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My absolute would have to be pecan pie.
MrMickeysMom
(20,453 posts)Not even with strawberries.
bluedigger
(17,088 posts)"I wish that all the ladies
Were pies on a shelf.
If I was the baker
I'd eat 'em all myself!"
Oh. Key Lime.
Chipper Chat
(9,700 posts)Heaven on earth!
petronius
(26,607 posts)(Seriously, my MIL makes a wicked key lime - that's my favorite for both taste and company...)
Amerigo Vespucci
(30,885 posts)...thanks for not letting me down.
petronius
(26,607 posts)I bet that dude's double entendre spidey-sense started tingling five minutes before the thread was posted...
MiddleFingerMom
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begin_within
(21,551 posts)I also love pecan pie but I only eat the pecans off it.
MissHoneychurch
(33,600 posts)My absolute favorite pie ever
kentauros
(29,414 posts)There's not so much of the filling, and often the pecans are chopped a bit or smaller ones are used. It makes for a nicer treat to have with coffee or tea
Justice wanted
(2,657 posts)so trying to find one is hard.
kentauros
(29,414 posts)and simply used a normal Pecan Pie recipe with a homemade pie crust. I'm not that good at pie crusts, so it shrank from the edges a bit, but overall it was delicious. Plus, I found making a tart is easier than making the pie as sometimes they take longer to cook and set up, and you just have to know when they're ready...
And if you want to have a look, here are some recipe sources/searches for "Pecan Pie" and "Pecan Tart"
http://www.cooksillustrated.com/search/results.asp?filters=&query=pecan+pie&search.x=0&search.y=0
http://www.recipesource.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?search_string=pecan+tart&any=off
http://www.cooks.com/rec/search?q=pecan+tart
Alternatively, try this site to order a Pecan Cake: http://www.eilenbergerbakery.com/
Have fun!
Justice wanted
(2,657 posts)Odin2005
(53,521 posts)applegrove
(118,866 posts)dana_b
(11,546 posts)since I was a wee child.
Graybeard
(6,996 posts)Mom would stir together the sliced apples, sugar, cinnamon, raisins and sometimes pecans. When it was piled into the pie plate and draped with the top crust it looked as high as the Rocky Mountains.
But it all cooked down to a syrupy delight and the crust was light and flaky, just waiting for a large dollop of vanilla ice cream.
Mmmm. And apple pie is still my favorite.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)siligut
(12,272 posts)And newcomers to DU will have no idea what we are talking about. Maybe the DU glossary will make a comeback, that would be nice.
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)RedCloud
(9,230 posts)We have linked minds.
RiffRandell
(5,909 posts)It's fine with me----and funny as hell!
kentauros
(29,414 posts)because there isn't just one I love over the others
For nut pies: Pecan!
For creams pies: Coconut Cream!
For fruit pies: Apple!
For gourd pies: Pumpkin! (although technically, it's a fruit )
GoCubsGo
(32,099 posts)Anything with coconut and/or pumpkin in it is my favorite.
intaglio
(8,170 posts)Steak and Kidney with a rich suet pastry ...
zanana1
(6,135 posts)Their pastries can make you gain five pounds a week. Absolutely delicious.
MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)Hot, with a topping of French vanilla ice cream
Myrina
(12,296 posts)Key Lime once in awhile.
siligut
(12,272 posts)I never developed a favorite, all I know is that it has to be made fresh and made with quality ingredients.
Carolina
(6,960 posts)geardaddy
(24,931 posts)I'm not telling you #1.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)My mom got the recipe from our next-door neighbor almost 50 years ago and it is mind-boggling. The filling is melted marshmallows and whipped cream with crushed chocolate chips folded in and the crust is graham cracker. Un-freaking-believable.
Homemade pecan or apple also rock the house.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)But I'll take a slice of pecan pie, a little scoop of ice cream on the side, and a piping hot cup of coffee. Serve it at the lodge at Multnomah Falls, and I can be one happy gratuitous.
grasswire
(50,130 posts)Are you pining for the view, or the pie there?
Multnomah Falls is a lovely place, and we took our volunteer house residents up the trail to the top of the falls last month. Unfortunately, we didn't have enough time afterwards to go get a slice of pie.
Mmmmmm. Pecan pie.
One of these days, I'm going have to bicycle out there. That will earn me activity points to offset the pie!
Moondog
(4,833 posts)RebelOne
(30,947 posts)CherokeeDem
(3,709 posts)But....Key Lime (really love the KL's from Publix's bakery...yum), pecan pie, and Derby Pie.
Derby Pie was promoted as THE pie of the Kentucky Derby...and they are quiet expensive...and in fact are really nothing more than a pecan pie with chocolate chips. Decadent.....
MicaelS
(8,747 posts)Hot or cold.
Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream when it's hot.
Ikonoklast
(23,973 posts)I don't really care what kind it is, pie is good.
marlakay
(11,526 posts)None of this store stuff
.ugh.
After that is my daughters apple pie, wow can my girl bake!!
GreatCaesarsGhost
(8,585 posts)EmeraldCityGrl
(4,310 posts)I use a chocolate graham cracker crust and whipped cream on top.
Everyone says it's the best they've ever had.
http://www.food.com/recipe/old-fashioned-banana-cream-pie-14979
Broken_Hero
(59,305 posts)JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)Adsos Letter
(19,459 posts)Kali
(55,027 posts)or as my wonderful, late Father-in-Law used to say - I like 2 kinds of pie, hot and cold!
Tikki
(14,560 posts)Like black raspberry, blackberry or boysenberry. Flaky crust and real whipped cream.
Tikki
ChoralScholar
(4,871 posts)Although, I think it's because my mother told me I wouldn't like it, and I was determined to prove her wrong.
Egg Custard FTW!
JBoy
(8,021 posts)Lasher
(27,643 posts)Don't knock it till you've tried it.
Son of Gob
(1,502 posts)Strawberry pie is also very good.
zanana1
(6,135 posts)with vanilla ice cream on top. Nothing in the world tastes better.
DFW
(54,465 posts)Although I prefer my peach pie with a little cinnamon and the ice cream optional.
elana i am
(814 posts)blackberry, cherry and banana cream