Holiday is a time when people bust out their pies. It is probably one of the major reasons that I love the holidays so much. Never much a cake fan, I love pie with proportions that as we speak, I have four--yes, four, no judgments!--pies frozen in my freezer.
I just love everything about pie. It's flaky crust, it's gooey center. The fact that pie is such a moist and juicy food. I love that pie is so versatile and that you can make a pie sweet or savory. So, when the summer ended, I started making pies. Well, that is, my mother in law and I made some pies.
It was her idea to start the freezing in the first place, which, I have to say, was a stroke of brilliance. Now all my holiday pie baking is done and I can just grab a pie from the freezer and I've got my dessert. Here's some pictures of us making apple pie which, instead of baking, we froze. I also did three pumpkin pies on my own.
There was some debate about the pumpkin pies freezing properly, but I want to assure everyone: the taste was totally intact. Did the filling pull away from the crust as they said it would if I froze it? Well, yes, just a little... but I can tell you this: I wasn't focusing on the crust pie stick factor as I was eating. {no one will ever notice}
Here's pictures! Enjoy, and happy pie-making!
I just love everything about pie. It's flaky crust, it's gooey center. The fact that pie is such a moist and juicy food. I love that pie is so versatile and that you can make a pie sweet or savory. So, when the summer ended, I started making pies. Well, that is, my mother in law and I made some pies.
It was her idea to start the freezing in the first place, which, I have to say, was a stroke of brilliance. Now all my holiday pie baking is done and I can just grab a pie from the freezer and I've got my dessert. Here's some pictures of us making apple pie which, instead of baking, we froze. I also did three pumpkin pies on my own.
There was some debate about the pumpkin pies freezing properly, but I want to assure everyone: the taste was totally intact. Did the filling pull away from the crust as they said it would if I froze it? Well, yes, just a little... but I can tell you this: I wasn't focusing on the crust pie stick factor as I was eating. {no one will ever notice}
Here's pictures! Enjoy, and happy pie-making!
Pumpkin Pies!
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| Get your surface floured! |
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| Roll out your crust! (I like Jiffy Crust, but you can do whatever you like!) |
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| In the pan! |
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| Pumpkin pie is easy! I like my Better Homes & Garden's recipe, but you can go with the one on the package, too. |
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| Bake |
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| Enjoy! Or freeze, whatever you fancy! |
Apple Pie!!!
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| Slice your apples |
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| Then remove the skin |
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| Season with cinnamon, nutmeg, and a touch of sugar as well as some tapioca and let it sit for 15 minutes |
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| Pour it in a pie shell |
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| Cover with another pie shell |
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| And you've got apple pie! Seal them at the seams with a fork, and you are ready to freeze. |
Boy! I'd say that was easy as pie! :)
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