What better defines Rhanksgiving thna pie?It's the crowning end to a fantastic meal. It's also perfect hours afterwards with a good cup of coffee or tea? Which one to make? There are so many.
Regular contributor and baker par extraordinaire Claire Saffittz wrote about serveal of them along with giving recipes in today's THnaksgiving special New York Times Food section (this is a keeper issue, there are tons fo recipes and tips in it to get you through the big day.) She offers unusual spins on traditional recipes. Her pumpkin pie with a top layer of pepeitas sounds intriguing and tasty . The pumpkin seeds are coated in maple and incorporated in the filling itself. It adds ctunch to a usually silky mouth feel. Her pecan slab pie has the right amount of crunchy pecans but without all the sugat.It has a cream filling which cuts down on the sugariness. The slab is made with brown butter which has an even nuttier flavor. You could also try the caramel apple pie, always a treat. This is more kije a tarte tatin with no cinnamon or allspice needed for flavor. It's the butter and caramel along with the apples that give it such an intense flavor.Ms Saffitxz also includes the recipe for flaky pie crust which can be also used for Christmas pies as well.
For the non traditional there is a lemon cream pie with honey and ginger along with a cranberry cheesecake tart. The first has a filling of heavy cream, egg yolks and hone. This is is whisked together with lemon juice and fresh ginger. The crust is different too, being made with ground sugar wafers or for more gingery zing ginger snaps Four tablespoons of butter and one large egg yolk bind it . UNlike holidays pies slathered with whipped cream, this is topped with either sour cream or creme fraiche and decoarated with honey roasted lemon slices. The cranberry cheese cake has the usual grahamm cracker or speculoos cookie crust . The filling is an untraditional mix of goat and cream cheese along with heavy cream and two large eggs.Vanilla extract and grated orange zest give it its flavor. The topping is fresh cranberries cooked in amox fo gelatin and cranberry and orange juices. After being placed in an ice water bath the berries are arranged on the tart . The gelatin mix is then poured over this and unmolded.
Pies are a mainstay on any Thanksgiving table. Opt for the tradtional. Opt for the non traditional if you want to mxi it up.Either way it's still a slice fo a tasty dessert.
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