Erin McDowell's Top Tips for Your Favorite Thanksgiving Pies

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  • @alsan623
    @alsan623 8 місяців тому +2

    Almost didn't recognize her without the head wrap. She looks absolutely adorable with the side part & pigtails.

  • @twixxbar07
    @twixxbar07 Рік тому +68

    Absolutely love the energy of this episode! And I'm so glad it's out now, instead of the week before Thanksgiving like so places tend to do. This will give people plenty of time to prepare for the big day!

    • @schnder1
      @schnder1 Рік тому +3

      Love Erin's attitude. All is good, nothing is insurmountable and it all can be covered with whipped cream... and everyone is gonna love it anyway. So true! I would love anything Erin served. She's such a joy!

  • @TR__3
    @TR__3 Рік тому +13

    Erin is an absolute natural in front of the camera! Love her pie hints, but love watching her even more!

  • @MonaLeduc
    @MonaLeduc 7 днів тому +2

    Great tutorial❤

  • @Momsgottaeat
    @Momsgottaeat Рік тому +34

    Erin is the best! So much fun to watch and always incredibly informative.

  • @jvallas
    @jvallas Рік тому +8

    Crust cutouts (like small autumn leaf shapes) make nice decos *and* can also cover cracks.

  • @normaesteva3698
    @normaesteva3698 11 місяців тому +6

    Thank you, Ms. Erin. You're the Einstein in pie making. I learned a lot with this tutorial video. I'll definitively try your apple pie. It's my favorite of all. Blessings to you.

  • @juicebox86
    @juicebox86 Рік тому +18

    My youtube pastry crush.😍 Finally she is back. Youre so personable and bubbly and passionate...I absolutely stepped up my baking with this series. Excellent format grouping the fundamentals of a particular desert into episodes rather than singular recipes. Provides freedom to create. Cheers!

  • @lizpedroza9965
    @lizpedroza9965 10 місяців тому +1

    You give a wealth of information with an amazing amount of energy 😊I love the sturdy pie challenge 😊

  • @Teresavenancia
    @Teresavenancia Рік тому +6

    Erin is amazing - her mastery, energy, wonderful sense of humour and phenomenal skill are incredible. Thank you so much. I also have your book and never miss your episodes. I confess you are my Food 52 favourite. ❤

  • @anncawthon9183
    @anncawthon9183 Рік тому +2

    Erin, you are an outstanding teacher, and a delightful person with which to spend time. I am a pretty good baker, but I have certainly "baked it up a notch" because of your videos and books. Many thanks and good wishes to you, your family and your staff!

  • @SassyWun
    @SassyWun 11 місяців тому +1

    I love that you show the contrasts of the perfect and the flawed and speak of the why's and show how to fix the flaws ❤️

  • @09chadster
    @09chadster Рік тому

    Erin's "The Book on PIE" IS the best pie book out there.

  • @laurensternenberg7635
    @laurensternenberg7635 Рік тому +13

    When I make a pie that hasn't been par-baked I bake it on a pre-heated pizza stone. That extra heat from below really helps the bottom crust cook through.

  • @nicmaci7087
    @nicmaci7087 Рік тому +20

    Thank you for having this out in time for Canadian thanksgiving 😁

    • @blune6244
      @blune6244 Рік тому +4

      This! finally someone who posts before Canadian thanksgiving!

  • @myrnaburgoyne2082
    @myrnaburgoyne2082 Рік тому +20

    Loving the pigtails! My grandmother always used tapioca pearls to thicken her fruit pies. I find that it works well, with no flavour difference. But I am just a home cook.

    • @emkn1479
      @emkn1479 Рік тому +2

      I really like tapioca too…it’s a texture thing for me I think…🤷‍♀️

  • @cathysandberg7557
    @cathysandberg7557 11 місяців тому

    I tend to stay away from making pies because of my lack of knowledge but this episode has giving me courage to try thank you so much for this post

  • @simplerecipesbydona
    @simplerecipesbydona 11 місяців тому

    I love Amanda tasting it and being so natural the way she always is

  • @RadhaKhalsa
    @RadhaKhalsa Рік тому +11

    OMG this is fantastic! I have your pie book and your savory book. I make pies for a living and thoroughly enjoy your videos!

