Double Pie
For my previous pumpkin pies, I had used frozen pie crusts. There was a time when I would have been too ashamed to admit that, but that time is not now. I'm not even sorry. If I needed a car, I wouldn't mold the tires, would I? Of course not.
But after two years and four successful pumpkin pies, I decided to be brave and avoid my grocer's frozen food section. Before you applaud me, I should note that instead, I hit the grocer's refrigerated food section. So yeah, I wasn't that brave. But it's progress. I even made a charming little pattern around the edges of the crust, as seen in the picture below:
Also, aside from the extra experience, the refrigerated crust had the extra benefit of providing a little bit of "extra" crust. And because I always have a little extra filling left, I made a mini pie to go along with the big pie:
Sadly, as you may have noticed in the second photo, my charming crust pattern disappeared. And as you can see in the finished product below, the boring-looking crust was a tad over-baked. But it was NOT under-tasted! (That one sounded better in my head.)
I thought it tasted great, though I wouldn't call it perfect. I let the boy have part of the mini pie, and he asked for seconds. Considering he doesn't eat anything, this is a big deal. And I'm sure it had nothing to do with the Cool Whip.
Appearance: 3/5
Taste: 4/5
Sub Total: 7/10
Mini-Pie Bonus: 2
Total: 9/10
Comments
Becky said:
wow. that mini pie sure is cute, but I think my giant cake could kick its ass. but it would never do that, of course, because it's so SWEET!!
Lisa said:
I'm totaly impressed with your pie making skills! Mine is store bought, but the rest of our meal is hours and hours of work....
Happy Thanksgiving!
aubrey said:
congratulations on your score of 9 out of 10. i love your pretty little signage pointing to your regular size pie and mini size pie. and too bad about the loss of your fancy crust pattern. at least you have it captured on camera because it was beautiful. happy thanksgiving!
cadiz12 said:
crust pattern or not, i think those are some goodlooking pies, man. and 9/10 is an excellent score.
happy thanksgiving!
Sarah said:
One time, on Thanksgiving, my sister-in-law (who usually makes great pies) used pumkin filling to make her pumpkin pie. Please note that I said "pumpkin filling" and not "pumpkin PIE filling."
One little word that makes a HUGE difference.
Tori :) said:
I think your pies are beautiful! All my pies are frozen, so I am impressed.
No Cool Story said:
I'd have given that mini-pie 5+ bonus points.
*Cute!*
;)
No Cool Story said:
I love my triple digits :D
Bethany said:
Yum. However, if you venture into making your own pie crusts, you can be blessed with the pie crust I made, which had so much butter and sugar in it that it tasted like shortbread. And who doesn't want a little shortbread to complete the Thanksgiving orgy?!