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    • Vodka Pie Crust

      Posted at 1:48 pm by StephMo
      Nov 25th

      This recipe for pie crust is so delicious! It makes such a nice flaky buttery crust, and yes it contains vodka. Vodka in the dough helps make the crust flaky. I learned this tip years ago from a friend and she was right.

      I doubled the recipe today that is why it looks like so much flour, etc. Let me tell you, it was quite the arm workout. Yikes. The best part of making this dough was the look on my son’s face as I went to get the vodka at noon. I assured him that although it must be 5 o’clock somewhere, I was not drinking at lunchtime.

      Make sure the butter, shortening, vodka, and water are cold. The dough will not turn out the same if they are not.

      Ingredients:

      2 1/2 cups flour

      1 tsp. salt

      3/4 cup cold butter

      1/2 cup chilled shortening

      1/4 cup chilled vodka

      1/4 cup cold water

      Whisk the flour and salt together in a mixing bowl.

      Cut the butter into cubes and cut into the flour mixture with either a pastry cutter or a fork and knife until it looks crumbly.

      Cut the shortening into cubes and cut into the mixture until crumbly.

      Add the vodka little bits at a time, you don’t want to pour it in all at once. Stir after each addition.

      Then do the same with the cold water. The dough will not be together but it should easily come together with your hands. You can either do this in the bowl or on a cutting board.

      Divide the dough in half (I had to divide it into four because I doubled the recipe) and wrap each half in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least an hour before rolling out for your pie.

      Posted in Pies, Vodka Pie Crust | Tagged food blog, food blogger, pie crust, pie crust recipe, pie recipe, Recipes, stephanie's slice of life, vodka pie crust, vodka pie crust recipe
    • Chocolate Chip Pie

      Posted at 10:04 am by StephMo
      Nov 25th

      This is my son’s favorite pie. It is basically just a big Nestle Tollhouse cookie in a pie crust so how can it not be. I don’t know if I would even call it a cookie, it is kind of like eating a stick of butter with some chocolate chips on top. So if you like butter and chocolate, this pie is for you!

      Years ago I tried to find a pie my son would like since we pretty much only have pies at Thanksgiving, and I gave this a try. It was a hit not only with him, but with everyone. I always offer to make something a little more “gourmet” for him, but he still goes back to his old favorite. The S’mores Pie I made earlier this year https://stephaniessliceoflife.com/2020/01/27/smore-pie-please/ was a contender, but in the end he went with his old favorite. It is honestly the easiest pie to make ever.

      Ingredients:

      Pie crust

      2 eggs

      1/2 cup flour

      1/2 cup sugar

      1/2 cup packed light brown sugar

      1 1/2 sticks of butter, softened

      1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

      Beat the eggs on high with an electric mixer until foamy.

      Beat in the flour, sugar, and brown sugar until combined. Beat in the butter.

      See why I said this is basically a butter pie lol.

      Stir in the chocolate chips and spoon into your pie crust.

      Bake for 50-60 minutes at 325 degrees until a knife inserted comes out clean.

      Top with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream. As you can see my son likes it with both!

      I make whipped cream by whipping 1 cup of heavy cream with an electric mixer until it is just about stiff. Add 1 tsp. of vanilla and 2 tbsp. of confectioners sugar and continue beating until peaks form. Don’t over-beat or it will start to get lumpy.

      Posted in Chocolate Chip Pie, Pies | Tagged chocolate chip pie, food blog, food blogger, pie, pie crust, pie fixes everything, pie recipe, stephanie's slice of life, tollhouse pie
    • Blueberry Pie

      Posted at 8:36 am by StephMo
      Sep 1st

      When I think of Summer in Maine I think of sun, the ocean, friends, family, picturesque shorelines, and blueberries. When I think of blueberries, I think of pies and muffins. While I do have wild blueberries in my yard, they never yield enough for a pie. I can usually pick enough for muffins, which I also made this week, but for the pie I needed to purchase some at a local farm stand.

      It is about this time in the Summer when my husband starts making little comments about pie and wondering where that annual delicious blueberry treat might be. I was a little later than usual this year with my pie and I was starting to get a little nervous that the local blueberries may not be available anymore.

      The only thing I dread about making this pie is cleaning all of those little blueberries. If you aren’t familiar with Maine blueberries, they are the low bush small berries. It is very time consuming and not very fun. Some people might just give them a rinse but I like to go through them and make sure there aren’t any stems or rotten berries in the mix. My son would walk by every now and again and say “Still cleaning those blueberries huh?”.

      This pie is well worth the effort, and your family seeing you at the sink sorting through berries makes them appreciate the pie (and you) even more.

      You can use any pie crust recipe or a store bought crust if you prefer. If you don’t have a recipe for crust I have included the recipe I use at the bottom of the blog.

      Ingredients:

      3/4 cup sugar

      3 tbsp. corn starch

      1/4 tsp. salt

      1/2 tsp. cinnamon

      4 cups blueberries

      Mix together sugar, corn starch, salt, and cinnamon.

      Fold the blueberries gently into the sugar mixture.

      Pour the blueberry mixture into the pie crust.

      Top with another layer of crust or you can make a lattice top like I did. To make the lattice top roll out the dough into a circle and cut the dough into strips.

      Interweave the strips and pinch the edges. My daughter did this lattice work, great job Sara!

      Bake for about 50 minutes at 375 degrees or until bubbly and the crust is slightly brown.

      Pie, pie, me oh my, I love pie!

      Pie Crust Ingredients:

      2 1/2 cups flour

      1 tsp. salt

      3/4 cup butter, cold and cut into small cubes

      1/2 cup chilled shortening, cut into small cubes

      1/4 cup chilled vodka

      1/4 cup cold water

      Whisk together the flour and salt.

      Cut the butter and shortening into the flour mixture with a fork and knife, or a pastry blender until the mixture looks like course crumbs.

      Sprinkle in the water and vodka and mix well until the dough is formed, it will be sticky.

      Divide the dough into two and wrap each half in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least an hour.

      Posted in Blueberry Pie, Pies | Tagged blog, blueberry pie, blueberry pie recipe, food blog, food blogger, maine blueberries, maine blueberry pie, pie, pie crust, pie crust recipe, pie recipe, Recipes, vodka pie crust recipe
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