Pies & Tarts
Apple squares, peach cream pie, and orange cream pie offer different fillings within the pie and tart collection. Pastry and crumb bases provide structure while fruit, cream, or other ingredients shape the finished slice.
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Pastry Crusts
A pastry or crumb crust sets the foundation for its filling. Butter dough, chocolate crumb crust, and rough puff preparations offer different textures for pies and other baked dishes.
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How to Make a Gooey Apple Pie
All fruits and vegetables, apples are held together by pectin, a carbohydrate glue that acts as the mortar between cells. Break down this pectin by heating it to…
Sour Cream Apple Pie
Ingredients For the Crust 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon granulated sugar 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cold and cut into cubes 1/4…
Blackberry-Apple Pie
This apple-and-berry-packed pie is extra-tasty because of the white-Cheddar cheese crust that provides a sigh-worthy companion for the sweet fruit filling. Ingredients 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1…
Chocolate Peanut Butter Tart
Ingredients For the Crust 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped (best quality, such as Ghirardelli) 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into tablespoons 8 ounces Nabisco Chocolate Wafers (about 32…
Coconut-Pecan German Chocolate Pie
This pie combines the ingredients everyone loves in its classic cake cousin. It’s so silky and smooth, you won’t be able to put your fork down. Ingredients 1-1/4…
Puff Pastry Cheese Twists
Ingredients 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, 1/2 (17.3-ounce) package 1/3 cup grated Parmesan 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 teaspoons minced garlic 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1/2 teaspoon…
Cheesy Pastry Twists
Ingredients 2 sheets ready-rolled puff pastry, thawed 1 egg yolk, beaten lightly 1 cup (100g) pizza cheese, coarsely grated 1/2 cup ( 40g) parmesan cheese, finely grated Preparation…
Quiche Toast Cups
Cute mini quiches made using plain old sandwich bread. Who can possibly resist these? Ingredients 1 rasher of bacon, rind removed, diced (50g / 1.5 oz) 1-4 onion,…
Abundant Leaf Apple-Cranberry Pie
Ingredients 1 recipe Pastry for a Double-Crust Pie 1 cup granulated sugar 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon apple pie spice or ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4…
Snickerdoodle Pie
This cinnamon-filled dessert is fantastically cakey with all the charm of a cookie in pie form. Serve it warm topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Ingredients…
