Last Wednesday we devoured the last of the pie baked by the wife. The half gallon tub of Haagen Dazs expired along with it. I am promised s peach pie for tomorrow. Life is literally sweet.
In my opinion, my mom’s and my grandmother’s were the best apple pies. They were not overly sweet and they were not made with corn starch or thickeners so they were not gloppy and syrupy like the ones that are store bought or in diners and restaurants. My mom used a combination of lard and butter for the crust, so it was both flavorful and flaky – perfect.
Once in a rare while, someone will make a homemade one that is a close second. There’s an orchard in my area that makes a decent one. It’s dense and not gloppy.
@RedDeerGuy1 Those Costco pies are truly formidable. They’re the size of manhole covers. I’m afraid of them unless I’m feeding a crowd, in which case, they’re one of the best deals around. Our Costcos here also feature their own brand of premium ice cream only sold in twin packs of half a gallon each, and I bet there’s a pound of butter fat in each of them.
To me, the Costco apple pie is not bad but it has a really strong cinnamon flavor. To me, it’s an overwhelming cinnamon taste.
If you want a really good pie from Costco, seasonal, the pumpkin pie is revered by just about everyone. It’s only 5.99, too, so it’s a great price and it’s huge.
I don’t really care for apple pie but I remember baking one at school in cookery class.
It was apple crumble & the best part was filling a clear bag with biscuits & bashing the crap out of it with a rolling pin!
^That’s probably excellent advice. But. I don’t make pies.
I don’t really like sweet stuff.
However. I will run across Pecan Pie, in certain situations. Then. It’s on. Down here, in the South, you might get a scoop of vanilla ice cream, with the pie…