Some years ago, I asked an older woman who made terrific pies for Church events if she would give me a pastry lesson. She did and I made pastry from scratch for years. But now I've discovered Pillsbury frozen pie pastry (the pastries that come rolled up, two to a package) and I think they're great. Maybe my scratch pastry was a little better but not much. I usually use the pastry for quiche and the ready-made has made the process much easier and faster.
I love to bake. People look at you strangely when you give them something you have made. And those two magic words "from scratch"...as though it's easier to build a car from duct tape, chewing gum, and wire than it is to put ingredients together! MRodgers, There are a few recipe sites I use. One is allrecipes (dot com), chowhound, and recipezaar. Happy Baking!!
Sharing baked goods brings back doing the neighborly thing old-school - and that's exactly what we need more of.
Now, about pir - my favorite dessert. We searched for eight years and always got the timing wrong by one day, and even one hour - but this year we finally found GRAPE PIE! Delicious, succulent grape pie. If anyone has any recipes for this treat that does not include stomping the grapes yourself, please share them!
Pies are so cathartic. There were some gorgeous apples at the Bidwell Market last weekend. I asked the woman selling them what kind is best for pies, and she said "A mix! Want me to make you one?" Of course I said yes. That afternoon, my boyfriend surprised me by making a pie with them, before my lazy bum had even thought about moving off the couch into the kitchen. (It was a weekend, after all.) We ate the whole thing with caramel ice cream. (Not in one sitting, though. :)
According to research pies have been around since 2000 BC. I'm in the market for a killer Strawberry- Rhubarb.
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