Wednesday, August 15, 2007

A Baja Blue Damiana Pie



This is an exotic pie that I invented (as far as I know...) The Guaycura Liquour of Mexico is what makes this pie really tropical. Allspice added in can make it a holiday flavor, since the Damiana is kind of a Christmas in Mexico kind of flavor. Damiana comes in a very bottle resembling a voluptuous lady. You might have to come to my house to find this, or fly into Los Cabos. The color of the pie is a deep Pacific Ocean Blue!

For the filling I used
3 tablespoons cornstarch (or flour)
3 tablespoons Guaycura Damiana.
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
2/3 cup sugar (I used Dark Muscovado sugar, exotic is good!)
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon allspice
8 cups blueberries, picked over well
or reduce the amount of blueberries and add golden raisins or dried peaches as I did here for little tart pies.

Mix this up and pour into a pie crust; bake at 375 for an hour, check it. You can also do an egg wash to make it pretty or make little tarts. You got it, a tropical holiday yummy thing.

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

The Claim Jumper Pie: Sweetest Pie EVER



Above you will see a photo depicting an example of the type of Pie I normally avoid. I would not have put a commercial pie out of the grocery freezer on the blog except for a very SWEET thing that happened to me. Here's the story.
I realized that our neighbors had just had their first baby earlier than expected, and so took a card of congrats to their house (so they would have something to greet them as they brought their newborn home over the threshold, in case no family or friends were there). Turns out that they needed that extra kindness after the experience at the hospital, and were so touched that they brought me a pie!
Now, I could NOT chow down on this because it's just too many calories than I can personally handle, so we took it to a party instead where it was enjoyed. Should I tell the neighbors about...The Pie Blog?