Love Love Love me a homemade pie...

[Beach Chick]

What kind of pie are you making for Thanksgiving?
I'll be up at the cabin...does altitude affect a pies outcome..can you tell I don't bake much.
Can't wait to hear all your pie responses!

Happy Thanksgiving!

[Beach Chick]

Just made the chocolate pecan pie...OMG...it is so good!
Very easy to make and used Emeril's recipe.
Thank you all for your help!

[Beach Chick]

Is it critical to egg wash the crust before placing the ingredients in?
I saw where it seals the crust..
Thanks to all!

[jennaroo]

I am going to make a "crack pie", google it. I swear it does not look like any big deal, but people seem to swoon over it.

[Beach Chick]

Seeing a lot of sour cream added to pie recipes..it doesn't curdle when heated?
Love your passion for the pie!

[jmcarthur8]

No, BC, it's never curdled! I only use natural sour cream with no additives, so maybe that helps. It just makes a creamy custardy richness.

[lawhound05]

Apple and a pan of brownies.

[jmcarthur8]

Years ago, I bought a couple of cans of almond flavored sweetened condensed milk from Big Lots. I'd never seen it before, and haven't since. I think it was Eagle Brand.
It made the BEST pumpkin pie ever. I remember my mother, who wasn't a pumpkin pie lover, thought it was delicious.
I guess I could put a little almond extract in my pie - I keep experimenting with pumpkin pies to find the perfect one.

[biondanonima]

Jmcarthur, You probably don't need another recipe to try, but this one has become my standard: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/foo...

I have replaced the bourbon with various different liqueurs, depending on what I have in the house - my favorite is spiced rum. However, if you wanted an almond flavor, you could probably use amaretto and just cut back the sugar a bit. The texture of this pie is (IMO) much better than any other pumpkin pie I've tried.

[jmcarthur8]

Oh, my.
This sounds wonderful. Sour cream in pumpkin pie? Wow. I love the idea of it. (The only apple pie I make is with sour cream)
Yep, amaretto would do it. Or maybe a little almond extract.
Now I want to go make one. I always use a fresh pie pumpkin and roast it, scoop it and cook out the water. I like the stringy texture, so I don't puree the pumpkin.
Thanks, biondanomina!

[LEsherick2007]

I am making Libby's Pumpkin Pie, my grandmas traditional Oatmeal Pie, and I want to try a Pecan Pie bars.

[Emme]

i'm doing...
Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake
Caramel Apple Pie
and most likely a Blueberry Custard Pie
along with
Mini Chocolate Hazelnut Tarts
and Gingerbread (I know, not pie...)

[jarona]

Pumpkin, Pecan, Chocolate Pecan pies. Nutella Tart...and for those who do not care for pie, Pumpkin Roulade.

[jmcarthur8]

Sour cream apple pie. Thanksgiving isn't the same without it.

[iL Divo]

If we're in a real home, I'll be making an apple/pear with the best cheddar cheese I can find.
my family goes back to the days of cheddar being sliced over the pie and slightly melted.
so if anyone wants it in this new family, it'll be offered otherwise vanilla whipped cream or ice cream can be the topper. our oldest doesn't enjoy sweets very much but always does enjoy a slice of warm pie, who doesn't...

[Beach Chick]

Loving all your pie responses!

[TrishUntrapped]

My Yankee New England mother-in-law makes great apple pie so we're having that, plus pumpkin pie and what has become my signature pie - chocolate cream pie.

[BabsW]

Apple, for sure, and I may make the Maple Walnut butter tart that I tried out a few weeks ago. A lot like a pecan pie, just with maple and walnut. :D

I'm actually going to make an apple pie for a weekend getaway this weekend. There is no such thing as too much apple pie :D

[visciole]

I gotta agree with that! Heaven would be if there were always an apple pie on the counter....

[ChrisKC]

Oh, I'd like the recipe for the maple walnut tart. Sounds wonderful!

[BabsW]

It was lovely. I posted about it here: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/8151...

This recipe was scaled-down and made two 4-inch tarts, so to make a normal pie-sized 9-inch tart, I'd say you should quadruple it.

[Beach Chick]

Holy crap Babs...that looks beyond sublime!

[BabsW]

If you like pecan pie and the flavors of maple and walnut together, you'd like it, I think. lol

I can't wait to surprise my parents at Thanksgiving with it this year. :)

[MsMaryMc]

Pecan for sure for our family meal, and maybe pumpkin, if my father-in-law decides he wants one (very possibly his last Thanksgiving, so he gets whatever he wants); pecan to settle the bet I made with my hairdresser on the Alabama-LSU game (dammit); and a Pie To Be Named Later (buyer's choice) for a charity auction at work, right after Thanksgiving.

[sedimental]

Northwest Huckleberry pie!!!!!! Yay.

There is always an disagreement as to warm vs room temp, vanilla ice cream vs whipped cream.
It doesn't matter to me because I love it all!!!!!!

[ipsedixit]

With the harvest we've had this fall, I'm making at least 2 or maybe 3 persimmon pies.

[Beach Chick]

Never had a persimmon pie...sounds fab ipsedixit!

[sandylc]

Trying to decide between pumpkin, maple pecan, coconut cream, and lemon tart. I would make them all, but I don't know if I'll have time and there will only be 4 or 5 of us.

[sunflwrsdh]

+ 1 on the apple crumb pie with a cheddar crust
and that is the only " real" pie this year
am also doing pumpkin cheesecake with a gingersnap crust
if I had time and m own way...
would also be doing
chocolate cream pie
tollhouse pie
real pumpkin pie
:)
and maybe cherry pie as well.

[Chocolatechipkt]

I like how you bake! -- and ITA on having time and your own way ...

[sunflwrsdh]

Thanks:)

[Chocolatechipkt]

Apple crumb pie w/a cheddar crust
pumpkin chiffon pie
possibly chocolate pecan pie

[Beach Chick]

That's it...chocolate pecan pie!

[Chocolatechipkt]

Let me know if you'd like the recipe. :)

[visciole]

Apple.

I also do love sour cherry pie with a fierce, fierce love; but apple for Thanksgiving is non-negotiable.

And I agree: homemade or none!

[arashall]

You didn't mention exactly where the cabin is, but only impact on pies might be a very slight increase in how fast liquid cooks out of a filling because of lower boiling point. And maybe moisture content of your crust if you're someplace really dry. I grew up cooking at about 6,000 feet in Colorado, but I'm in Texas now, so we must have pecan pie for Thanksgiving.

[Beach Chick]

Cabin is about 5,500+ feet in altitude..
Thinking of making a pecan pie...if you have any tips arashall, please let me know..
Thanks!

[arashall]

I grew up on the "Dear Abby" pecan pie recipe (easy to find online), so that's the one I like. It's totally simple. Altitude shouldn't impact pecan pie at all. This discussion, however, has impacted my sweet tooth and need to bake. Wish I wasn't at the office!

[Emme]

crust will need just a touch more liquid to make it pliable and not dry... of course, too much develops gluten...
it'll need a bit longer to bake, so i'd tent it with foil for part of the time to protect your crust from over-browning...

[biondanonima]

Apple, sour cherry and bourbon pumpkin! Usually a guest brings salted pecan as well, but this year she wanted to try something different and is bringing a chocolate caramel cake. Sounds delicious, but it's not Thanksgiving without apple pie for me!