I have to say that I have been expecting the demise of the cupcake craze for quite a while and it keeps not happening. Perhaps because I have never been particularly excited by cupcakes. But pie... pie I get. (as those who knew me during my first pie project can attest) Seems like it might be time for pie project NG.
I'm inspired by the idea of the mini-pie (also known as hand pie, personal pie, pocket pie, etc.) Kind of a play off of the cupcake as a mini-cake. So I'm starting to experiment. When you start at the beginning with pie, I think of apple. So today I was playing around with some rustic styles of personal apple pie.
Turned out better than I expected really. So I'm thinking about what flavors to try next. I'd love some feedback/ideas from all of you. Do you have a favorite type of pie? Anything that you think makes a piece of pie great vs. avg. ? Any suggestions for what to try next?
The McDonald's apple pie. Yummmmmm. ;-) In all seriousness, these look great. Did you eat them all yourself?!
ReplyDeleteI did manage to stop myself before they were all gone. :) I kept two for my sister and nephew to taste test when the come to visit tomorrow. So Alisa, no flavor requests?
ReplyDeleteHow about making meat pies? They're a British staple, especially in the North of England
ReplyDeleteGreat idea Charles. Are you thinking Cornish Pastie type or more like a Steak and Mushroom type pie? Have a go to recipe?
ReplyDeletePoint your browser at http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/ and search for the following British classics:
ReplyDeletechicken and mushroom pie
steak and kidney pie
meat and potato pie
game pie
fish pie