Pie(list your top 5)

[Chaotic42]

SERIOUSLY WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU !!!

ooufff, im sorry but even a single mention of ... bleeurgh pie makes me vomit. And i bite into lemons.

Im gonna try listing the best pies even though my brain is panicking now, because he's scared ill feed him you-know-what.

1. The empress of pies, defender of tastydom, HRH The Banoffi Pie

2. Pecan pie. Thank you America.

3. Cheesecake. Thank you again, America.

Im divided on fruit pies, i love some cherry pie but despise rhubarb and blueberry (IT'S NOT A MUFFIN GAWDAMNIT), and even apple pie can be bad if the apple isnt fully soft and sweet.

4. Cherry pie

5. Apricot pie

Not-a-pie: tiramisu'

Never heard of Banoffee pie, but it looks good: https://www.carnation.co.uk/Recipes/8/Classic-Banoffee-Pie-Recipe

 

[pmv]

Why is cottage pie called cottage pie when it's not made from cottages?

That was going to be my follow-up question!

 

[GagHalfrunt]

3. Cheesecake. Thank you again, America.

Missed it by 5000 miles and 2,5000 years.

Thank you Greece. And Italy. And France. And England. Cheesecake spread across Europe since 500 B.C. before we got our grubby little paws on it. We replaced the Euro-cheese with a copy of Euro-cheese and now believe it's an American creation.

 

[DigDog]

Missed it by 5000 miles and 2,5000 years.

Thank you Greece. And Italy. And France. And England. Cheesecake spread across Europe since 500 B.C. before we got our grubby little paws on it. We replaced the Euro-cheese with a copy of Euro-cheese and now believe it's an American creation.

Ok i can see why that would be in an *historically accurate* way, but i had never seen cheesecake before going to the US.

We got our own version of cheese-based sweets, but the cheesecake as you see in the states, never knew it even existed. And you cant even begin to compare ricotta cannoli with proper cheesecake.

Not saying i wouldnt eat a free sicilian cannoli, but it doesnt make my top5.

 

[sdifox]

Ok i can see why that would be in an *historically accurate* way, but i had never seen cheesecake before going to the US.

We got our own version of cheese-based sweets, but the cheesecake as you see in the states, never knew it even existed. And you cant even begin to compare ricotta cannoli with proper cheesecake.

Not saying i wouldnt eat a free sicilian cannoli, but it doesnt make my top5.

Huh? Greeks and Romans made cheesecake...I love ricotta cheesecake.

 

[DigDog]

Yes but as i had already explained, not all cheese-based cakes are "cheesecake".

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Ok i can see why that would be in an *historically accurate* way, but i had never seen cheesecake before going to the US.

We got our own version of cheese-based sweets, but the cheesecake as you see in the states, never knew it even existed. And you cant even begin to compare ricotta cannoli with proper cheesecake.

Not saying i wouldnt eat a free sicilian cannoli, but it doesnt make my top5.

Cheesecake morphed along the way. The Greeks made it back in 700-500 BC using who the hell knows what kind of cheese. The Italians used ricotta and a ricotta cheesecake is pretty similar to regular cheesecake, not at all like a cannoli. I've made a ricotta/cream cheese hybrid using 50% of each and it was almost indistinguishable from one made entirely of cream cheese. As it moved north the French and Germans made it with their own kinds of local cheese, usually Neufchatel. The Americans started using cream cheese which is just our copy of Neufchatel. If you went back 800 years and ate cheesecake from northern Europe in that era it would be about 95% the same as it is now, just less sweet. The other ingredients have remained the same. Cheese, sugar, eggs, sour cream, vanilla, it's a really simple recipe and it's very easy to make exceptionally good cheesecake at home.

 

[snoopy7548]

Never heard of Banoffee pie, but it looks good: https://www.carnation.co.uk/Recipes/8/Classic-Banoffee-Pie-Recipe

Ah I forgot about banoffee pie! I made that a couple of times! Really good stuff.

 

[KMFJD]

Rijstevlaai (Rice Pie)

 

[ponyo]

Cheesecake morphed along the way. The Greeks made it back in 700-500 BC using who the hell knows what kind of cheese. The Italians used ricotta and a ricotta cheesecake is pretty similar to regular cheesecake, not at all like a cannoli. I've made a ricotta/cream cheese hybrid using 50% of each and it was almost indistinguishable from one made entirely of cream cheese. As it moved north the French and Germans made it with their own kinds of local cheese, usually Neufchatel. The Americans started using cream cheese which is just our copy of Neufchatel. If you went back 800 years and ate cheesecake from northern Europe in that era it would be about 95% the same as it is now, just less sweet. The other ingredients have remained the same. Cheese, sugar, eggs, sour cream, vanilla, it's a really simple recipe and it's very easy to make exceptionally good cheesecake at home.

