Pie is on the top ten of comfort food [for years my favorite meal was potpie >leftover roast, carrots, potatoes, onion, gravy concealed in a flaky crust<] If love is shared through food, what is a better food than pie? I love to make pie and eat pie, I even like magpies.
As mentioned in the last post, pumpkin pie, like pecan pie, is a Thanksgiving go-to. In my opinion -- squash over nuts. In the process of baking it is helpful to think of things you are thankful for, generate a feeling of love in your heart imagining love going into the food, and always stir clockwise.
It all starts with the crust...
Flour
{Eggs
Apple cider vinegar} Colder the better, makes for a flaky crust
Salt
Roll from center out always maintaining a circle. Do not use too much flour, just enough to keep from sticking to surface and rolling pin. A little ticker than an 1/8 inch is good, should appear slightly translucent.
This makes three crusts.
:Pumpkin Pie:
Bake at 375 (reduce for glass pie dish) for 40-50 minutes.
Libby’s canned pumpkin
2 large eggs
1/8 - 1/4 cup Andersen’s regular Eggnog
8 oz. Cream cheese
{cinnamon
Ginger
Ground cloves} tweak to taste
:Apple Pie:
Bake at 375 for 30 minutes.
6 cups Jonathan apples peeled and sliced
4 T lemon juice
1/2 cup sugar (unrefined)
flour
1/4 tsp ginger
All-spice
It all ends with the crumb topping...
1 cup sugar (unrefined)
1 cup flour (all-purpose)
1/2 cup + couple Ts (soften but not runny and add butter until consistency is right)
3/4 tsp cinnamon
Whisk dry ingredients and cut in butter.
Next I shall make a Peach-a-Berry pie from allrecipes.com!
