Killer Pies: A #Recipe Roundup

Vicki Delany:   

Pie! Did someone mention pie? Let me grab my fork.

In my opinion, there is absolutely nothing better than an in-season fruit pie. I’m not one for cheesecake or mousse pies or anything with a creamy filling. Give me fruit pie or nothing! (Okay, maybe not nothing.)

I recognize that everyone has different taste in pie, so I put together this fun round of pie recipes we’ve featured at MLK over the years. Something for everyone, I hope.

When I searched the MLK archives for the word “pie” I had 425 hits. My gosh, but that’s a lot of pie.

 Here’s a very small sample.

First off: My blueberry pie. I only make this when blueberries are in season, because I truly think it’s something that should be looked forward to and savored.  The anticipation is half the enjoyment. When I put this recipe up on MLK, I divided it into two parts: Pastry and Filling.

MysteryLovers' Kitchen: Blueberry Pie - Part 1: The crust. From Vicki Delany(mysteryloverskitchen.com)

MysteryLovers' Kitchen: Blueberry Pie Part Two: The Filling by Vicki Delany(mysteryloverskitchen.com)

Another of my favourite fruit pies is cherry.  Leslie Budewitz gave us this classic as made by her own mother.

Mystery Lovers' Kitchen: Alice's Classic Cherry Pie (mysteryloverskitchen.com)

You can’t have too many fruit pies, and here’s a favourite from Maddie Day

MysteryLovers' Kitchen: Peach Pie from @MaddieDayAuthor plus #giveaway(mysteryloverskitchen.com)

Some of the best pies are traditional and bring back a lot of wonderful memories. I’m sure we all remember our grandmothers or great aunt’s pies. Such as this recipe Lucy Burdette took from a charity cookbook she happened to stumble across.  

MysteryLovers' Kitchen: Old Time Banana Cream Pie @LucyBurdette(mysteryloverskitchen.com)

We were all heartbroken to hear of the death of our good friend and blogmate Sheila Connely not long ago. Sheila left a lot behind her, including great books and this lovely recipe for a cream pie.

Mystery Lovers' Kitchen: FRANGIPANE CREAM PIE (mysteryloverskitchen.com)

As well as the classics, there are new and exciting things happening in the world of pie. Such as this recipe from Molly MacRae

MysteryLovers' Kitchen: Chocolate Raspberry Cheese Pie from @MysteryMacRae(mysteryloverskitchen.com)

Pie doesn’t always come in the traditional pie shape. As in this version of pecan pie from Cleo Coyle, which are bars.

Pecan Pie Bars (or Bites)

from Cleo Coyle (mysteryloverskitchen.com) 

Do you have a favourite pie? Or do you love them all? The old favourites or new and updated? Whatever your taste in pie I bet we have something at Mystery Lovers Kitchen for you