HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVE

Wishing all our Good Morning Gloucester friends a deliciously cozy Thanksgiving, safe travels, and happy bellies. ā¤

 

Thanksgiving Eve day is pie day in our home. What do you do with your leftover pie dough?

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Live from Apple Pie Making at Russell Orchards AND ALL APPLES CONTINUE TO BE ONLY 99 CENTS A POUND!

GMG FOB Emily demonstrates how to make apple pie to Danvers siblings Kyla, Michael, and Ryan. Because of the banner apple crop of 2015, all varieties of apples at Russell OrchardsĀ are 99 cents per pound, from now until they close on the Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend. Happy Apple Pie-making!

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Bushel of Macs from Leslie Heffron

A lovely note from GMG FOB Leslie Heffron:

Hi Joey –

Here’s a painting I did of apples. I wanted to share it with Kim in response to her ā€œApple Pie Centraleā€ photo. Apple pie is my favorite to make!

Happy Thanksgiving to you and all the contributors of the blog. I appreciate all you do for the community!

Leslie

Thank you Leslie for your thoughtful note and for sharing your beautiful painting!!

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What is Your Favorite Thanksgiving Pie?

My familyĀ adoresĀ apple pie, as much as with Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners, as the following morningĀ (minus the whipped cream and ice cream) My husband’s very favorite breakfast isĀ scrambled eggs and apple pie, with a chunk of cheddar cheese. I don’t see anything wrong with pie for breakfast–its basically fruit with a bit of dough.

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving pie?Ā 

Apple Pie Making ©Kim Smith 2014Apple Pie Centrale

Usually I make ourĀ apple piesĀ with half Granny Smiths and half Gala apples. This year weĀ had a mishmash in the frig, both Grannies and Galas, also Pink Ladies and Fujis. I am hoping the pies will beĀ extraĀ delish with the flavors and textures of the different cultivarsĀ of apples.Ā What variety of apple do you think makes the best apple pie?

Super Fast Method to a Fresh Baked Home-Made Pie!

I don’t know where my brain is sometimes but this is the first year it occurred to me that pies can be prepared ahead of time and frozen, to be magically available when in a pinch! Over Thanksgiving I knew that this year I would be very pressed for time at Christmas. Ā I made several extra apple pies and rather than cooking, wrapped them tightly in foil, with a plastic bag around that, and stored them in the freezer. I had never frozen a pie before and wasn’t even sure if it was best to freeze cooked or uncooked.

apple pie Ā© Kim Smith 2013

Last night at dinner I was reminded by husband and kids of pies in the freezer. I pulled out an apple pie and placed it in the frig to defrost overnight. Several hours prior to baking I removed it from the refrigerator, which allowed it to reach room temperature. By the time it went in the oven this afternoon it was completely defrosted. Baked in a 375 degree oven for approximately 50 minutes, the pie cooked perfectly! Happy Husband, Happy Kids!

GMG Pie Poll

Yesterday was a pie revelation to me.Ā  I find out that Heather Fraelick makes pies out of roots.Ā  Rhubarb is a root, right?

 

Rhubarb- A root, right?

And I discovered the key to making a pecan pie just the right sweetness at Author Jane Ward’s Food and Fiction Blog check here for her recipe

Author Jane Ward's Pecan Pie

It’s all about the pies baby!

These two FOBs (friends of the blog) have inspired the first annual Pie Poll.

*especially relevant around the holidays don’t you think?

Vote for your favorite type of pie-

Feel free to add in a pie that I may have missed on our poll and comment in the comment section of this post as to who makes or where you get your favorite pies.