The holiday baking season is upon us. The supermarkets have displays of the ingredients to prepare cakes, cookies and pies. Home bakers are dusting off their baking gear that has been tucked away since last year.
Who doesn’t have cravings for the perfect pie, with its tender golden buttery crust filled with fillings of infinite variety? Pie is nostalgic, a dessert that takes us back to childhood, perhaps helping mom or grandma roll out the flaky dough, plus the mouthwatering smell that filled the kitchen when the oven door opened. A comforting classic, pie, has become a favorite of home bakers. Everyone loves traditional holiday pies, or that best kept secret recipe that keeps friends and family coming back for more.
This holiday season, if you’re looking for unique twists on traditional family pie recipes or looking for something entirely new to introduce to your holiday menu, you’re not alone. Although the saying American as apple pie is popular, the world of pies goes beyond this quintessential flavor. You might be surprised the apple pie originated in England with influences from other European countries, namely France and the Netherlands.
In an article in Southern Living, John Lehndorff of the American Pie Council explained to Food 52, “When you say something is as American as apple pie, what you’re really saying is the item came to this country from elsewhere and was transformed into a distinctly American experience.” The story interesting story about Americ.