  • @lisaanderson135
    @lisaanderson135 Рік тому +6

    I’m a pigtail girl myself! When covid started and I was looking for something to keep me sane, I found Erin and Food52! Her Book On Pie is a workhorse in my kitchen for sure. The recipe for all buttah pie dough is the only one I use, along with the pumpkin, sour cherry and apple fillings. My favorite pastry chef, my favorite recipe creator, my favorite UA-cam channel ❤ Thank you FOOD52 and Erin

  • @blayne2029
    @blayne2029 11 місяців тому

    You're my fav Food52 host! Keep being awesome!

  • @lesliedausey
    @lesliedausey Рік тому

    I love watching people try the things I make. I do not want them to feel uncomfortable, but when I know it's really good, I just can't help myself. It's such a mixture of pride in what I've baked, but also the anticipation of the other person's joy. Because isn't that what baking is? The chance to bring joy into other people's lives.

  • @laurenbeckerle7977
    @laurenbeckerle7977 Рік тому +1

    I must have that pecan pie. MUST. EAT. lol. Just ordered your pie book, I need to conquer pies. They're kinda my nemesis, well pastry crust pies.

  • @shawnahills4645
    @shawnahills4645 Рік тому +7

    Pippin apples are the best tasting for pie in my opinion. Great information!

    • @Sleeplessinsimi
      @Sleeplessinsimi 11 місяців тому

      I agree, but I have not been able to find them
      In years. I am in the USA, California and Texas.

  • @clarecampbell4481
    @clarecampbell4481 Місяць тому

    Ms. E.J. McDowell is my pie goddess!! 🤩🤩

  • @bynniebg
    @bynniebg 11 місяців тому

    Thank you for showing the comparison between the perfectly par baked crust and the not-so-perfect crust.

  • @spudnut00
    @spudnut00 Рік тому +3

    I get a fully cooked crust by placing two stacked cookie sheets in the oven while it preheats. I also butter my glass pie plates (rims too) before laying the crust in ~ that helps the crust ease out of the pan easier. Apparently, when the bottom of the glass pie plate meets the hot cookie sheets, that starts cooking/browning the bottom crust right away. I always enjoy your videos!

  • @ro.3645
    @ro.3645 11 місяців тому

    I was watching another UA-camr and she didn’t cook the fruit. It just didn’t feel right so then I came looking for your videos to confirm my knowledge of cooking fruit and man you are the queen of pie related resources. I’m so thankful you made this video cause I didn’t want to mess up my only sheet of your pie dough that I have left in the freezer with sogginess at the bottom when baking hahahah

  • @SamGiles
    @SamGiles Рік тому +4

    What can I say? Erin, you're just fabulous! Superhuman expertise, and such a joyful attitude! Thank you, and best wishes from Australia.

  • @Romi_Zii
    @Romi_Zii Рік тому

    So cute, fangirling on Amanda Hesser!
    🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🖤🤍🤎

  • @jenniferwyoming8067
    @jenniferwyoming8067 9 місяців тому +1

    Wait your crust is beautiful!!!

  • @Cmonmanny
    @Cmonmanny Рік тому +1

    Thanks to Erin I make the best pies in the family. Just yesterday I made a sweet potato pie and it already gone! All your helpful tips helped me create the best pie doughs! Thank you!!

  • @ellenflaca
    @ellenflaca Рік тому +1

    Love Erin! I've been baking for decades and still learn from her!

  • @cynthiawilson8294
    @cynthiawilson8294 Рік тому +1

    Love her techniques & teaching style!

  • @Enjoyinglifeonedayatatime
    @Enjoyinglifeonedayatatime Рік тому

    Pies are my husbands favorite! He was amazed at your beautiful crust! Keep spreading the love.

