126 posts tagged “pie-a-day”

After my interview with Scott Simon on Weekend Edition, so many people have asked for the recipe.  So, without further ado...

ESPRESSO CHOCOLATE PECAN TART

In this recipe the Cocoa Nibs, coffee extract and bittersweet chocolate cut the sweetness of the traditional filling and add a deeper flavor.

1 (9-inch) unbaked or frozen deep-dish pie crust
6 oz. Bittersweet Chocolate, broken into chunks
3 eggs, slightly beaten
1 cup sugar
1 cup Karo® Light or Dark Corn Syrup
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 ¼  cups pecans
¼  cup Sharffen Berger Cocoa Nibs*
1 Tablespoon Trablit Coffee Extract *

Can be found at Surfas in Culver City or at www.surfasonline.com

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Scatter the chunks of chocolate over the pie crust.

In medium bowl with fork beat eggs slightly. Add sugar, Karo®, butter and coffee extract and stir until blended. Stir in pecans and Cocoa Nibs. Pour into pie crust.

Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until knife inserted halfway between center and edge comes out clean. Cool on wire rack.

A lovely rich and savory side dish for a festive holiday dinner.

Sandra sent a picture of this yummy pie:

"Here is a photo of my husband Steve's now-famous rhubarb pineapple pie. I don't know where he found the recipe, but one evening he whipped one up and it was delicious. I froze some rhubarb from the garden, so he can make one to add to our Thanksgiving pie buffet. This year we'll be having pumpkin, apple, pecan and lemon pies, each in a vegan and non-vegan version."

Pineapple Rhubarb Pie

Jenny was so inspired by the pie lollipops posted here a while ago, that she made her own:

"I made an apple pie like filling and used a squirrel cookie cutter I had just got at Ikea. I am not much of a baker by any means, but had a lot of fun and got funny looks from my friends when I said I made a Squirrel Pie Pop."

Squirrel Pie Pops

Thank you Alton!  This was the best Apple Pie I ever made:

Alton Brown's Apple Pie

RIP Soupy Sales. 

Martha's Vineyard Wedding

Good Food Producer Harriet Ells just returned from a wedding on Martha's Vineyard (MA), where the bride and groom served pie instead of wedding cake:

Eileen Blake's pies are famous on the Vineyard.  Her husband sells them at a small roadside stand on State Road.  Mrs. Blake died last year, but her daughter continues to bake in her tradition.  Supposedly, the pies are a favorite of Bill Clinton.  I can see why - they are delicious!  At the wedding they served blueberry crumb (pictured), tollhouse and apple.  Hands down favorite among the guests was the blueberry crumb.

Mrs. Blake's Blueberry Crumb Pie

Cherie writes:

Thanks to Kathryn for showing us Laughing Squid's Pie Chart:

Laughing Squid's Pie Chart

On Monday I hosted a pie dinner with beer pairing for KCRW subscribers (it was a premium at the pledge drive).  Christina Perozzi (aka The Beer Chick) paired some incredible beer with my pies.