Damn you guys! Now I have sudden craving for cheesecake. And coffee. I have coffee at home but no cheesecake. Time to get dressed and drive to the store. Brb.

Edit: Back from Trader Joe's. Grabbed pumpkin cheesecake and couple other pastries. I was going to grab the NY style cheesecake but never had the pumpkin before so I decided to try it. It's currently thawing in the sink.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Damn you guys! Now I have sudden craving for cheesecake. And coffee. I have coffee at home but no cheesecake. Time to get dressed and drive to the store. Brb.

Edit: Back from Trader Joe's. Grabbed pumpkin cheesecake and couple other pastries. I was going to grab the NY style cheesecake but never had the pumpkin before so I decided to try it. It's currently thawing in the sink.

Ewwww, leave it in the sink. If you want pumpkin have a pumpkin pie or a pumpkin latte, trying to use it in cheesecake just ruins the cheesecake. I really hate novelty cheesecakes as they usually come out 100% novelty and 0% cheesecake. I have a recipe for a chocolate cappuccino cheesecake that comes out great, but I never make it anymore because it's not as good as plain cheesecake. Cheesecake should stand on its own with no extra flavors and no fruit on top.

 

[Chaotic42]

Ewwww, leave it in the sink. If you want pumpkin have a pumpkin pie or a pumpkin latte, trying to use it in cheesecake just ruins the cheesecake. I really hate novelty cheesecakes as they usually come out 100% novelty and 0% cheesecake. I have a recipe for a chocolate cappuccino cheesecake that comes out great, but I never make it anymore because it's not as good as plain cheesecake. Cheesecake should stand on its own with no extra flavors and no fruit on top.

Agreed. The pumpkin aspect is especially egregious.

 

[echo4747]

1. Pizza pie
2. Cheesecake
3. Eggnog pie
4. Chicken pot pie
5. Turtle hand pie

Pumpkin pie can DIAF. Fight me.

Never heard of Eggnog pie, going to give it a try.. also going to use homemade eggnog (https://tastesbetterfromscratch.com/homemade-eggnog/ ) thinking this will be delicious topped with a little rum sauce

 

[ponyo]

Ewwww, leave it in the sink. If you want pumpkin have a pumpkin pie or a pumpkin latte, trying to use it in cheesecake just ruins the cheesecake. I really hate novelty cheesecakes as they usually come out 100% novelty and 0% cheesecake. I have a recipe for a chocolate cappuccino cheesecake that comes out great, but I never make it anymore because it's not as good as plain cheesecake. Cheesecake should stand on its own with no extra flavors and no fruit on top.

I enjoyed it. My wife thought it was tad too sweet but she liked it as well. But I'm not a cheesecake snob. I was in mood for cheesecake and coffee and the pumpkin cheesecake hit the spot.

 

[Kaido]

Never heard of Eggnog pie, going to give it a try.. also going to use homemade eggnog (https://tastesbetterfromscratch.com/homemade-eggnog/ ) thinking this will be delicious topped with a little rum sauce

This is currently my favorite Eggnog (non-alcoholic) recipe:

https://thestayathomechef.com/old-fashioned-non-alcoholic-eggnog/

The only weird ingredient in it is a cinnamon stick (if you use powdered cinnamon, it will taste like horchata instead of eggnog, lol). The main difference from other eggnog recipes is using cinnamon sticks steeped in milk at the beginning. I'd prefer to just buy eggnog pre-made, for convenience, but 98% of the eggnogs on the market taste nasty, like they were flavored with bubblegum. I think the majority of people who "don't like eggnog" have simply never met a proper eggnog before, because if you've only had (most) of the store-bought flavors, then, yeah, I can see why it'd be a turn-off! This recipe is excellent, however. This year, I am going to test my first batch with toasted cream, to see how it affects the flavor:

https://www.seriouseats.com/2018/01/if-you-like-brown-butter-youll-love-toasted-cream.html

Schedule:

Really simple recipe - heat & temper, then cool & stir in extra stuff, and finally chill.