  • @BrandonKuti
    @BrandonKuti Рік тому +1

    Erin. You. Are. EVERYTHING. We are about to move and get a bigger kitchen and this was the PERFECT inspo for the new cozy smells to fill this new home with

  • @AmyMatson-ew5jj
    @AmyMatson-ew5jj 11 місяців тому

    Thanks for being awesome Erin. I love your personality and how you break everything down. I'm feeling more confident and wanting to bake more. I think you're fantastic and you should really consider being a vocational school teacher I really think you would be great. I'm a fan!! 😊

  • @Cosifantutte227
    @Cosifantutte227 Рік тому +1

    I just got my pigtails cut off! Love yours! I never liked pumpkin pie until my new husband asked me to make one. I used James Beard's recipe with the inclusion of heavy cream instead of condensed milk plus cognac or brandy! Wow what a difference that made! I love it now but only Beard's recipe. And also, he includes some corn meal in the crust and it's become a family favorite, especially for the hardier winter pies and savory ones, too.

  • @cindysebryk6015
    @cindysebryk6015 Рік тому +3

    Erin, I made your pumpkin pie recipe yesterday, from your " The book on Pie " book. I really suck at making the pie crust so I cheated and bought the crust ( failed at buying it as well because I mistakenly bought some sort of vegetable oil pie crust) Anyway, I dislike pumpkin pie so much so I decided to give yours a try because you said you didn't like most pumpkin pies either. Your recipe is the only pumpkin pie I will ever eat agian. It is so good. Thank you
    Oooh, and I love your apple caramel pie and am making the apple butterscotch one tomorrow.

  • @lyndaevans1132
    @lyndaevans1132 Рік тому +2

    Oh my--do I ever love your personality, wisdom and knowledge! I very much like seeing "more" of you without the bandana! Very pretty--you, that is!

  • @illeboo6037
    @illeboo6037 11 місяців тому

    Hi. I just love to see you with your pig tails. So cute.
    By the way love your shows, always filled with so much great information.

  • @KristyCarey-q8t
    @KristyCarey-q8t 11 місяців тому

    The RLB maceration method was a game changer for me.

  • @classicalaid1
    @classicalaid1 11 місяців тому +1

    There is another kind of apple pie you don't mention here, Erin, and that is apple cream pie....my very favorite. It uses a baked apple pie with a thick layer of whipped cream on top. There is no upper crust. It is a WOW, trust me!

  • @sigurd_the_cook
    @sigurd_the_cook Рік тому

    I know a girl who once decided to use corn as pie weights. Guess what happened 🤣🤣🤣
    Erin, you're the kitchen goddess 🫶

  • @carolyncampbell6718
    @carolyncampbell6718 Рік тому

    Hi Erin. After commenting previously asking you if you ever make Sweet Potato and cleaning out my many magazines, I came across a “2017 Fall Sift” magazine. Low and behold who is on page 63 is A Golden, Sweet Trophy of the Season with a picture of you holding a pie with Brinkley on his lease. There it is on page 65-Sweet Potato Pie! Thanks Erin! You are the best ever! ❤️❤️❤️. So glad I didn’t ditch this magazine! Sift magazine is no longer in print. 😢

  • @1janhelene
    @1janhelene Рік тому

    I say these were some of the best tweaks ever! And, I already watched the other pie episodes she presented

  • @atomwenzel
    @atomwenzel Рік тому +1

    As always, so much incredible knowledge and tips shared here! Thank you, thank you, my Canadian Thanksgiving pies turned out excellent. I double the filling on your pecan and pumpkin pies in my household because the pastry to filling ratio seems low. I like my pies filled to the prim - like how your apple is here!

  • @RedAmalgam2000
    @RedAmalgam2000 11 місяців тому

    It's true...streusel pies and cakes always are the first to go in my experience

  • @ahhhlindsanityyy
    @ahhhlindsanityyy Рік тому +2

    Awesome tips! Thanks for posting it in time for Canadian Thanksgiving ❤

  • @charlottedoherty5991
    @charlottedoherty5991 Рік тому

    Oh I love it when Erin makes pie!

