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Butterscotch Pie - Saving Room for Dessert. Strawberry Rhubarb Pie. M Stewart Puff Pastry. German Apple Strudel Recipe. S'mores Pie. Even food bloggers have little kitchen disasters. :) Recently on a day off, I decided to make a recipe I have been wanting to try forever — s’mores pie.

S'mores Pie

Love s’mores. Love pie. Brilliant idea. Right? Well, I made the chocolate part of the pie, which was a breeze (and ridiculously delicious when I sampled the batter). How to Make Flaky Pie Crust the Traditional Way. [Photographs: Vicky Wasik.

How to Make Flaky Pie Crust the Traditional Way

Video: Natalie Holt] Americans have been crafting the best pies in the world for over 200 years, even going so far as to equate pastries and patriotism—"as American as apple pie" (a dessert that requires not one crust but two). Yet somehow we've come to think of it as a particularly daunting task, as if 19th-century grandmas weren't cranking out wonderfully flaky pies without electricity, air conditioning, or even convenient sticks of butter.

With those considerable advantages, making pastries is easier than ever. Cherry Hand Pies. Old-Fashioned Flaky Pie Dough Recipe. How to Make the Ultimate Cherry Pie. [Photographs: Vicky Wasik] With all due respect to my once-smoldering passion for Fox Mulder, following a Twin Peaks marathon a few years back, Dale Cooper shot to the top of my most-wanted list.

Divided dough in half, made 4 6x4 pieces each half, folded to 3x4. 2 tbsp filling per each. Used baby fork to crimp,sparkling sugar. Suggest refrigerating for 10 minutes or so before slashing and baking. Open slash hole with knife. For filling, used 15 oz cherries, about right. 5.5% tapioca starch and 25% sugar – fauxtudor

Sure, both FBI investigators are earnest, intuitive, and wickedly handsome in a two-piece suit, but Agent Cooper is clearly a man after my own heart.

How to Make the Ultimate Cherry Pie

The kind of guy to introduce himself at the local mom 'n pop and settle down for a thick slice of cherry pie. Forget the Black Lodge; the real mystery of Twin Peaks was how the hell everyone made such consistently killer cherry pie. More often than not, fresh fruit pies in the real world are a soggy mess. The Best Cherry Pie (With Fresh or Frozen Fruit) Recipe. Apple Walnut Gorgonzola Turnovers Recipe. If using prepared frozen puff pastry sheets, they need to be defrosted in the refrigerator at least 3 hours before using.

Apple Walnut Gorgonzola Turnovers Recipe

Method 1 Place chopped apples in a bowl, microwave on high heat for 5 minutes until apples are cooked through. Double-Ginger Pumpkin Tart. User reviews made it?

Double-Ginger Pumpkin Tart

Rhubarb Custard Pie Recipe. Rhubarb Custard Pie Serves 6. 9" unbaked pie crust, chilled 1/2 cup flour 1/2 cup firmly-packed dark brown sugar 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted 4 cups diced fresh rhubarb (about 1 lb. of rhubarb) 1 cup sugar 1/3 cup flour 1 cup sour cream Preheat the oven to 450° F.

Rhubarb Custard Pie Recipe

For the topping: Mix together the 1/2 cup flour, brown sugar and melted butter. Ann Landers' Pecan Pie - The Recipe Dude. "Key" Lime Pie. If you can find good, fresh Key limes, by all means use them.

"Key" Lime Pie

But I've found that regular limes (also known as Tahiti or Persian limes) make just as good a pie. Whatever you do, avoid bottled Key lime juice; the processing changes the flavor significantly. Make the crust: Put the flour and salt in a food processor; pulse to combine. Add the butter cubes and pulse until they’re the size of extra-large peas (about 10 quick pulses). On a lightly floured work surface, roll the dough into a round that’s 1/8 inch thick and 12 to 13 inches in diameter. Classic Lattice-Top Blueberry Pie. Make the dough: Put the flour, sugar, and salt in a food processor and pulse briefly to combine.

Classic Lattice-Top Blueberry Pie

Add the butter and shortening and pulse until the pieces are slightly larger than pea-size, 10 to 12 pulses. Drizzle the water and lemon juice evenly over the flour mixture. Pulse until the dough forms moist crumbs that just begin to clump together, 8 or 9 more pulses. Puff Pastry Recipe. Straight-Up Rhubarb Pie Recipe - NYT Cooking. You must use this trick to Prevent a Soggy Bottom Pie Crust. This is what you can do to prevent a soggy bottom pie crust.

You must use this trick to Prevent a Soggy Bottom Pie Crust

Have you heard? The trick is to use egg whites. A French Cherry Tart for July 4th! A couple of summers ago during a visit to the Basque country in the southwest of France, I tasted a rich, double-crusted butter tart that encased a delicious cherry filling.

Be sure to flour the parchment paper well before rolling top crust. Probably better to divide dough before chilling so top crust is colder – fauxtudor

One bite of this confection and I was in heaven.

A French Cherry Tart for July 4th!

Apple Roses with Vanilla Caramel Cream Sauce. With Mother’s Day around the corner, I wanted to come up with something extra special. I like creating “gifts from the heart,” something that Moms really appreciate for their special day. I have been noticing the cute apple roses that people were making on Pinterest. Apple Walnut Gorgonzola Rustic Tart Recipe.

Method 1 Toss the walnuts, gorgonzola, thyme, chopped apples, and maple syrup together in a medium size bowl. As you are working with the apples (chopping them, mixing them in with the other ingredients), if you want, you can squeeze a little lemon juice on them to help keep them from discoloring. Cover the mixture with plastic wrap while you prepare the crust. French Apple Turnovers. Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat the oven to 425°F. Melt the butter in a 12-inch skillet over medium heat. Add the apple slices and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 4 minutes. Old-Fashioned Flaky Pie Dough Recipe. Sweet Tart: Simple and Delicious Gluten-Free Tart Crust Recipe. Although wheat flour is absent from the ingredients, there's certainly no lack of flavor in this gluten-free tart crust recipe.

Made with nut flour, butter and a touch of spice, this gluten-free tart crust is absolutely delicious. Gluten-free or not, people will be begging you to make this crust. The final product after baking this recipe is a nutty, rich base, which complements any number of tart fillings, from fresh fruit and whipped cream to decadent chocolate ganache.