Last night was my friends’ annual Fakesgiving — a nice, stress-free pre-holiday gathering of friends and locals. My contribution was two pies. I had never made either before and couldn’t really decide between them. I figured one of them would have to be good, right?
The one on the left is a Quebec Maple Syrup Pie, courtesy of the Pie of the Month Club (I used the second recipe on the card). The recipe was for an 8-inch pie but my pie plates are 10 inches, so the maple syrup filling was low in the shell and it looked pretty sad. My friend Jamie (who is learning to make pies, yay!) and I decided to put the whipped cream right on top to fill it in, then, in a Martha moment, made a heart stencil and sprinkled nutmeg and cinnamon on top. This one was a bit too sweet for me, but easy to make and other people liked it. I probably won’t make this again any time soon as there are so many other pies to explore.
The second pie is a Bog Berry Pie (aka Cranberry Pie). Ridiculously easy. Also courtesy of the POTMC though the recipe isn’t on the site. It was very tart and I liked this one a lot. It would have been good with ice cream or even the whipped cream which I brought and forgot to use.
With the cold weather* and holidays approaching, pie season is upon us! Looking forward to making quite a few more pies over the next few months.
*So I hear. Today it was in the 60s and I found a violet blooming in the yard! What the –? Global warming?