  • @WendyS1822
    @WendyS1822 Рік тому +2

    Loved this video, Erin - thanks for all the great tips!! I always learn something when I watch you… and I LOVE your cookbooks!! ❤

  • @xicanavida1559
    @xicanavida1559 11 місяців тому

    Love all your tips just amazed! I will definitely be trying the pumpkin and the pecan for Thanksgiving Ty 👍🏼

  • @Vivaldilover
    @Vivaldilover 11 місяців тому

    Erin! You're a hoot! Love your videos.

  • @sarahseid5674
    @sarahseid5674 Рік тому +1

    oh my gosh, so appreciative that this video came out in October. Where can we purchase the pie dish?

  • @lillithanne9704
    @lillithanne9704 Рік тому

    I love you so much Erin. You're the most knowledgeable, best teacher.

    • @LAgifts1
      @LAgifts1 9 місяців тому

      I agree❤

  • @wisdomsounds777
    @wisdomsounds777 Рік тому

    Thank you so much for your divine love of food!!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

  • @Elizabeth-ju5dy
    @Elizabeth-ju5dy Рік тому

    I par-baked the crust for my pumpkin pie this year and I was so pleased with how well it turned out. No 'Is it actually cooked on the bottom?' questions. I didn't have the courage to do the Sturdy Pie Challenge though. Thank you Erin, I got your Book On Pie for Christmas last year.

  • @MacHa-g19
    @MacHa-g19 Рік тому +1

    I really enjoy your video's, have the book on pies; when I was looking at this episode, you mentioned the dutch crumble apple pie; In the Netherlands, where I am living, a crumble on apple pies is really not common; The only region you can find that is in the very south (Limburg; squeezed between Germany and Belgium); here the tradition is to make 'VLAAI" a thin bread dough topped mainly with fruits, rice pudding or custard and combinations; some come with a good crumble on top of the filling.. greetings from Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands

  • @jackiesawaya7361
    @jackiesawaya7361 9 місяців тому

    it was so cute. i saw the men coming to eat the pie and leave because they were a few minutes early

  • @deborahwood4728
    @deborahwood4728 Рік тому +1

    Thanks once again for your tips....your videos are really top class thanks

  • @EMcKnight1517
    @EMcKnight1517 Рік тому

    Thanks for the reminder to try out a streusel topped apple pie this year!

  • @Buckleyelinor
    @Buckleyelinor 11 місяців тому

    Omg you are so talented! Thank you

  • @tina8796
    @tina8796 Рік тому +1

    thank you 😁

  • @natalieshort9064
    @natalieshort9064 Рік тому

    Always love a new video with Erin :). I’m wondering…could you potentially use a hair dryer instead of a kitchen torch for the pumpkin pie trick? On low blast but high heat? I might try and report back!

  • @julseabate4173
    @julseabate4173 Рік тому +1

    27 seconds in and I love you!!!

  • @Mrs.DeesBakingTV
    @Mrs.DeesBakingTV Рік тому

    Thank you Erin so much for this video. I will definitely pre-cooking my apple filling this holiday baking season!

  • @LorenIpsum75
    @LorenIpsum75 Рік тому

    Erin! Love your Food 52 content and your pigtails! ❤😊❤😊❤

  • @sheenc7759
    @sheenc7759 11 місяців тому +1

    Can the dried beans be reused for many pies? When done with using the beans this way, can they be hydrated and eaten?

  • @jackieperkins8514
    @jackieperkins8514 Рік тому +1

    Thanks, Erin :)

  • @julias6688
    @julias6688 11 місяців тому

    Love you and your pigtails! I always wondered if you had hair! Haha.

  • @stephaniefavors541
    @stephaniefavors541 Рік тому

    Love the gray pie plate!

  • @chocostar3355
    @chocostar3355 11 місяців тому

    Loved her on nailed it 😊

  • @calgal8915
    @calgal8915 11 місяців тому

    Once I started cooking my apples, the pies turn so much better.

  • @teebryson2400
    @teebryson2400 10 місяців тому

    Erin, I was so sad to see you didn't include the classic sweet potato pie!

