Yesterday I did something I have never done before -- I baked a pie. I know, I'm a little ashamed to admit it myself. But here it is, my confession: I have never baked a pie. Correction, I had never baked a pie until yesterday. And I didn't bake just one... I baked TWO. And I even made the crust (a must).
The first was a strawberry-rhubarb pie. Yummy! It may even have inspired me to plant rhubarb in our garden. I love rhubarb.
The second was a blackberry-apple pie. I love blackberries. I miss living on the coast where blackberries were always in abundance. They are so expensive!!!! I decided to splurge and indulge myself in some.
I love that my babies are getting old enough to entertain themselves so I can be productive while I have them over. I've learned to keep them close so they stay happy.
The pies are so tasty. So so so tasty! My only issue is that there is so much liquid in them! You can scoop the delicious insides into a cup and drink it! What did I do wrong?? I followed the recipes (with only minor adjustments), but I used the right amount of flour and cornstarch in the filler.
How do you keep your pies from becoming fruit soup?
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As for being soupy, the only thing I can think of is that it wasn't cooked long enough for juices to evaporate a bit more. Did you have a top layer of pastry on it? If so, was it vented (slits in it)? I love pie, it's my favourite!!!
there was a top layer and it was vented. And I cooked them for too long - I forgot about them while I was outside. I did cooked them one at a time and both for different lengths of time and at different temperatures (according to the recipes). I may just have to try different recipes.
Do you (or anyone else) have any good pie recipes??
I'm useless when it comes to pies since I have never baked one either. Don't be ashamed! Your pies look yummy and wish I could come over and share one with you :)Love and miss you lots... so excited to see you in July!!!! xoxo
Ah, just pour off the excess liquid and use it on ice cream :)
So pretty! And HOW on earth do you make a pie with an under 1yo??
I love your tile floors.
And as you can see by the influx of comments, I'm catching up on commenting. I've seen some of these before, but haven't had a chance to lay down type.
Hey, where are your house pictures sister???
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