Pies In Canada

  The pumpkin harvest happens around the time of the fall holidays, especially Halloween and Thanksgiving. Since pumpkins are plentiful at this time of year, pumpkin dishes have become a popular traditional choice for dinner, especially for holidays like Thanksgiving. Pumpkin pie, which has been a favorite dessert for generations, is the dish that best shows how popular pumpkin is. Even though pumpkin is often thought of as a vegetable and is often served as part of the main meat and vegetable course, in North America it is most popular as a sweet dessert. Pumpkin pies are usually made by cooking sweet pumpkin flesh with eggs, sugar, and spices in a pie crust until it sets. It is often served as a dessert with cream or ice cream. The Classic Recipe Includes: 2 cups of cooked and mashed pumpkin. The mashed pumpkin should be put through a sieve to make the texture of the cooked pie smoother. 3 slightly beaten eggs A half cup of powdered sugar A half cup of brown sugar A half cup of c...

  With a topping of candied pecan crumbs, this is one of the best apple pies ever. It is a deep dish pie that can be made in a cast iron skillet for a rustic look, which also helps make a great pie crust. You can even let it cool in the pan and serve it at the table that way. Some people would say that it would be even better if you served it with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream. Enjoy! Here's how to make the dough for the pie: 1 1/2 cups flour for all uses 2 ounces of sugar crystals 3/4 Teaspoon salt 1 1/2 sticks cold, unsalted butter 4–6 teaspoons of ice water To make the dough for the pie: Mix the flour, sugar, salt, and butter with a kitchen aid mixer until the mixture looks like chunky cookie dough. You will add cold water and pulse the mixture until it forms a ball. Take the dough out of the mixer and put it on a lightly floured surface to work on. You'll start to flatten the dough a bit as you work it with your hands. Once the dough is flattened to a thickness of about ...