How to Make Your Pies Even Better

Pie making season is upon us. But then again any season is pie making season. I used to bake almost every day. But as time went by so did the pie making. There was a time I devoured pie hints and tricks like sweet candy. I used to covet every one of them , too. In this article I'm finally going to share some of my favorites.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• sugar
• eggs
• flour
• maple syrup
• oatmeal
• cooling rack
• minced onion

1. 
   meringye pie

   I know it's happened to you, too. You go to cut through the Meringue Topping and you drag it along with the knife. AUUUGGHH...... Where's a little trick I picked up somewhere.
   Sprinkle some SUGAR over the topping. It will cut allot easier.

2. 
   egg white, sugar and flour

   The juice in fruit pies are notorious for overflowing the pan. It makes an awful mess all over the bottom of the oven.
   Just beat an egg white until it's stiff; mix it with a little sugar.
   Add 1 teaspoon flour, mix it into the fruit throughly.
   The fruit juices will stay in the pie and not all over the bottom of the oven.

3. 
   maple syrup

   Give your next custard pie a surprise flavor.
   Pour some maple syrup into the pie shell before adding the custard.
   Make your custard pie as usual.
   It's like FLAN in a pie shell.
   UUMM!! I love Flan.

4. 
   oatmeal street sign

   Now you can't even tell the difference with this one.
   Save an egg, too, while doing this.
   When making a steamed squash or sweet potato pie, beat 1 Tablespoon of COOKED OATMEAL into the custard mixture.

5. 
   cooling rack

   when you take a pumpkin, sweet potato or squash pie out of the oven don't set it on a flat surface.
   Instead set it on a cooling rack.
   This will keep the bottom of the pie dry an d keep it from getting soggy, too.

6. 
   minced onion

   If you want requests for your "secret" pie recipe, try this.
   When your making a meat pie put 1 Tablespoon minced onion into the baking powder crust dough.
   It is DELICIOUS!!!!

Tips & Warnings

• Don't be afraid to be adventurous. You'll be glad you were.
• Always observe safty and sanitation rules when working with food.

[cherylphillips]

on 6/12/2009 excellent tips!! 5*

[stone24]

on 6/12/2009 yummy pie article, i love pie!

[Susanh]

on 6/12/2009 Wonderful tips on making your pies even better! 5*****

[grimsleygl]

on 1/11/2009 Great ideas. I particularly love the trick of adding syrup in the crust before adding custard. Yum-yum!
A big 5*'s and recommendation from me.

[lildutchgirl56]

on 1/11/2009 Great tips! I don't bake pies often, but when I do these tips will come in handy. Thanks.