Baking Christmas Pies

Christmas holidays is one of those times that we either love, or hate, or both.

Christmas cooking is one of those great traditions that brings the family and close friends together.

By baking a great christmas pie, you’re giving your loved ones a wonderful present that will be remembered for years to come.

Even someone like me with minimal cooking skills, enjoys baking and making pies during Christmas.

So here are my favorite Christmas pies recipes that are simple enough for your children to help make.

The best part of the holidays is walking into a house that smells like the occupants have been baking all day.

The sweet aroma of spice, apple, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cookie dough wafts around the house like a new type of air freshener.

The main reason is that something is baking in the oven – a holiday pie.

Hands down, the most popular pie might be apple, but at holiday time, the favored fruit has stiff competition.

There are traditional pies that rival apple for the top spot. Depending on where your ancestry lies, someone in your family may make a pie recipe that has been passed down from generation to generation.

Some of the better known holiday pies include pumpkin, pecan and sweet potato.

Pies do not have just one filling ingredient at Christmas.

In addition to the fruity choice for a filling, bakers use add-ins like raisins, currants, dates, and a variety of nuts.

Primary spices include allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves.

Grated fruit peel is used as a garnish once the pie has cooled.

A true holiday baker will have a recipe for their own pie crust.

Most ingredients are similar but each person adds their special ingredients for a flaky flavorful crust.

If you are pressed for time, choose a readymade pie crust from the grocery store.

It can always be re-rolled to allow for the addition of seasonings to the crust.

A rich filling will mask the taste of a store bought crust. No one will be the wiser unless you leave a bunch of tin pans around.

Pie filling can be created days ahead of time and chilled until ready for baking.

Increase the variety of pie fillings this way so each person can get a taste of a different flavoring.

A popular Old World holiday pie was mincemeat pie.

Mincemeat pie used to be made with minced meats in a crust.

Of course, it wasn’t quite tasty or sweet so people began to add ingredients like honey to soften the taste.

Now, the mincemeat filling is composed of fruits, nuts, and spices. The pie has come a long way, and we are thankful for that.

What is your favorite holiday pie?

Whatever it is, bake one for the family or as a gift to friends.

If your favorite pie filling contains a fruit that is out of season, remember to slice and freeze some during peak season for use at Christmas.

If you forget, there is always the frozen variety.

Christmas pies cooking are fun when kids are included in baking, get them to help you out and bake the best christmas pie that your family ever had.

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