pie

A pie is a baked dish which is usually made of a pastry dough casing that covers or completely contains a filling of various sweet or savoury ingredients. Sweet pies may be filled with fruit (as in an apple pie), nuts (pecan pie), brown sugar (sugar pie) or sweetened vegetables (rhubarb pie). Savoury pies may be filled with meat (as in a steak pie or a Jamaican patty), eggs and cheese (quiche) or a mixture of meat and vegetables (pot pie).
Pies are defined by their crusts. A filled pie (also single-crust or bottom-crust), has pastry lining the baking dish, and the filling is placed on top of the pastry but left open. A top-crust pie has the filling in the bottom of the dish and is covered with a pastry or other covering before baking. A two-crust pie has the filling completely enclosed in the pastry shell. Shortcrust pastry is a typical kind of pastry used for pie crusts, but many things can be used, including baking powder biscuits, mashed potatoes, and crumbs.
Pies can be a variety of sizes, ranging from bite-size to ones designed for multiple servings.

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  1. SatNavSaysStraightOn

    Recipe Tempeh, Leek and Mushroom Pie

    My husband and I happen to love leeks, mushrooms and pies... and with the current recipe challenge being turkey/chicken/meat free substitute, I thought I would add a 'something, leek and mushroom pie to the mix. I have a really nice cauliflower tomato sauce that would work really well with...
  2. Cookie

    What is the difference between a pie and a pithivier?

    Can some one tell me what is the difference between a pie and a pithivier? What is a pithivier? I've only ever eaten pies I think.
  3. M

    Steak and kidney pie info (eating experience)

    Okay, as the subject line indicates, I am looking for info on what it's like to EAT the Brit dish, Steak and Kidney Pie. How it tastes, smells, varying textures, etc. As I live in Podunk America, where things like lamb/ox kidneys are more than just a little hard to come by, plus I'm just not a...
  4. Yorky

    Pie and Peas

    A Yorkshire staple dish, in this instance with steak and kidney pie.
  5. SatNavSaysStraightOn

    Recipe Creamy Vegetable Pie with Eggs

    This makes use of a creamy cauliflower sauce which can be found here (https://www.cookingbites.com/threads/vegan-creamy-cauliflower-sauce.8330) but there is no reason as to why you could not use a cheese sauce if you wanted to. You can use whatever veg you want that can be sliced along with...
  6. SatNavSaysStraightOn

    Recipe Spicy Sweet Potato, Potato, Tomato and Pea Pie

    This is an adaption of the Indian Potato Pie which we found to be OK but lacked spiciness and to some extent flavour for our tastes, so yesterday I made a variation with the addition of many more spices and tomatoes. I also prefer to use whole potatoes and adapt, rather than say a specific...
  7. C

    Recipe Old-fashioned Tomato Pie

    Ingredients Piecrust 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 cup cold vegetable shortening, cut into pieces 4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt 3 to 4 Tbsp. ice-cold water Filling 2 1/4 pounds assorted heirloom tomatoes, thinly sliced 1 1/4 teaspoons kosher...
  8. C

    Recipe Rigatoni Pasta Pie

    Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil ½ pound ground sirloin 3 cloves garlic, minced ½ an onion, finely diced a pinch crushed red pepper flakes salt and pepper, to taste 1 (28 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes 1 pound rigatoni pasta 2 tablespoons freshly grated parmesan cheese 2 cups mozzarella...
  9. Morning Glory

    Strawberry Pie attempt

    This Strawberry Pie was a sort of 'test-kitchen' recipe prompted by the Strawberry pie thread posted by @Autumn_Hearthwitch. I compared a lot of recipes and eventually used this one from Tesco: https://realfood.tesco.com/recipes/strawberry-pie.html. - although, I made my own pastry. Its a...
  10. Myrtle

    Recipe Chicken Biscuit Pie

    This is real easy to make and is a wonderfully tasting comfort food. Ingredients: 1/3 cup butter 1 onion, chopped 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 1 1/2 cups chicken broth 2/3 cup milk 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 cup frozen green peas 1 cup frozen diced carrots 2 cups cooked...
  11. C

    Recipe Cantaloupe Pie

    Ingredients 1 medium cantaloupe 85.04g(3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened 59.14 ml(1/4 cup) sugar 2 (14.17 g, 1/4 ounce) envelope unflavored gelatin 118.29 ml(1/2 cup) orange juice 9 inch graham cracker crust, chilled Cool Whip Topping cantaloupe, balls for garnish Directions Peel and...
  12. C

    Recipe Beef and Guinness® Skillet Pie

    “A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.” James Joyce, Ulysses Ingredients 1 tbsp. olive oil 1 lb. Lean Ground Beef 4 oz. small shiitake mushrooms kosher salt Pepper 2 tbsp. tomato paste ½ c. frozen pearl onions 1 tbsp. fresh thyme leaves...
  13. A

    Strawberry pie

    My grandmother used to make the best strawberry pie which quickly became my favorite kind of sweet pie. I've had different versions but none never really compared to my grandmother's. There's nothing fancy about it, but it's just so good. It seems the apple, blueberry, lemon etc, all get the...
  14. joycemcgregor

    French meat pie

    We love savory pies at my house and we make chicken pot pie, beef pot pie often. But one of our favorites is French Meat Pie. We like it hot or cold, plain as it comes out of the oven or with a gravy over it,,, either on onion gravy or a gravy made with cream of mushroom soup. Here is the...
  15. SatNavSaysStraightOn

    Recipe Pumpkin, Butternut Squash and 3 cheese pie

    This being National Pie week in the UK, honest, and the current ingredient challenge being pumpkin, I thought I would combine the 2 with a Pumpkin pie. The recipe is adapted from here. http://www.thenovicechefblog.com/2010/08/cinnamon-pumpkin-squash-yam-cheddar-pot-pie/ INGREDIENTS: For...
  16. niemela23

    Lemon Meringue Madness!

    I have some leftover scratch pie dough from a recent batch of meat pies, & am going to attempt the lemon filling tomorrow for a lemon meringue. I am hoping I don't fail horribly, lol... it's one of my family's favorites, as well as my own. Am wondering if anyone may have any tips, tricks, or...
  17. SatNavSaysStraightOn

    It's British Pie Week! 7th - 13th March 2016

    Did you know that it is British Pie Week this week? Nope neither did I until I read this article earlier. http://metro.co.uk/2016/03/07/british-pie-week-7-vegetarian-pie-recipes-to-celebrate-5724643/ And http://jusrol.co.uk/british-pie-week/
  18. Diane Lane

    Recipe Chicken Pot pie

    I made a really delicious chicken pot pie last night. I didn't make my own crust, but I used Pillsbury rolled pie crusts, and they were delicious. I have been using store brand roll out crusts and didn't realize what a difference there was between those and the Pillsbury, but the Pillsbury are...
  19. C

    Recipe Beef, Guinness® and Mushroom Pies

    “Oblige me by taking away that knife. I can't look at the point of it. It reminds me of Roman history.” James Joyce, Ulysses Ingredients 2 tablespoons olive oil 1.7kg Coles Beef Chuck Casserole Steak, trimmed, cut into 3cm cubes 1 large brown onion, chopped 2 tablespoons plain flour 1...
  20. Diane Lane

    Recipe Strawberry and Ricotta Mini Pies

    I came across a recipe for raspberry and soft cheese puff pastries, but as usual, I didn't have those ingredients on hand. So, I decided to make my own version with strawberries and ricotta. I have a store bought pie crust here, and I'm going to roll it pretty thin, since I don't want it to be...
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