Glazed Maple Apple Pie is the perfect fall dessert. Get a double dose of maple with your apples; in the filling and in the glaze. The pretty maple leaf border is a special finishing touch. Pie, pie, pie. I can’t get enough pie! The only thing better than a perfect All American Apple Pie is …
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These Sour Cherry Hand Pies are made with flaky cream cheese dough, almond frangipane filling and a dollop of sour cherry preserves. Make your own preserves or use store bought pie filling. This recipe combines three of my favorite things; pie crust, sour cherries and almond frangipane! The kernal at the center of a cherry …
Click on the video to see How To Make a Lattice Pie Crust. You might be surprised how simple it is weave a beautiful lattice top pie. Cut the strips thinner for a more intricate look or slightly thicker for a more rustic look. You will see a short ad before the video starts. Thanks …
Despite the old saying “easy as pie” many people are reluctant to make Homemade Pie Crust. Honestly, pie crust is not difficult to make. It just takes a little finesse and a little patience. Choosing a favorite food is like choosing a favorite child. It’s impossible. My favorite food depends on my mood and appetite. But I …
Peach Hand Pies, fried or baked, are sinfully delicious. Flaky pastry is filled with tequila-spiked peaches then deep fried and coated with spiced sugar. Wow! I usually try to write a little about each recipe I post, either an explanation of how the recipe was developed and perfected, or maybe a bit about the science …
Strawberry Hand Pies are the perfect early summer treat. Roasting the strawberries for the filling intensifies the flavor. Grab a pie and dig-in, no utensils required! When strawberries come into season I mostly prefer to eat them out of hand. Here in the northeastern U.S., we get to enjoy local strawberries for just a few short weeks. Once I …
I love old-fashioned Buttermilk Pie. I’ve updated the recipe by adding blackberries and perfuming the filling with a hint of cardamom. Yes, another recipe for one of my favorite ingredients, buttermilk. This is a super-easy recipe. In fact it’s even easier than I originally thought. I intended to blind bake the crust before filling it …
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 …
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 …