Tag: Pies and Tarts

Finished tarte tatin
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Tarte Tatin

This ridiculously easy-to-make apple tart was purportedly created by accident at the Hotel Tatin south of Paris as a way to save an apple pie gone wrong.

Freshly baked sweet potato pie
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Sweet Potato Pie

Sweet potato pies are an old Southern American favorite. Compared to that Thanksgiving standby, the pumpkin pie, sweet potato pies are a little bit denser and richer.

Linzertorte on platter with a serving cut out
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Linzertorte

This deliciously simple torte has a crumbly crust made with hazelnuts or almonds, a simple filling of currant or raspberry jam and a distinctive lattice top.

Slice of blueberry pie with a side of ice cream
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Blueberry Pie

True blue American blueberry pie. Simple, sweet, rich, delicious and chock full of antioxidants. Blueberry pie is the perfect finish to a meal during the summer blueberry season.

A perfect lattice pie crust
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Pie Crust

Many cooks these days are afraid to even attempt a homemade pie crust. The mere thought scares the bejesus out of people, but it shouldn’t. Pie crust is simplicity itself.

Four slices of plum tart on a glass platter
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Pflaumenkuchen

This German fruit tart is a simple way to use the freshest stone fruit of the season. Don’t restrict yourself to plums! Peaches and apricots work well too. 

Papaya Pie (Caribbean papaya-filled tart)
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Papaya Pie

This tasty tropical treat uses papaya, one of the more popular fruits in the Caribbean. Papaya pie is even funner to eat than it is to say.

Apple pie with apples, baseball bat and American flag.
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Apple Pie

This sweet treat came to be so identified with the the United States that the phrase "as American as apple pie" eventually entered into the lexicon.