Keep your tummy’s empty today as it is National Pie Day. This day has been celebrated since the 1970s. Celebrated annually on January 23rd, National Pie Day is an unofficial holiday to celebrate the baked dish which is usually made of a pastry dough casing that covers or completely contains a filling of various sweet or savory ingredients.
Why do we celebrate National Pie Day?
National Pie Day, is an annual celebration of pies started in the mid-1970s by Boulder, Colorado nuclear engineer, brewer and teacher Charlie Papazian after he declared his own birthday, January 23, to be National Pie Day. Since 1986, National Pie Day is sponsored by the American Pie Council.
But what is a Pie?
Pies are defined by their crusts. A filled pie has pastry lining the baking dish, and the filling is placed on top of the pastry but left open. A top-crust pie has the filling in the bottom of the dish and is covered with a pastry or other covering before baking.
A two-crust pie has the filling completely enclosed in the pastry shell. Shortcrust pastry is a typical kind of pastry used for pie crusts, but many things can be used, including baking powder biscuits, mashed potatoes, and crumbs.
If you are a fan of Pie and would love to have one, then we are happy to share with you some Pie recipes’ that you can easily bake at home.
• Apple Pie:
A fruit pie in which the principal filling ingredient is crisp and acidic cooking apples. Sweet tender apples baked in a golden crust.
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• Pumpkin Pie:
Pumpkin-based custard flavored with nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger, baked in a single pie shell. Sometimes the crust is a graham cracker crust or a pastry dough crust.
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• Chocolate Cream Pie:
For all you chocolate lovers, this is the one you are looking for. Homemade chocolate pudding is made for this recipe with an added hint of espresso powder to really bring out the flavors. You can use different types of chocolate for it.
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• Blueberry Pie:
A fruit pie in which the principal filling ingredient is blueberries.
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• Banana Cream Pie:
A cream pie made with a rich custard made from milk, cream, flour, and eggs and combined with sliced bananas in a pastry or graham crumb crust. It is often made with a whipped cream topping.
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• Walnut Pie:
Prepared using walnuts as a main ingredient. Walnut pie is very similar and is far less expensive to make.
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So which Pie are you ready to bake?
Go ahead and enjoy a slice of your favorite pie yourself or share one with your beloved.