Chronicle Books was looking for another excuse to throw a party, so we had a First Floor Picnic this week. An indoor picnic complete with red checked tablecloths, sunglasses, icy beer and a pie contest.
I was looking for an excuse to make Bakerella's PiePops, and this was it.
PiePops are just what you think they are - mini pies on a stick. In the great Team Pie vs. Team Cake debate I'm solidly on Team Cake, but dang if these aren't the cutest things. And they really are easy - if you take a few short cuts....
...such a store bought pie crust.
Yes, I usually make my own and am all smug about it, but I needed a time-saver and these frozen crusts worked like a dream.
I also had some leftover charoset in the fridge. Charoset is Passover dish made of apples, nuts, wine sugar and cinnamon - which seemed to me to be a pretty good filling for a pie. But, the mixture was a little dry and wanted to be "goopier" to be a proper filling, so I added a couple of good dollops of jarred caramel sauce. Parfait!
I cut out little ridged circles of dough with a biscuit cutter and put them on a silpat-lined baking sheet.
Then pressed a 6" lollipop stick into each round
Put a little dollop of filling in the middle of each pie, then top it with a 2nd piece of dough.
Seal the dough with the end of a lollipop stick. Bakerella uses the side of the stick and goes all the way around. Me, I took a shortcut and just poked 'em. Then brush with cream or egg wash or cream and sprinkle with sugar.
Bake at 375 for about 15-20 minutes and you've got....
PiePops!!
Ready for a bite - yum!
I also had some leftover charoset in the fridge. Charoset is Passover dish made of apples, nuts, wine sugar and cinnamon - which seemed to me to be a pretty good filling for a pie. But, the mixture was a little dry and wanted to be "goopier" to be a proper filling, so I added a couple of good dollops of jarred caramel sauce. Parfait!
I cut out little ridged circles of dough with a biscuit cutter and put them on a silpat-lined baking sheet.
Then pressed a 6" lollipop stick into each round
Put a little dollop of filling in the middle of each pie, then top it with a 2nd piece of dough.
Seal the dough with the end of a lollipop stick. Bakerella uses the side of the stick and goes all the way around. Me, I took a shortcut and just poked 'em. Then brush with cream or egg wash or cream and sprinkle with sugar.
Bake at 375 for about 15-20 minutes and you've got....
PiePops!!
Ready for a bite - yum!
And guess who won that pie contest.... ME!
Gettin' the pie pops ready for the party. I popped them into a wrapping-paper-covered block of styrofoam
A couple of things I'd do differently:
1) Brush the pies with egg wash rather than cream for a more luxe look
2) Chill the pie crust rounds once they've been cut
3) Alternate baking pans so I'm always assembling the pops on a cool pan - doing it on a warm one made 'em a little soft and goopy
4) Do a more thorough crimping around the pies to seal them
Gettin' the pie pops ready for the party. I popped them into a wrapping-paper-covered block of styrofoam
A couple of things I'd do differently:
1) Brush the pies with egg wash rather than cream for a more luxe look
2) Chill the pie crust rounds once they've been cut
3) Alternate baking pans so I'm always assembling the pops on a cool pan - doing it on a warm one made 'em a little soft and goopy
4) Do a more thorough crimping around the pies to seal them
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