Pies Galore!--March 1, 2018

March's Recipe Club theme was Pies Galore, and there was a lot of pies to go around! Sweet, savory, mini, slab--lots of varieties were shared among the group. 

Karen made "Veggie Pizza Pie." She adapted several recipes for the crust and sauce to get her combination. The pizza has a cauliflower crust and she made a bechemel sauce and a marinara sauce. She would prefer the crust to be a little crisper!

 Sue S. made "German Chocolate Pies," and the filling tastes just like a German chocolate cake!

Sue S. and Bill also brought "Calzones." Who doesn't love a pizza hand pie!? These calzones were filled with traditional pizza ingredients and made with a homemade dough.

Trudy brought "Apple Pie." This is her own recipe, and she brought it right from the oven so it was nice and warm!

Jan whipped up this "Strawberry Cheesecake Pie." She loves this recipe because it is so easy to throw together! It only took her 15 minutes!

Cherryl brought her "Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie." It uses gingersnaps to make the crust which pairs well with the pumpkin flavor!

Sue R. made "Quick Coconut Pie" which is a family recipe handed down from her mother. Since it's an older recipe, it calls for whole milk and oleo, but she used lower fat milk and butter instead.

Mary A. made a delicious and fresh "Strawberry Pie!" This pie can easily be adapted for other fruits and tastes delicious with raspberries, too!

Trudy L. made a "Fresh Strawberry Pie." This refreshing pie has a jello and corn syrup glaze poured over the fresh berries!

Don brought with him a "Cranberry Apple Cherry Pie!" The crust is a bar cookie dough patted down into the the pie plate, which is then filled with delicious dried cranberries, granny smith apples, and cherry concentrate syrup!

Marie brought a savory pie, "Mortadella and Fontina Slab Pie!" She used onion instead of fennel, and felt like it could use more butter on the phyllo dough and more meat inside. It was quite tasty!

Margene made "Cherry Pie!" She used her grandmother's pie crust recipe and her own filling, which uses almond extract. Cherries and almonds go together so well!

Edyta made "Tangy Key Lime Pie!" A light, and refreshing pie full of key lime flavor. Her recipe came from Food and Wine magazine.

Mary W. made "Mini Strawberry Pies!" These handheld pies are simply and easy to make treats, perfect for summer with all the fresh strawberries in season!

Helen made "Butterscotch Pie!" The crust is sweetened with brown sugar and the butterscotch filling is sweet and luscious!

I made "Maple-Pecan-Pumpkin Chiffon Pie!" I made it in stages, and it was a little time consuming, but it tasted pretty good. The filling is nice and creamy, and there is a touch of amaretto that pairs nicely with the pumpkin, pecans, and maple syrup.

The pies were delicious, and there was a good variety to sample! Find some good pie recipes here for Pi Day (3.14)!

There were many great recipes shared and more to try next time! Getting hungry? Join us April 5 at 6:30pm at Franklin Public Library. The theme is The Last Name Meal--Make a dish that begins with the first letter of your last name!

All you have to do to join is cook a dish from the monthly theme, and bring the dish and the recipe to the meeting! It's as easy as pie! See you soon!