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[darchildre]

Last night the family started making plans for Christmas dinner, which eventually led to a discussion of pie. Which in turn led to my Mom deciding that, next year, I should do a Pie-of-the-Month thing, where I make a different pie for the family every month.* With no repeats and no pies that I've made before.

Which leads me to ask for recommendations. See, I like making pie, but I especially like making unusual pies that you can't find whenever you stop in at the grocery store. So I am looking for recipes.

Do you have a favorite unusual pie that you would like to tell me about? Thus far, I am planning to make orange chess pie, vinegar pie, and Schadenfreude pie. (Alas, my beloved buttermilk, brown sugar, and shoo-fly pies are out, because I've made them before.)

If you don't have a recipe but just want to tell me about a certain type of pie that you love, I am more than willing to track down actual recipes myself. (If you have a recipe you want to share, that's awesome.)

Let us talk about pie.




*It was carefully noted that although this means there will definitely be a pie every month, that doesn't have to be the only pie I make that month.

Comments

[lqc]

In no particular order, all interesting pies that
are variations on old favorites I would try.
No clue on how well any would turn out.

Sweet Potato Harvest Pie
http://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/harvest-pie/ab77ac76-ae24-4c3e-b5cb-ad0c1bafe5b7/

Raspberry Lavender Cream Pie
http://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/raspberry-lavender-cream-pie/a1f4927c-09a3-4687-a3ec-86b12ccd0072/

Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
http://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/strawberry-rhubarb-pie/88579cad-3937-4b5e-ad90-601a7071882a/

[darchildre]

My family has Opinions about sweet potato pie, so I don't think I would be allowed to experiment with that. But the others looks really interesting - thank you.

[ex_rising236]

Pecan pie, because I love it :D
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/pecan-pie-recipe/index.html

Berry custard pie. My mother's made this one, it comes out quite good.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sandra-lee/berry-custard-pie-recipe/index.html

And rhubarb pie, because those are also ones that I <3.
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/orange-rhubarb-pie/detail.aspx
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/rhubarb-and-strawberry-pie/detail.aspx

[darchildre]

Awesome - thanks very much!

[some_stars]

okay, I hope I didn't get this link from you in the first place, but here is a Slate article about the author's mother's tradition of baking truly ridiculous quantities of pie every year, and it's accompanied by a list of 51 pies she remembers making. No recipes, alas, but Google might help if anything looks intriguing. Also, I had a honey-walnut pie for the first time this Thanksgiving, and it is the GREATEST THING EVER. It's like a pecan pie in structure, but the filling is creamy more than jelly/corn-syrupy. Super rich, super amazing.

[willidan]

I was going to suggest chess pie, but you already have orange chess pie listed, which sounds delightful. I've made lemon chess pie and loved it.

Chocolate cream pie is a favorite of my family, but I'm not allowed to give out that recipe (honest, my mother would kill me!!). But google will probably provide something similiar. I also enjoy triple berry pie (raspberry, strawberry, blueberry). It's a delightful summer pie. So is pink lemonade pie, which is sweetened condensed milk, a small can (@4oz) frozen lemonade concentrate thawed, 8 oz cool whip, red food coloring. It's made in a graham cracker crust, but it would be equally delightful in pastry crust.