27th January, 2011 - Posted by Tara - No Comments
How Pretty is your Pie? Contest – Runner Up
Chocolate Cream Pie with Orange-Mascarpone Cream Topping Recipe
Ingredients
Flaky Crisco Pie Crust
1-1/2 cups low-protein flour, such as White Lily All-Purpose (not self-rising)
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp sugar
1/2 cup Crisco all-vegetable shortening, chilled in freezer
4-6 Tbsp. ice water
Chocolate Cream Pie Filling
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup cornstarch
2 Tbsp. natural unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsps. finely »
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24th January, 2011 - Posted by Tara - No Comments
Thanks for all the pie bakers that participated in our How Pretty is Your Pie? Contest. We received some great recipes and photos. All the recipes will be available on our website at www.emilehenryusa.com. We will post a winning recipe each day this week. Our winners were:
GRAND PRIZE WINNER – *Katherine Harter, Hancock, MI
Runners Up »
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30th January, 2009 - Posted by Tara - No Comments
Speaking of National Pie Day – here are some winning recipes from The Kitchn’s Best Pie Bakeoff 2008
Best Classic Pie
Sugar and Spice Pumpkin Pie - (Reprinted by courtesy of The Kitchn)
Ingredients
For the crust:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup cold shortening
2 tablespoons cold butter
4 tablespoon ice cold water
For the filling:
15-oz. can pure pumpkin
2 large eggs
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23rd January, 2009 - Posted by Tara - No Comments
Celebrating one of my favorite holidays – National Pie Day which is today, January 23rd. It is a celebration of pie so what a great excuse to indulge in your favorite pie or bake your best recipe. Here are some of my favorite pie recipes, cookbooks, websites and much more. Please post »
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