Do you have a list of things you want to do before you die--your own "bucket list"? Well, I have one with about 60 things on it and I am slowly but surely making headway on my list. For quite a while I have had "make a pie with a homemade crust" on it and have been procrastinating doing it because I was afraid it would be too hard and I would mess up. I only make pies now when people besides our little family of 3 will be eating it, so I didn't want to waste a bunch of time and money on something that would be a failure. But this Thanksgiving I put aside my fear and had faith in my baking skills. In my opinion, I think my apple pies turned out great. I can't believe how much BETTER homemade crusts are, even if they are definitely more work. If you only make pies at Thanksgiving, like me, it is worth it to make your crusts homemade once a year. I found a very simple, no fail pie crust recipe. I am not saying I will never use a frozen pie crust again, because I know I will, especially if the recipe calls for a single crust. But for apple, cherry, and peach pies, I definitely want to make this crust again. Yum!
My first attempt at pies with homemade crusts definitely won't make the cover of Gourmet magazine, but to me they tasted
sooo good.
5 comments:
I haven't used store-bought crust since I graduated culinary school. The difference is really that much. I swear by scratch prepared everything, but pie crust is one I am absolutely adamant about!
those looks wonderful! i love making my own pie crust- each time i get a little (emphasis on the "little") bit better. have fun eating them!
I am very impressed!!!!
I still dread making pie crusts but refuse to spend the money on store bought so every year I do and they do get better. If you have a food processor, it makes making crusts a cinch, takes about 30 seconds. That's my little secret.
You'll have to give me your recipe. Tommy doesn't like apple pie but he LOVES cherry pie. I made a pie crust from a recipe Cheryl J. gave me and it just wasn't as good as some I have tasted.
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