Ten on Tuesday, Pie Edition

Yesterday was Pie Day (3.14.  Get it?!), and today’s directive is a list of Ten Favorite Pies. As naughty Emma said to Miss Bates, “…there may be a difficulty.  Pardon me, but you will be limited as to number…” You won’t be sore if I take some liberties, will you?

1. Pie crust.  In a jiffy, this is my go-to one-pie-crust recipe, thanks to Blog-Free Kim. I hated the recipe at first. Hated! Once I started to make it directly in the pie tin, though, I grew to accept, then love it.

2. Derby Pie. The recipe is my cousin Robin’s. I woo’d Neal with this one; I used to bake Derby pie on a Thursday evening to bring with me on my weekend visit. He may have married me for my Derby pie.

3. Straight-up Rhubarb Pie.  My dad’s favorite. He doesn’t go in for adding strawbs to his rhubarb pie, and I’ve gotten to prefer it this way, too.

4. Butternut Squash Galette.  Sort of a pie, right?  I make this a lot for holiday dinners and potlucks.  Even friends who never cared for butternut squash before like this one (you know who you are, R.!) The crust in the recipe is divine, but when I’m in a rush, I use the recipe in 1.

5. Veggie pot pie. I don’t use a recipe, just add a bunch of root veggies to a pie crust and bake.  Even better topped with some sort of mashed potato or yam.

6. Apple pie. I’ll try ’em all, but I don’t like ’em all.  There was one, back in the early 90s that I ate in a diner off the highway along Rte. 17 in New York that has yet to be beat.  Maybe I dreamed it.

7. Pineapple and spinach pizza pie. Only kind I ever order, unless it is…

8. White pie from Luna‘s…

9. Or if I make myself a Broccoli Rabe pizza pie.

10.  Julia Child’s Sweet Ricotta pie. I add some lemon zest to boost the flavor.  After a rich meal, this always seems like the perfect dessert to me.

What’s your favorite pie?

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