Pies are a great way to end a party that has a large gathering. Pies can be quick and easy to cook. These require no-baking with a powdered biscuit crust or an almond flour base. But nothing beats the flavours of a pie that is handcrafted and baked with precision. The filling of the pie can either be sweet or savoury, depending on the availability of the ingredients. While pies in summer are light and, generally, lemony, the winter ones are rich and buttery.
When the richness of a well-baked pie meets the unmatched taste of fresh seasonal fruits & vegetables, a flavoursome delight is created. If you want to create the tasty magic of a fresh pie, you have landed in the right place. Here we will share a few recipes of tasty fruity pies that you can easily make.
Apple pie
Cook time: 1 hour + overnight for chilling the dough
Equipment: 9-inch pie dish and an oven
Type: Dessert
Ingredients for the pie crust:
- All-purpose flour: 3 cups
- Cold butter: 1 cup + 2tbsps.
- Salt: ½ tsp.
- Sugar: ½ tsp.
- Cold water: ¾ cup
- Milk: 1-2 tbsps.
Ingredients for the Filling:
- Apples (both green and red): 2 each
- Lemon: 1
- Rolled oats: 4 tbsps.
- Cinnamon powder: 1 tsp.
- Brown sugar: ¾ cup
- Raisins: a handful
- Almonds: a handful
Method:
- Combine flour, sugar, and salt in a large mixing bowl.
- Cut butter into small cubes and add it into the flour.
- Using only the fingertips, massage the flour and butter till all the flour is well coated with butter, and it resembles breadcrumbs.
- Add ice-cold water with a tablespoon in batches and combine the flour into a dough.
- Work till the dough is well combined. Do not knead the dough.
- Wrap it in cling film and refrigerate it for about an hour or overnight.
- Roll out the dough while dusting with some dry flour.
- Place it over the pie dish and press the sides well with the help of a fork. Trim off the extras and use them to cover the top of the pie.
- Preheat the oven at 200 degrees C. Prick the pie crust at many places and blind bake it for about 25 – 30 minutes till it is golden in colour.
- Core and peel the apples and cut them in chunks for the filling. Drizzle the juice of 1 lemon over the apples.
- Mix oats, cinnamon powder, sugar, and raisins with the apples.
- Chop the almonds into slivers and add them to the apple mixture.
- Spread the mixture evenly.
- Cut thin strips of the dough and arrange it criss-cross over the filling. Brush the strips with milk and bake the pie in a preheated oven for about 25-30 minutes at 180 degrees C or till a toothpick easily pierces the apples.
- Serve hot with a scoop of ice cream.
Pumpkin Pie
Cook time: 2 hours + overnight chilling time of the dough
Serves: 8
Type: Dessert
Ingredients for the pie crust:
- All-purpose flour: 2 ½ cups
- Cold butter: 1 cup
- Salt: ½ tsp.
- Sugar: ½ tsp.
- Cold water: ½ cup
Ingredients for the Filling:
- Pumpkin: 500-700grams
- Condensed milk: 200 grams
- Eggs: 3
- Milk: 2 cups
- Green cardamom: 2
- Cloves: 2
- Cinnamon: 1 stick
- Nutmeg powder: ½ tsp.
- Salt: a pinch
- Salted almonds for topping
Method:
- Combine flour, sugar, and salt in a large mixing bowl.
- Cut butter into tiny cubes and gently add it to the flour.
- Massage the flour and butter with your fingertips until the flour gets completely coated with butter.
- Add small portions of ice-cold water with a tablespoon in batches and combine the flour into a dough.
- Work till the dough is well combined. Do not knead the dough.
- Wrap it in cling film and refrigerate it for about an hour or overnight.
- Roll out the dough while dusting with some dry flour.
- Place it over the pie dish and press the sides well with the help of a fork.
- Cut the pumpkin in small chunks and bake it at 180 degrees C for about 30 minutes to 45 minutes or till a toothpick can easily pierce the pumpkin.
- Cool and scoop out the flesh.
- Boil and simmer the milk with the spices for about 30 minutes. Let the milk reduce to a cup.
- Blend the pumpkin puree, spiced milk, condensed milk, and salt.
- Add in eggs and beat well.
- Pour this on the crust and bake in a preheated oven for about an hour or till the filling is set. Set the temperature to 180 degrees C.
- Remove from the oven and top it up with salted almonds and serve.
Pro tip: Classics need a lot of patience and time. Quick and easy pies can be made with cracker crumbs or shop-bought pastry.
Grandma’s Chicken & Mushroom Mini Pies
Cook time: 455 minutes + 15 minutes for preparation
Serves: 2
Type: Snack
Ingredients:
- Boneless shredded chicken: 250 gms
- Mushrooms: 250 gms
- Flour/Maida: 30 gms
- Butter: 30 gms
- Milk: 200 ml
- Black Pepper: 5 gms
- Fresh Cream: 20 ml
- Oil: 5 ml
Method:
- Add oil to the pan, after the oil gets hot, add chicken and mushrooms.
- Cook till water evaporates.
- In another pan, cook the butter and flour together, add milk to the mixture.
- Add pepper, salt, and the chicken, mushroom mixture.
- Cook till the mixture thickens and then add cream and let it cool.
- To make the base, mix all the ingredients together, adding water in the end.
- Knead it into a dough.
- Make small balls and roll them into small circles.
- Line the cupcake moulds with the dough and fill the cooked mixture.
- Cut rounds with the leftover dough and cover the top of the moulds.
- Glaze it with the beaten egg. Bake at 200’C for 20 mins.
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