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Look! Apple Apple Pie

Too bad we didn't see this during The Kitchn's Best Pie Bakeoff; it would have been a hands-down winner. It's an Apple apple pie! ...

Recipe: Persimmon Tart

Before the weekend we promised a recipe for this very, very bright orange tart, made from an unusual fruit for baking: persimmons! ...

Recipe: Nearly-Instant Apple Cinnamon Mini-Tarts

Do you have any pie dough left from Thanksgiving's pie frenzy? Maybe a ball of scraps in the back of the fridge, wrapped in plastic? Wouldn't you like to do something productive with that dough? Here'...

The Thanksgiving Report: A Pie Breakfast

Thanksgiving is an important meal not just because of its overwhelming amount of work and the nostalgic significance attached to each of the dishes, but also because it kicks off the holiday entertain...

The Best Pie Bakeoff 2008 Roundup: All 29 Pies!

A huge thank you to everyone who rolled, baked, and shared their best flaky pie doughs and best yummy fillings. All of your pies were so inspiring and delicious - we are already looking forward to nex...

Pie Bakeoff 2008 Special Mention: Best-Looking Pie
Best Pie Bakeoff 2008

Special Mention Award: Best-Looking Winning Recipe: Susan's Candy Apple Pie Voting for the best Original and Classic pies in our Best Pie Bakeoff 2008 has finished, but we wanted to also weigh in edi...

Pie Bakeoff 2008 Special Mention: Best Story
Best Pie Bakeoff 2008

Special Mention Award: Best Story Winning Recipe: Edith's Sweet Potato Pie Voting for the best Original and Classic pies in our Best Pie Bakeoff 2008 has finished, but we wanted to also weigh in edit...

Pie Bakeoff 2008 Special Mention: Most Unusual Pie
Best Pie Bakeoff 2008

Special Mention Award: Most Unusual Winning Recipe: Breanne's Bean Brulee Tart Voting for the best Original and Classic pies in our Best Pie Bakeoff 2008 has finished, but we wanted to also weigh in ...

Pie Tip: How To Roll Out Pie Dough Without a Rolling Pin

Look at this bright tip from reader Donna (also the baker behind that Apple Cranberry Galette). Donna lives on a boat and therefore has a very limited set of baking equipment. But that doesn't keep he...

Wanting: This Is How I Roll T-shirt (Plus More Good Kitchen Things from Buy Olympia)

Check out this Pie Month-appropriate t-shirt from JennyAnn Wheeler over at BuyOlympia.com. A perfect gift for your pie obsessed sweetie -- it even comes in men's sizes! Read on for more information ...

Weekend Recipe: Quince and Apple Tart

I was beginning to think that when it came to quince, we Kitchn folks were jinxed. First it was Emma and her much looked-forward-to and yet very rotten quince, shared from a neighbor's tree. Poor Emma...

How To Make a Pie Crust from Scratch

We've talked a lot about pies these last three weeks. We saw 29 smashing pies in our Best Pie Bakeoff, and we're excited to try some of these new recipes this week. Thank you and congratulations to ev...

Pumpkin Pie
Best Pie Bakeoff 2008 Entry #29

Recipe: Denise of Chez Us' Pumpkin Pie Category: Classic Well, this is it! The last pie recipe of our 2008 Bakeoff. This means that we'll move on to voting a little later today - please come and vote...

Pecan and Date Pie
Best Pie Bakeoff 2008 Entry #28

Recipe: Rachel's Pecan and Date Pie Category: Classic Here's a reworking of yet another classic pie - pecan, this time! This is a wonderfully sweet and gooey pie, made with dates. This recipe sounds ...

Edith's Sweet Potato Pie
Best Pie Bakeoff 2008 Entry #27

Recipe: Edith's Sweet Potato Pie, from Leonard Category: Classic We've been waiting for a pie entry like this. This is an authentic, handed-down family recipe, and with photos to prove it too. This i...

Pushing Daisies: The Pies

We know some of you are fans of "Pushing Daisies," and we recently discussed the show's honey-related story lines, but we could hardly let this month pass without a mention of the show's primary food ...

What To Do With All Those Mini Pumpkins... Hint: It Involves Your Oven!

Our mystery box has kept us well supplied with mini pumpkins this fall. For several weeks we've enjoyed them displayed on a white platter in the middle of the dining room table as a simple centerpiec...

Best Pie Tip: Brush the Crust with Egg

We've been reading a lot of pie recipes lately. In all of their diversity, there are a few common patterns and good tips that have turned up. Our favorite so far is this classic tip: Brush your unbake...

Pear Gruyère Pie
Best Pie Bakeoff 2008 Entry #26

Recipe: Alexandra's Pear Gruyère Pie Category: Original We've talked about the food on the popular television show "Pushing Daisies", but we haven't mentioned the most prominent food on the show: pi...

Jack-O-Lantern Tartlets
Best Pie Bakeoff 2008 Entry #25

Recipe: Stephanie's Jack-O-Lantern Tartlets Category: Classic Here is the second entry from enterprising pie-baker Stephanie; she also entered the Original category with her mouthwatering peanut butt...

Rustic Pear Custard Pie
Best Pie Bakeoff 2008 Entry #24

Recipe: Rachel's Rustic Pear Custard Pie Category: Original We've seen quite a few apple pies in this Bakeoff, but no pear pies so far - until now. Rachel submitted an easy, flexible custard-filled p...

Apple Cranberry Galette with Stonewall Kitchen Apple Caramel Butter
Best Pie Bakeoff 2008 Entry #23

Recipe: Donna's Apple Cranberry Galette with Stonewall Kitchen Apple Caramel Butter Category: Original The apple pies keep rolling in! We love all these new recipes for one of our favorite fruits, an...

Pumpple Pie (Pumpkin & Apple!)
Best Pie Bakeoff 2008 Entry #22

Recipe: Jennifer's Pumpple Pie (Pumpkin & Apple!) Category: Original Pumpkin AND apple! What a pie! We had a hard time deciding which category to put this into, but we ultimately decided that suc...

Creamy Adsuki Bean Pie
Best Pie Bakeoff 2008 Entry #21

Recipe: Joanna's Creamy Adsuki Bean Pie Category: Original Another bean pie! We already had one pie made from beans in this Bakeoff, and it piqued our interest. We were curious whether anyone else ma...

Chocolate Truffle Tart with Vanilla Crème Brulee
Best Pie Bakeoff 2008 Entry #20

Recipe: Mary's Chocolate Truffle Tart with Vanilla Crème Brulee Category: Original Twenty pies! There are just a few more to go this week as we count down to a reader vote-off for the category winne...