Thanksgiving is a time to spend with loved ones, share nostalgic stories, and indulge in some delectable food. Baking plays a very important role in creating a warm and inviting atmosphere during the holidays, filling the kitchen and living rooms with the familiar smell of nutmeg, vanilla essence, and cinnamon. Here are some mouth-watering yet simple Thanksgiving pie recipes to zhuzh up your holiday table this year. However, you can try them out any time of the year. During the festive season though, they'll add an extra touch of cheer to your nights.
This moist spiced pear cake combines the warmth of cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger with the sweetness of pear.
Ingredients:Ingredients:
Method:
1. First, you have to preheat the oven to 180°C.
2. You need to prepare a round cake pan by greasing it with butter.
3. Then, you have to mix the flour, sugar, and baking powder, with the cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger.
4. To this mixture, you are now going to add some softened butter and mix the ingredients until just combined.
5. After that, you have to beat the eggs and pear puree into the buttery mixture. This will essentially be your pie batter.
6. Then, you're going to pour the batter into the prepared pan.
7. You have to bake it for around 35 to 40 minutes.
8. Before serving, you can top the dish with some whipped cream.
This tangy cranberry apple pie has the fresh taste of cranberries and apples, along with a hint of cinnamon.
Ingredients:
Method:
1. You need to preheat the oven to 180°C.
2. You have to prepare a pie dish by lining it with parchment paper.
3. Next, you will peel, core, and slice apples.
4. After that, you can mix the sugar, flour, and ground cinnamon together in a bowl.
5. Now, you are going to add the sugar mixture to the apple mixture and toss until the apples are fully coated.
6. You have to mix in some fresh or frozen cranberries with the apples.
7. Then, you will roll out the pie dough to fit the pie dish.
8. You need to fill the pie crust with the apple and cranberry mixture.
9. Next, you have to allow it to bake for around 40 to 50 minutes.
10. Once your pie is out of the oven, you can slice it and drizzle some maple syrup on top before serving.
These sweet maple pecan pie bars combine the sweetness of maple syrup and crunchy pecans.
Ingredients:
Method:
1. You first have to preheat the oven to 180°C.
2. Then, you're going to prepare a square baking dish by greasing it with butter.
3. You can then mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
4. To the flour mixture, you have to add softened butter and combine.
5. You can press this mixture into the prepared dish.
6. Next, you have to bake it for around 20 to 25 minutes.
7. While the crust is baking, you can mix the maple syrup, chopped pecans, and vanilla extract.
8. Once baked, you are going to pour the filling over the pre-baked crust.
9. Once again, you have to bake the pie for another around 15 to 20 minutes.
10. Once it is done, you can dust some icing sugar, and serve.
For these recipes, it would make a considerable difference if you use various kinds of spices and nuts. Dried fruits are also a good bet for such pies. To make sure that the pie crusts are appropriately crisp, you must take care to adjust the oven temperature accordingly. Each of these pies can be garnished with fresh or whipped cream. Since some of these recipes require fruits, so you should use fresh ones instead of canned fruits. With pies, it is always advisable that you serve them warm, with a scoop of your favorite flavor of ice cream. Alternatively, you can also sprinkle some powdered sugar over the pies before you serve them.