* 10 minutes prep work
* 1 hour to cool
* 1 minute to stir in a few ingredients
* Chill in fridge at least 4 hours before serving

Tools:

* Stovetop
* Large saucepan (or pot)
* Whisk
* Mixing bowl
* Sieve (optional, but nice for straining)
* Pitcher, with lid (for storing eggnog in fridge)

Ingredients:

* 2.5 cups whole milk
* 4 whole cinnamon sticks (they sell this in the McCormick tubes in the spice section of the grocery store)
* 1/8 teaspoon Ground Cloves
* 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

* 7 Egg Yolks
* 3/4 cup White Granulated Sugar

* 2 cups heavy cream (or half & half, if you want a lighter version)
* 2 additional teaspoons Vanilla Extract
* 1/8 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg

Directions:

1. Put the milk + cinnamon sticks (all 4 whole sticks) + cloves + ½ tsp vanilla into a large saucepan. Put it over the lowest heat setting on your stove for 5 minutes.
2. In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and sugar for 1 minute.
3. Turn the heat under the milk up to medium-high heat. Remove the cinnamon sticks. Stir the milk constantly until it just starts to boil, then immediately turn off the heat.
4. Slowly whisk in about ¼ of the hot milk into the egg/sugar mixture (to "temper" it, otherwise you’re gonna get scrambled eggs). Then pour all of the egg/sugar mixture back into the saucepan and whisk it all together. Put it over medium heat, whisking constantly, for 3 minutes. It will thicken a bit.
5. Pour the hot eggnog into a large bowl or beverage container and let cool at room temperature for 1 hour.
6. After 1 hour, stir in the heavy cream, 2 teaspoons vanilla, and nutmeg. At this point, I strain it through a metal sieve into a storage container with a lid. Store in the fridge and allow to cool for at least 4 hours before serving.
7. This is quite rich and decadent. You can thin it out with plain milk as desired.

 

[Kaido]

Damn you guys! Now I have sudden craving for cheesecake. And coffee. I have coffee at home but no cheesecake. Time to get dressed and drive to the store. Brb.

Edit: Back from Trader Joe's. Grabbed pumpkin cheesecake and couple other pastries. I was going to grab the NY style cheesecake but never had the pumpkin before so I decided to try it. It's currently thawing in the sink.

Kringle? Kringle! I hate those Kringles!

 

[nakedfrog]

Ewwww, leave it in the sink. If you want pumpkin have a pumpkin pie or a pumpkin latte, trying to use it in cheesecake just ruins the cheesecake. I really hate novelty cheesecakes as they usually come out 100% novelty and 0% cheesecake. I have a recipe for a chocolate cappuccino cheesecake that comes out great, but I never make it anymore because it's not as good as plain cheesecake. Cheesecake should stand on its own with no extra flavors and no fruit on top.

After trying various whatever-cheesecakes, I have come to this conclusion as well. Just let cheesecake be cheesecake.

 

[WT]

Apple
Pecan
Shoo Fly
Boston Creme
Key Lime

 

[microAmp]

Never heard of Eggnog pie, going to give it a try.. also going to use homemade eggnog (https://tastesbetterfromscratch.com/homemade-eggnog/ ) thinking this will be delicious topped with a little rum sauce

I just made that tonight for my wife's volunteers, got to taste the filling after completing it, thumbs up. Though I accidentally used the entire cool whip, luckily the crust was an oversized one and took it without issues. Also, added some fresh nutmeg to the top part of pie.

We plan to make it again, though I'll use homemade eggnog and homemade whipped cream.

 

[Engineer]

Peach
Pecan
Apple
Chocolate Silk
Cherry

 

[echo4747]

I just made that tonight for my wife's volunteers, got to taste the filling after completing it, thumbs up. Though I accidentally used the entire cool whip, luckily the crust was an oversized one and took it without issues. Also, added some fresh nutmeg to the top part of pie.

We plan to make it again, though I'll use homemade eggnog and homemade whipped cream.

I made the pie exactly as the recipe stated. I did notice that the filling only filled the crust about 70% full. Next time I think I will use a bit more eggnog milk and cool whip to fill the pie crust more ( or triple the recipe and fill 2 large pie crusts right to the very to the very top)

* love fresh grated nutmeg on top

 

[thebestMAX]

Not much of a fan of pie. I used to love Pecan pie but then I went into the Air Force and they served it everyday at almost every meal. Massive burn out. Wonder if they still do that?

Strawberry-Rhubarb
Pumpkin
Blueberry
Cherry