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Sweet Potato Pie

23 Sunday Nov 2014

Posted by BakedNorthwest in Bloggerific, Desserts, Entertaining, Thanksgiving

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brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, coriander, evaporated milk, mini marshmallows, no roll pie crust, nutmeg, pecans, pie, pie crust, sweet potato pie, sweet potatoes, thanksgiving

Sweet Potato Pie

Let’s talk Thanksgiving – if there is one thing I have never understood, it’s having TWO potato dishes – mashed potatoes AND a sweet potato casserole. I get it if you are having 30 people over for Thanksgiving…yeah, you are going to need a lot of dishes and a lot of food. But for a smaller get together, I feel like a person should only have to worry about 1 potato dish and leave room for the other good stuff – stuffing, rolls, veggie sides…and DESSERT.

Sweet Potato Pie

If you want both, I think a sweet potato pie is the way to go! We have the same idea as a pumpkin pie going here – but instead we use real sweet potatoes! Doesn’t that make you feel great about yourself? And pssst – I really think this sweet potato pie is better than pumpkin pie!

Sweet Potato Pie

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Blackberry Pie Bars.

14 Tuesday Aug 2012

Posted by BakedNorthwest in Baking, Bloggerific, Breakfast, Desserts, Entertaining, Events

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bars, blackberries, blackberry, eggs, lemon, lemon zest, pie, sour cream, sugar, summer

Wild Blackberry season…I have so many memories associated with you. Sometimes it seems like Summer hasn’t officially started until the Blackberries are ripe…that is how you know it has finally gotten warm enough in the Northwest. At the same time, you get the feeling that summer will soon come to an end, as usually the blackberries don’t get juicy and ripe until mid-August.  But then again, summer usually begins in July and ends in August ’round these parts…

Luckily, I found one of the best possible ways to use freshly picked blackberries – these insanely good Blackberry Pie Bars. I made these last Friday night at about 9PM, exhausted from the work week, half asleep…but I was determined to bring them to a party the next day. Thank God I soldiered on.

These are easy enough to make while half asleep, but they taste like something out of a homey bakery you randomly found on the side of the road. I can’t wait to make these again and again…Or at least every summer when Blackberry season rolls around.

I will always have a feeling associated with blackberry picking, an emotion you can’t quite put your finger on, maybe because it’s a mix of many things. Many stories, childhood memories, brambly bushes…but these bars will implant a very clear feeling: deliciousness.

Blackberry picking, 2010.

Recipe
Blackberry Pie Bars
From Joy the Baker

Crust and Topping

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cut into cubes
  • zest of two lemons

Blackberry Filling

  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • pinch of salt
  • 2  (16-ounce) packages frozen blackberries, defrosted and drained

(You can also use 6 cups of fresh blackberries, or 1 (16-ounce) package frozen blackberries and 3 cups of fresh blackberries)

To make the crust and topping-

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.  Grease a 9 x 13-inch backing pan with butter or cooking spray and set aside.  Zest two lemons.  Measure out the sugar onto a clean work surface.  Rub the lemon zest into the sugar with a bench scraper or the back of a spoon.  Rubbing the zest into the sugar will release oils from the zest and create a lemon scented sugar.

Combine lemon sugar, flour, salt and butter in an electric mixer fit with a paddle attachment.  Beat the ingredients on medium speed until the mixture looks dry and crumbly.

Reserve 1 1/2 cups of the crust mixture to use as the topping.  Press the remaining mixture into the bottom of the pan.  Bake the crust for 12 to 15 minutes until it is golden brown.  Let cool for 10 minutes while you make the filling.

To make the filling-

Whisk the eggs in a large bowl.  Add the sugar, sour cream, flour and salt.  Gently fold in the blackberries.  Spoon the mixture evenly over the crust.  You may have to distribute the blackberries evenly around.

Sprinkle the reserved crust mixture evenly over the filling.  Bake for 45 to 55 minutes until the top is lightly browned.  Cool for 1 hour before slicing.

**If you’re using frozen berries, be sure to defrost and drain the excess liquid.  Place the frozen berries on a plate in the refrigerator overnight.  They’re defrosted and ready for bar baking!

Tangerine Chess Pie

14 Wednesday Mar 2012

Posted by BakedNorthwest in Baking, Desserts

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3.14, chess pie, citrus, eggs, lemon, orange juice, pi day, pie, southern, sugar, tangerine

Don't make fun of my less than stellar looking crust...it's a skill I'm working on!

Pie is my nemesis. Or maybe I should say pie crust is my nemesis. I know it isn’t hard to make it from scratch, but for me, it is just hard to work with. I can barely deal with the store bought kind. BUT, I went for it, just because I was so curious about this Tangerine Chess Pie from Southern Living, and also because it is 3/14…Pi Day!

The store bought crust is pretty standard, but the dreamy filling is anything but. Served chilled it is fresh and delicious, and reminded me of a lemon bar. I am tempted to adapt this recipe in the future…taking out the pie crust component, since it is, after all…my nemesis.

Recipe

Tangerine Chess Pie

from Southern Living

ingredients

  • 1 (14.1-oz.) package refrigerated piecrusts
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon plain yellow cornmeal
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 2 teaspoons tangerine or orange zest
  • 1/3 cup fresh tangerine or orange juice
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • Garnishes: sweetened whipped cream, tangerine slices

Preparation

  1. 1. Preheat oven to 450°. Unroll piecrusts; stack on a lightly floured surface. Roll into a 12-inch circle. Fit piecrust into a 9-inch pie plate; fold edges under, and crimp. Prick bottom and sides of crust with a fork. Bake 8 minutes; cool on a wire rack 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°.
  2. 2. Whisk together sugar and next 8 ingredients until blended. Pour into prepared piecrust.
  3. 3. Bake at 350° for 40 to 45 minutes or until center is set, shielding edges with foil after 20 minutes to prevent excessive browning. Cool 1 hour.

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