Take a deep breath and say it with me. I love Pie.
Because you know, like I know, that if you're a baker you must love pie. It is not a prerequisite, but I'm going to make some sweeping generalizations and say that anyone oppose to pie has got to have something wrong with their taste buds. And possible their brain.
Ok, maybe not. But if there are any pie skeptics out there in the void you're in the right place.
Ok....maybe not...
But seriously, think about it. Butter, flour, water, salt, mix it together, bake it, flaky browned delicious pastry. and what do you fill it with? ANYTHING. Literally. Their are not many recipes where you can substitute fruit and sugar for chicken and gravy and still end up calling it the same thing! Pie. Mmm.
There's everyones favorite fruit pies..Apple, Blueberry, Raspberry, Peach, and lets throw Rhubarb in because I really don't know where else it would go.
Don't forget about bottom crust pies. Cream and Custard type pies...Banana Cream, Coconut Cream, Keylime, Lemon Custard, Chocolate Pudding...Okay so, when I say cream in relation to pies (see Banana Cream) I mean meringue. Why? Habit. Also I'm a bit insane in the words department. Also, that milk is in fact required to make the base. My Grandmother B. makes the best damn cream pies on the entire planet, and she tops them with a meringue. Because, what the hell else do you do with 4 egg whites?! Plus it tastes delicious. Sorry haters. Whipped cream has it place in the world. Most of the time that place is in my stomach. Not today whipped cream, not today.
Moving along. How about MEAT pies? Mmm...Chicken Pot Pie, Tourtiere, Mince Meat...Okay I hate mince meat. But don't tell anyone.
And of course the other random ones I have no category for so I'm going to call them Random Pies. Like, Raisin Pie, Pecan Pie, and Sugar Pie.
I'm sure there are a lot more then that. In fact, I'm positive that there are more. I simply don't have enough energy to put into looking all of that up. I will however add one more to the list. It is my favorite pie in the whole entire world. There is no other food that I prefer more than this pie. True story.
Ready for it?
Saskatoon Pie.
If you haven't had it, get it now and try it. If you hate it, you fall into the category of tastebud/brain impairment. Okay, fine...I'm just defensive. I know plenty of people (like two) who don't prefer this pie. Whatever.
If you live in a part of Canada that does not PRODUCE SASKATOONS like I do part of the year, than I am so, so, sorry. Apparently you can find them in parts of Ontario under a different name, but that just sounds shady to me. My Grandma W. (Not the cream pie whiz), Makes the most delicious Saskatoon Pie in the entire world. Yes, I'm redundant. Is it any wonder why I love pie?! Sometimes, she freezes fresh Saskatoons and surprises my with pies in Mid-winter. Whole unbaked Saskatoon Pies freeze really well too, because the filling is partially cooked prior to filling the shell. Therefore you can throw a frozen pie right into the oven and bake until the crust is golden. Once, my Grandma W. made me the filling and canned it. I took it out East and made two pies with it. Best semester ever. Its just so versatile! It holds up better than blueberries, but has a similar texture. The berries are slightly smaller than your average store bought blueberries, and they taste waaaaay (WAY) better.
Sigh. I think I will be making pie for dinner with the farmer's market apples I bought last week.
Pie. That is all.
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