarb pie filling. There’s a reason rhubarb is often called the “pie plant”. Because it makes the best pies. Although it’s almost impossible to choose a favorite pie (because all the pies are …