Citrus desserts like this lemon tart are just right for enjoying in the springtime. I offered to bring dessert to my family’s Mother’s Day dinner, and since both my mom and I were craving something along the lines of lemon cream pie, I had an easy time deciding on this lemon tart. This was the [...]
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Lemon Tart
Posted in Desserts, Pies, Tarts, Crisps, and Crumbles, tagged dessert, lemon, Mother's Day, spring, tart on May 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Rustic Cinnamon Pear Tart
Posted in Desserts, Pies, Tarts, Crisps, and Crumbles, tagged galette, holiday, pears, tart on December 12, 2011 | 16 Comments »
Rustic Cinnamon Pear Tart This month I was assigned the blog Permanent Posies for The Secret Recipe Club. This blog is created by Susan and has everything from food to crafts and decorating to creative writing and more. Since it’s the holiday season and a time when I especially love to bake, I decided to [...]
Peach and Raspberry Crumble
Posted in Desserts, Pies, Tarts, Crisps, and Crumbles, tagged crumble, fruit dessert, peaches, raspberries on June 30, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Peach and Raspberry Crumble In the summer I like to enjoy desserts that highlight the abundance of fresh fruit that is available. This peach and raspberry crumble is a delicious way to do this, and it can easily be adapted to include other summer fruits such as blueberries, nectarines, plums, or blackberries. The crumble takes [...]
Cinnamon Apple Pie with Raisins and Crumb Topping
Posted in Desserts, Pies, Tarts, Crisps, and Crumbles, tagged apple, Christmas, cinnamon, crumb topping, flaky pie crust, holiday, pie, raisins, Thanksgiving on December 6, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Cinnamon Apple Pie with Raisins and Crumb Topping If you’re planning to bake a pie (or two) for an upcoming holiday celebration, I recommend this apple pie. I’ve made this pie a number of times, most recently for my family’s Thanksgiving celebration. I’m a big fan of crumb topping on my apple pie, and this [...]
Pumpkin Pie
Posted in Desserts, Pies, Tarts, Crisps, and Crumbles, tagged flaky pie crust, holiday, pie, pumpkin, spices, Thanksgiving on November 28, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Pumpkin Pie I was responsible for making the pies for my family’s Thanksgiving celebration this year. I made a cinnamon apple pie with raisins and a crumb topping, which you will see here on the blog soon, as well as this pumpkin pie. I searched for quite a while before deciding upon this recipe. I [...]
Flaky Pie Crust
Posted in Desserts, How To, Pies, Tarts, Crisps, and Crumbles, tagged how to, pie, pie crust on November 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Flaky Pie Crust The secret to a flaky pie crust? Keeping the ingredients really cold, and working in the butter just enough so that there are still visible pieces of butter in the dough. When you use really cold butter and ice cold water in the dough, it keeps the butter from “melting” into the [...]
Apple Hand Pies
Posted in Desserts, Pies, Tarts, Crisps, and Crumbles, tagged apple, hand pie, pie, pocket pie mold on October 12, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Apple Hand Pies Recently my sister, Karen, was visiting for the day and we decided that we needed a baking project to keep us busy. Since we had so much fun making homemade caramel sauce together during her last visit, we thought we should find a new recipe to try out together. In the days [...]
Ginger-Apricot Pie
Posted in Desserts, Pies, Tarts, Crisps, and Crumbles, tagged apricots, dessert, pie on August 3, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Ginger-Apricot Pie Every summer I bake at least one apricot pie, using fresh apricots from the tree in my parents’ backyard. The pie is then shared at a family gathering, often our Fourth of July celebration. I have tried a few different recipes, and I love the warm spice notes from the cinnamon and ginger [...]
Cherry Pie
Posted in Desserts, How To, Pies, Tarts, Crisps, and Crumbles, tagged cherries, dessert, pie on May 31, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Cherry Pie My family and I went to pick cherries at a local orchard this past weekend, and they are absolutely delicious. I used some of them to make this cherry pie, and I have to say I think it may be the best cherry pie I have ever had. I know that the freshly [...]
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