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MADDIE DAY: I love pies so much. I make a world-famous (well, among my family and friends) apple pie with a towering homemade butter-based crust at least once every fall, plus pumpkin and pecan pies at Thanksgiving.
Plus, quiches are on our regular dinner rotation, made with an easy (and zero-fat) brown rice crust and often meatless. Back when my first Local Foods mystery came out in 2013, I was a guest here with a Spring Garlic Quiche recipe!
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LESLIE KARST: I’m not a big fan of baking, as I find all that measuring and weighing of ingredients to be tedious. So much more fun to simply taste, add a handful of this or that, then taste again! But I do adore pies, the more buttery and flaky the crust the better. So one Christmas a few years back I set out to make a mince pie.
you know it's rich when the dollop of whipped cream cuts the fat
This was to be a “real” mince pie, like in the olden times—one made not simply with apples, raisin, and brown sugar such as we eat these days, but also with beef and suet (i.e., beef fat). It was a fair amount of work to prepare, but my, oh, my was it delicious! And rich. Probably the richest dessert I’ve ever eaten in my life, actually. But oh, so good! Perhaps I’ll post the recipe here at the Kitchen one of these days...
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TINA KASHIAN: I enjoy cooking more than baking, but I recently baked an apple pie with my oldest daughter. We prepared crust from scratch and peeled and cut the apples together. We had a wonderful time chatting as we measured ingredients and rolled the crust. The kitchen smelled heavenly. Our pie may not look perfect, but it tasted great. Apple pie is a favorite in our house. We plan on baking again for Thanksgiving.
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LUCY BURDETTE: Although I do prefer cakes to pies, pie features strongly in a couple of my books. A DEADLY FEAST has the only Thanksgiving backdrop and I did include a killer pumpkin pie that tastes of maple syrup and chai spice (mouth is watering!)And back in DEATH IN FOUR COURSES, Hayley made an amazing hot fudge pie that can be whipped up in no time and baked while you eat dinner.
And finally, THE KEY LIME CRIME should be served with a key lime pie since it's important to the story in so many ways! (The one in the photo is from Old Town Bakery.)
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One February, my mother made two cherry pies for the high school carnival's cake and pie walk, part of the festivities before Lent started. She set them on the kitchen counter to cool, and a certain little girl climbed up on the counter and ate half the rim of one pie. That little girl did not get to go to the carnival that year. But she still adores cherry pie, especially the crust. And the classic Strawberry-Rhubarb (pictured). And Lemon Meringue. And -- oh, who am I fooling? While I'll always choose pecan over pumpkin at Thanksgiving, I just plain love pie.
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VICKI DELANY: I’m a HUGE pie baker. I love making pies even more than eating them. My mom made great pies and I hope I’m following in her footsteps. I have, however, one daughter who doesn’t eat desserts and one who doesn’t like fruit pies (go figure!) so the opportunity to bake pies are limited. My favourite, if I had to choose, is blueberry. I also like savoury pies. I’m planning to try a new recipe for mushroom and butternut squash pie next week so I’ll let you know how it goes . In these pictures I’m assisting my son-in-law with two cherry pies. I was the pitter.
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I love pies! My favorite would be cherry! Dspinlexo at aol dot com
ReplyDeleteAt my request, my mom would make me a cherry pie instead of cake for every birthday when I was a kid. Miss them--and her.
DeleteI love almost all pies (except mince meat) especially those baked by my husband, who is a fabulous baker. My favourite, though, has to be pumpkin - when I grow my own pumpkins and make the filling from scratch. The filling taste is enough to overcome what's missing in my crust making skills!! ������
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment, Christopher. I agree that pie filling can redeem its crust. How lucky you are to have a husband who bakes!
DeleteApple pie with cheddar cheese.
ReplyDeleteTerry0743@aol.com
My all time favorite pie is pecan pie.
ReplyDelete3labsmom(at)gmail(dot)com
I love eating (and occasionally baking) pies.
ReplyDeleteMy fave pies are the ones made with summer fruits:
sour cherry, peach or Saskatoon berry pie.
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Thanks for your comment, Grace. Pies with fresh fruit filling can't be beat. ~Maya
DeleteIt's a tie, I love Lemon Meringue and Pumpkin Pie and usually have both on the holidays and have a small slice of each so that I don't have to decide. Thank you for this chance at your giveaway! pgenest57 at aol dot com
ReplyDeleteI love pies �� ��! My 2 absolute favorite are, of course, Apple pie heated with Ice Cream and Banana cream pie. There are others, but these are my fave. Thank you for the giveaway!!
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My favorite pie is strawberry rhubarb.
ReplyDeleteKitten143 (at) Verizon (dot) net
Strawberry and rhubarb make a great fruit combination, better than either fruit alone. Thanks for your comment! ~Maya
DeleteChristine, if you like rhubarb, you've got to try Rhubarb Custard Pie. So surprising and so good!
