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Last year the husband and I spent our first Thanksgiving away from our families but with each other. We watched some Food Network shows to prepare us on how to cook a turkey and we had a really nice Thanksgiving meal.
This year we are having a guest at our Thanksgiving dinner which is pretty exciting. We both like to entertain guests and this is a great excuse to roll out the hostess skills.
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And since she isn't coming to cook my Thanksgiving dinner then it sounds like I have some planning to do.
I used Paula Deen's recipe for Pumpkin Pie last year and was really happy how it turned out. For one reason because it turned out 2 pumpkin pies. And 2 is wayyy better then one in this case.
Last year I was pretty much new to everything about making Thanksgiving dinner. This year I'm thinking about taking it a step further and trying something a bit more challenging.
For starters I'm thinking about making my pie crust from scratch. I'm also thinking about trying a 2nd pie for dessert. Here is the issue. I have never tried to make pie crust from scratch before and I have no idea what the second pie should be. I don't want to make apple pie because I don't really like it. And since I'm the baker I can make rules like that.
Last year I was pretty much new to everything about making Thanksgiving dinner. This year I'm thinking about taking it a step further and trying something a bit more challenging.
For starters I'm thinking about making my pie crust from scratch. I'm also thinking about trying a 2nd pie for dessert. Here is the issue. I have never tried to make pie crust from scratch before and I have no idea what the second pie should be. I don't want to make apple pie because I don't really like it. And since I'm the baker I can make rules like that.
I have a GREAT pie recipe at home--- but we won't be back to our place until the day before Thanksgiving. I just found it by looking online and reading the reviews for recipes. Easy enough.
ReplyDeleteI understand that they key for a nice, flaky crust is to keep all of your ingredients cold- helps it get nice and crumbly when you mix 'em up, and non-sticky once you roll. Let it sit in the fridge after mixing, and rest a bit after you take it out to roll.
I guess the other Thanksgiving pie I think of is pecan- but I say go with a berry pie. You can purchase the berries frozen for a fraction of the cost, but the results should be nearly as good- just make sure you let those berries defrost first. Plus, you can play with lattice work with a fruit pie! (I'm not a huge fan of apple either)
Let us know how all of your tasty pastries turn out!! :-)
@-Kinsi-
ReplyDeleteGreat advice, thanks!
The best homemade pie crust I have ever had is from here:
ReplyDeletehttp://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2007/12/p-p-p-pie_crust_and_its_p-p-p-perfect/
Make it 2 days early and put it in your freezer for the perfect flakey crust.