Re: any good pie filling recipes??

[Guest guest]

Are you wanting sweet or savory pies? Being British, I favor savory pies, but

have a few ideas for sweetie pies too! OH, how I miss being able to use my mini

pie maker-used to use it all the time for pot pies, meat pies, etc. Love that

gadget! Now, being gluten free and vegetarian, it doesn't get used. May have

to remedy that...

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> I am in the mood for some pies... I have a mini pie maker and want to make

some interesting fillings

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> do you have any good ideas ???

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[Guest guest]

Oh.. would love BOTH ideas.PLEASE

... I love making mini quiches in the pie makers.. and was lazy.. so I used 2

slices of bread as the crustfor the berry pie.. just cut them out and buttered

them.. and filled as usual put the top crust on on and sprinkled a little

sweetener on top of that one that I put some berries in I just put the quiche

in the slot without a crust So I would have a quiche in one slot and the berry

pie in the other... wasn't bad..now not as good as a real pie crust but I had

NO problem scarfing it down...heheheh.

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> > I am in the mood for some pies... I have a mini pie maker and want to make

some interesting fillings

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> > do you have any good ideas ???

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[Guest guest]

I don't have actual recipes, but here are some of the things I used to do.

FIRST, jazz up your crust by using fruit juice, tomato juice, veggie juice,

broth, etc. instead of water-WHAT a difference! (you can use any of your

leftover smoothies too)! I used to freeze cubes of left over juice in ice cube

trays, then thaw them out to add to my pie crust-tomato/basil being my favorite

crust for savory pies-makes the crust a lovely pale red color-very nice! My

VERY favorite pie was a sausage pie made with an apple crust-using apple juice

for the liquid for the crust. The slight hint of sweet apple against the

sausage filling was stellar! My filling was just browned up bulk style sausage,

chopped apples, bit of white sauce, salt and pepper (you can also use condensed

soup, such as cream of mushroom for the sauce, but lots of salt in canned soups)

I would mix that up and put it in the apple juice crust-YUM! Drooling just

thinking of it! I also liked " steak and ale " pie-stew chunks of beef,

mushrooms, carrots, onion in dark ale (beer) until tender, thicken the sauce

with a bit of flour, put in pie shell (the tomato one was great here) Chicken

pot pie, or creamed chicken is also lovely in a pie shell! (drooooool) For

sweet pies, I loved sliced peaches simmered in cream, then put in the pie shell

with a bit of Birds Custard (British thing, don't know if you could find it here

in the states) in the mix and drizzled over the hot pie-yum! Pureed pumpkin,

butternut squash, or sweet potato is delicious with a touch of cream and pumpkin

pie spice for a filling. Another favorite was stewed fruit-apples, pears,

peaches, apricots, raisins, etc. stewed in a bit of fruit juice, thickened

slighly with a bit of tapioca and added to an apple crust. Those are just a FEW

ideas-I have plenty more, lol.

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> > > I am in the mood for some pies... I have a mini pie maker and want to make

some interesting fillings

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> > > do you have any good ideas ???

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[Guest guest]

OH WOWOWOWOW.....those sound amazing!!

I love that little gizmo... have a ton of fun with it .. and best of all portion

controlled..

Now I have to try some of those ideas... Thanks for sharing..I am not creative

at all...

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make some interesting fillings

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[Guest guest]

what is Custard Powder ????????

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> > OH WOWOWOWOW.....those sound amazing!!

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> > I love that little gizmo... have a ton of fun with it .. and best of all

portion controlled..

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> > Now I have to try some of those ideas... Thanks for sharing..I am not

creative at all...

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[Guest guest]

ok so now I have to findsome...Our local Publix Grocery store has a sm section

of British food products.. I have seen the Custard in a can but can't remember

if they have the powder.. will chk on my nx grocery run.

Thanks for that tip.

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> >>> OH WOWOWOWOW.....those sound amazing!!

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> >>> I love that little gizmo... have a ton of fun with it .. and best of all

portion controlled..

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> >>> Now I have to try some of those ideas... Thanks for sharing..I am not

creative at all...

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You are probably thinking of Devon custard, which comes in a can. While Devon

is tasty, it is no comparison to Birds custard, which is simply delicious,

smooth and creamy. I was raised on it! I no longer use it, since it is

cornstarch based, and I am allergic to corn, but I have devised a fairly

reasonable version of my own using tapioca starch...but it is NOT Birds! Yummm!

I have made ice cream custard from it, by freezing the cubes and buzzing them up

in the Vitamix, have drizzled it over baked apples, apple dumplings, plum

fritters, poached pears, etc-LOVELY served hot over any stewed or baked fruit.

I used to use it in place of pancake syrup, with some fresh berries stirred in

to it. MAJOR comfort food when just eaten steaming hot out of a coffee mug,

especially when you don't feel well or have had dental work done. I can't think

of anything that isn't better with Birds!

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> > >>> I love that little gizmo... have a ton of fun with it .. and best of all

portion controlled..

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> > >>> Now I have to try some of those ideas... Thanks for sharing..I am not

creative at all...

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