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Custard Pie is a timeless pie. My grandmother was known for her custard pie. I always wonder…where did this pie come from? Custard is a variety of culinary presentations, French in origin, based on milk or cream, cooked with egg yolk to thicken it, and sometimes also flour, cornstarch or gelatin. Custard may vary in consistency from a pouring custard to a thick pastry cream. Typically, all custards include sugar and vanilla as well. This is a delicious variation with a twist of flavor from caramel. This pie has ingredients that are readily found in your kitchen. With such common ingredients, surprise your family with this pie any day of the year. Everyone will ask for seconds!!

If you think oatmeal and coconut together sound like the beginning of granola or breakfast, think again. This is a delicious pie that will keep you coming back for seconds. This isn’t your dainty cream pie… it has flavor and texture and is perfect baked in a traditional 9-inch pie pan. Be sure to put this pie on your calendar as a must-try and you may just find that it becomes a family favorite. 

Pinto bean pie may not sound all that appetizing at first, but I assure you it’s much better than it sounds. I’ve discovered since making 20 pies in the last 3 weeks that you can make pie out of pretty much anything as long as you have flour and sugar. For example, the vinegar pie that was born out of desperation. And honestly, I think that’s pretty neat. Use what you have to make a treat. In this case, it’s pinto beans.

German chocolate pie has the same flavors as its classic cousin, the German chocolate cake. So if you like the cake, you’re gonna love the pie with its smooth and creamy chocolate base and a crunchy pecan and coconut topping.

I think French Silk Pie is one of those desserts that, because of its name, seems really fancy and decadent — which it is — but also difficult to make –which it is not. This fudgy, creamy pie is actually not French, but American. It was born in 1951 as a Pillsbury Bake-Off competition runner-up, but because of how smooth, creamy, and rich it is it got the name French Silk.

Wait! Don’t go just yet. Vinegar pie is much better than it sounds. This type of pie is what we call a desperation pie. I times of hardship (the Great Depression, pioneer times, etc.) people are still people and people like to have something sweet every once in a while. It helps to keep spirits up and provide a little comfort. So during times like those, some people got very creative with just what they had in their pantry. And that’s where we get vinegar pie.

Summer is a wonderful time to enjoy berries in season. Each berry comes and goes and then another takes it place.  I call this sunshine in a jar.  Berry Compote has larger chunks of fruit, lower sugar, and a small amount of water. The fruits boil and then reduce with a touch of cornstarch. Compotes aren’t canned and for that reason, the small amount of sugar.