DeleteHappy Sunday. Thanks for sharing your favorite pies. This was fun. My favorite pies are any berry, apple, pumpkin and custard. My sister makes the best custard that I can eat, without all the sugar and crustless. She makes one just for me and my husband for Thanksgiving and one for Christmas. quilting dash lady at comcast dot net
ReplyDeleteFor me, it depends on the season most times. In the fall, nothing beats a good cinnamon infused apple pie with apples picked right off the tree or my Mom's Praline Pumpkin Pie. Winter makes me think of coconut cream pie because my Dad's birthday was December and that was always he's request. Spring I think about my Mom's fried banana pies which is a southern variation of the ones made from things like apple and cherry. Summer is for fresh picked peaches made into a delicious pie of which I have several recipes. That's one of the things I love about baking is the memories they bring back to the forefront of our minds.
ReplyDeleteFor an easy, but oh so scrumptious pie though my favorite is the Millionaire Pie. It's rich, has so many ingredients that I love on their own and everyone loves it as much as I do too.
MILLIONAIRE PIE
INGREDIENTS:
1 prepared graham cracker crust
1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
1 can (15.25oz) crushed pineapple, well drained
1 cup maraschino cherries , drained & chopped
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 can Sweetened Condensed Milk (14 oz)
5 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon maraschino cherry juice
1 1/2 cups whipped topping (plus extra for garnish if desired)
DIRECTIONS:
In a large bowl, combine coconut, crushed pineapple, maraschino cherries, pecans, (Eagle Brand) Sweetened Condensed Milk, lemon juice and maraschino cherry juice.
Gently fold in whipped topping. Pour into crust.
Top with additional whipped topping and cherries if desired. Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight.
NOTES:
Do not skip or substitute the lemon juice or this pie will not set properly.
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Thank you for the recipe, Kay! ~Maya
DeleteWe were just talking about Millionaire pie yesterday! Thank you so much for sharing the recipe!
DeleteI enjoy a good piece of pie and especially with a scoop of ice cream on top. One of my favorite pies is homemade coconut cream pie. My mother-in-law made one of the best.
ReplyDeleteFirst let me say all those pies sound wonderful. I have to make them all.
ReplyDeleteAs for me my favorite it is a tie between a Coconut Custard Pie or Pecan Pie.
Now I am thinking of others. Do we have to pick just one? (Or two in my case LOL)
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My all time favorite is apple. Years ago a friends grandmother made lemon chiffon pie that was heavenly. It is still a favorite memory of my visit with them. egoehner(at)roadrunner(dot)com.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it wonderful how those memories of special dishes linger in our memories?
DeleteI love most fresh fruit pies, but my favorite is probably chocolate cream.
ReplyDeleteI have made some nice apple pies, especially in the last year, when I had so much time at home.
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DeleteAlthough she claimed she did not enjoy cooking, my mother was a fabulous home cook. Her pie crusts was delicious, light, and flakey. I judge all pie crusts based on the ones she made. So I do not often eat pie away from home as most other standard pie crusts do not measure up to hers. There is a tie for my favorite pies both made by my mother: lemon meringue pie with flakey crust and meringue in beautiful peaks and lightly browned and her fabulous pecan pie also with her to die for home made pie crust. We had a small pear tree in the back yard, and she also made a great pear pie as well as a pear cobbler. How I would love to have a slice of her lemon or pecan pie today!
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Such wonderful memories, Nancy! The art of the pie crust is so worth cultivating.
DeleteFavorite is Cherry, but I love most so Fruit pies! I Assisi love Mince Meat, Pumpkin and Key Lime
ReplyDeleteMdlaugh1 (at) gmail (dot) com
conney.parkhurst@gmail.com. My favorite pie is cherry but I also like Key Lime Pie. Hoping to win one of the books. I really enjoy Mystery Lovers Kitchen.
ReplyDeletePumpkin pie is my favorite, although being from Indiana it should be Sugar Cream Pie. I will be having some of both this Christmas!
ReplyDeleteBeing from California, I've only read about Sugar Cream Pie, but it sounds amazing!! Must visit Indiana to try it (and your famous fried chicken, as well!).
DeletePie, yummy. Strawberry-rhubarb is my all time favorite but I love them all. Custard like my grandma used to make, banana cream, peach, pumpkin is actually at the bottom of the list. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeletesallycootie@gmail.com
Anything with custard or cream!
DeleteBlueberry is my favorite pie. cheetahthecat1986ATgmailDOTcom
ReplyDeleteGranny Kat here good Sunday morning I enjoy making and eating Bumble Berry pie there's a little of every local berry in it and a lot of the little 😋. Kat
ReplyDeleteMy absolute favorite is Key Lime pie! But won't turn down any other! lol
ReplyDeleteMy favourite pie was one my mom made- raisin pie with meringue on top.
ReplyDeletelhallson@shaw.ca
That sounds absolutely delish!
DeleteMy all time favorite is Key Lime - served "frozen" is best. I also like apple and sour cherry
ReplyDeleteI do love me a key lime pie--and frozen sounds fab!
DeleteLemon pie is my favorite of all. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com
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