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[Akura]

Probably works better if there's piecrust on the bottom.(note: I did not expect Chrome to label "piecrust" as a correct word)


Just made some rice, grated some Monterrey Jack cheese and pepperoni, and added come curry powder. Pretty spicy, sticky and filling. Note: pepperoni is difficult to grate. Probably because I did not remove the casing.


If I were to make rice and barley together, would I have to cook them in separate pots? Both have a similar cook time and method.

[Solifuge]

I prefer pot pies.

Coincidentally, that's what I'm eating right now - homemade chicken pot pie straight from the oven.

Tasty!
One of these days, I want to do a cornbread shell, and fill it with chili. Maybe a white chicken chili, or a tomato bean one.

Tonight, it's garlic noodles and some sweet-and-vinegary soy sauce eggs.

[Dozebôm Lolumzalěs]

Probably works better if there's piecrust on the bottom.(note: I did not expect Chrome to label "piecrust" as a correct word)

Oh yeah, I got it confused with Shepard's pie, which doesn't have a bottom IIRC.

[Mephisto]

Probably works better if there's piecrust on the bottom.(note: I did not expect Chrome to label "piecrust" as a correct word)

Oh yeah, I got it confused with Shepard's pie, which doesn't have a bottom IIRC.

Shepherd's pie is covered with mashed potatoes. Also, delicious.

[Ghills]

I just got a 9" pie tin, and I want to make some pies!

Are canned pie fillings worth it? Do they need anything mixed in with them, generally, or do they just go straight in?

Get prepared fruit pie fillings from your local farmers market / local farm store, not the grocery store. Much better quality because it's not all been processed into blandness. Grocery stores are for almond paste and poppy seed fillings.  At a pinch, high-end grocery stores might have good pie fillings.

I really like the Serious Eats pie crust recipes: http://www.seriouseats.com/2016/11/easy-pie-dough-crust-bravetart-food-lab.html

[Rose]

Yeah, none of that kind of stuff is available here because nobody really bakes much.

Anyway, today I'm trying apple.

Anybody have any recommendations for recipes?

[Solifuge]

I can fish up our family Apple Pie recipe real quick. There's a recipe for crust too. BRB...

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Welp, seems I don't have it on hand right now, and it's too early to call around. I do, however, have the family Cooking Grimoire... old copy of The Joy of Cooking. A lot of our recipes, including the pie one, came from here. I can snap some pictures that'll cover a range of pie and pie-related techniques, and put them in an album. I snipped out some of the pages that stray from fruit pies, but I think a pretty good selection of recipes are there.

How to Pie

Spoiler: Here's the bit on Apple Pie, if you're not concerned with making the crust, or with other pie recipes just yet. (click to show/hide)

Oftentimes, my Dad or Grandma would use a second crust, cut it into strips, and weave them into a lattice on top. Also, conventional wisdom is to not pre-bake the crust either; cook it while the pie cooks, to helps keep it from getting soggy.

Sorry about some of the white-balancing issues and potato-leaning photos. These were the best shots I got. Also, please pardon the occasional old-world sensibilities about Hungarian Girls and Pastry Dough, etc.

[Rose]

Thanks, I already have a working crust recipe.

Now for the hardest part of making the pie.

Spoiler: waiting for this (click to show/hide)

That, or waiting for it to cool.

Finished Product: http://imgur.com/a/l9KsR

Next time, I'll use less sugar. Besides that, came out perfect.

[Neonivek]

Tried Jalapanos bread.

It was really spicy fresh. Next day however? Perfect and still crunchy and soft.

[Arx]

Anyone have any great lentil recipes, that I can scale up to feed a family of five? I have 500g (~1lb) split red lentils, a decent assortment of spices notably lacking many Mediterranean ones, onions, cabbage, peas, sweetcorn, rice, potatoes, pasta, and options on something involving chicken or something involving beef.

[Mephisto]

Shove your lentils into a blender along with some soy and enough liquid to make it a shake. Add green food coloring. Laugh madly at a joke that your family won't get.

Not actually a suggestion. I just dropped in to be sad about the fact that there are some foods I'll probably never prepare (like the aforementioned lentils) because they're sold in somewhat large bags and I don't want to buy that much of something if I end up disliking it.

[Avis-Mergulus]

Not actually a suggestion. I just dropped in to be sad about the fact that there are some foods I'll probably never prepare (like the aforementioned lentils) because they're sold in somewhat large bags and I don't want to buy that much of something if I end up disliking it.

You got a freezer? Buy everything, then throw everything you don't like into it. You will be glad you did it once civilization inevitably collapses.

[Mephisto]

Not actually a suggestion. I just dropped in to be sad about the fact that there are some foods I'll probably never prepare (like the aforementioned lentils) because they're sold in somewhat large bags and I don't want to buy that much of something if I end up disliking it.

You got a freezer? Buy everything, then throw everything you don't like into it. You will be glad you did it once civilization inevitably collapses.

We have a small freezer. It contains food we enjoy, as well as shitty (and sometimes non-shitty) lunches for work. Apartment building, so we can't really replace the whole fridge or buy a chest freezer.

[Neonivek]

Go to a bulk store like Bulk barn.

There are a few places out there that allow you to basically chose how much rice or lentils you want.

[Mephisto]

Go to a bulk store like Bulk barn.

I am an idiot. Thanks.