Thanksgiving Twofer Pie

Amy Ruth — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:34:42 +0000

Earlier in the Thanksgiving week I made 4 recipes of Dorie’s Good for Almost Everything Pie Dough – the double crust recipe. The yield was 8 pie crusts for the Thanksgiving holiday. I chilled them overnight, rolled them out the next day and placed them in the freezer. Normally I use Martha Stewart’s Pate Brisee, and have successfully produced many delicious pie crusts in my food processor. This was the first time to use Dorie’s variation. I have a new food processor with a larger bowl and a more powerful zzzzzz so I was a little cautious with the first batch. Trying to avoid over processing, I probably under processed and had a somewhat crumbly outcome. Those crusts were a little more, shall we say “rustic?” Can you say “learning curve?” The remaining crusts were easy to handle and they all tasted absolutely delicious. I really think I will happily use Dorie’s recipe for future pie baking. It is Most Delicious!! “Did you hear that Dorie?”

In my holiday routine I usually bake according to the crowd. Pecan, Pumpkin and Lemon Chess Pies are among the selections. This year I baked lots of extra pies “for friends” and family. I chose to make the pecan and lemon chess along with the Thanksgiving Twofer Pie. Sorry pumpkin, maybe next time. I really enjoyed the Twofer Pie. Funny thing, my daughter wanted to know where was the pumpkin pie, “Its my favorite, Mom.” Smiling Mom said “I’m sorry sweetums,” Ooops. Guess, I’ll have to make up for that one. Its nice to be loved. If you don’t have Dorie’s book, Baking from My Home to Yours, let me explain a little bit about this wonderful pie. It reminds me of the layering effect of a pecan pie. You know when you slice it and you can see the top being the pecan yum and the bottom being the sweetness. There is a resemblance with the difference being a layer of chewy pecan yum and pumpkin on the bottom. Its a delicious pairing. I liked it a lot.[SinglePic not found]

Hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving holiday with their families both near and far, with safetravel as well. Thank you Dorie for the fun holiday pie concoction. A good marriage of traditional American favorites. It was delicious! You can add Dorie Greenspans Baking from My Home to Yours to your holiday wish list or just click on the title and click away for your online order. Vibi from La Casserolee Carree chose this timely selection for the holiday week of Tuesdays with Dorie baking group. If you would like the recipe, her site is in French, however, in the upper right corner you can choose the proper translation and there you will be able to read the recipe for your own baking pleasure.

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Thanksgiving Twofer Pie