  • @nancybowen4213
    @nancybowen4213 Рік тому

    Erin? You are lucky enough to work w/Amanda?! IDK that? Gosh, I 💚 this pie episode 🥧Genius!😘 I used your book & recipe for cooked apple filling last Sunday…so the results were exceptional….it did take pressure off me for Sunday dinner & getting that 🥧done….but more importantly it was delicious! You are generous & an amazing baking teacher🥧😘💚💚💚💚

  • @angelamarie3861
    @angelamarie3861 11 місяців тому +1

    Do you reuse the beans?

  • @lorassorkin
    @lorassorkin Рік тому

    Darling pigtails!
    I was just thinking I should start planning thanksgiving pies, funny how that timing works out, huh? ;) Thanks, as always for the great tips!

  • @lisamcclurg8284
    @lisamcclurg8284 Рік тому

    Erin, i just love all your shows! I've got a question for you regarding pumpkin pie. I grew my own sugar pumpkins, baked them and pureed the pumpkin after baking them and them froze the pureed pumpkin. Can I substitute this pumpkin for canned pumpkin? Do I need to do anything special to it if it can be substituted?

  • @simse43
    @simse43 11 місяців тому +1

    a question I've always had - do you think the dried beans and grains used as pie weights are still usable as food!?

  • @shirleyjackson1819
    @shirleyjackson1819 Рік тому +2

    Where do you get you pie pans!

  • @tessie7e777
    @tessie7e777 Рік тому

    Amazingly good tips. Thanks for your advice about pre-baking fruit pie filings- I’ve been doing that myself forever. But, may I just say I never knew I was supposed to be ashamed of cracks on top of my pumpkin pie. 😂

  • @claressaslife9290
    @claressaslife9290 Рік тому

    Did you forget about the sweet potatoe pie!? An episode on that too❤.

  • @CmoneyT-lw3yv
    @CmoneyT-lw3yv Рік тому

    I just love Erin's stuff - bought your book and have been living by it for nearly three years now. Just bought Savoury Baking too. I have a question though. I've followed instructions to the letter and I only pass the sturdy pie challenge occasionally. Often it just doesn't lift out. Just tonight, after putting it back in the oven in the second phase of parbaking (after removing weights) the crust blew up like a balloon. And I docked and weighted the bejeezus out of it, promise! Help!

  • @danielintheantipodes6741
    @danielintheantipodes6741 Рік тому

    Great tips! Thank you for the video!

  • @annacarlsson1280
    @annacarlsson1280 Рік тому

    I absolutely adore an apple pie :3 But I rather do a crumble (quicker!!) with at least two types, one mealy and one crispy kind of apple (red and green usualy xD)!!
    We have a great tart apple thats mealy and not that wet here in Sweden that people often grow in the garden, and you might be able to pluck some if you ask xD
    Cut up some apples into nice chunks (I like it chunky!), some sugar, cinamon and a quick dough thats flour, real butter (a lot xD) a dash of sugar and a pinch of salt crumbled over :) Bake in a hot oven untill bubbly and nice on top (around 440F or 225C) The best on a frosty autumn day!!

  • @williesmom3863
    @williesmom3863 Рік тому

    All good tips.

  • @bethanyfegley-caceres3605
    @bethanyfegley-caceres3605 2 дні тому

    Love the study pie concept, however, my grandmother always may sturdy crusts and they weren't yummy. And I could never get my fork through it! So how can I make it sturdy, yet eatable?

  • @leahr.2620
    @leahr.2620 Рік тому

    I love all three! ☺️

  • @jvallas
    @jvallas Рік тому

    I use glass marble-y pebbles as pie weights. They're colorful sitting on my shelf between pies, & I hope there's no major reason they wouldn't be healthy!

  • @mmdulong
    @mmdulong Рік тому

    You are a delight!

  • @evageline01
    @evageline01 Рік тому +1

    Anything with pies and Erin I am in! What do you think though is the difference with baking in a ceramic pie dish vs. metal? I am worried to place the ceramic dish on a baking steel as that gets so hot and may crack the ceramic dish.

    • @shawnahills4645
      @shawnahills4645 Рік тому

      If the ceramic and the baking steel are place in the oven together, their temperatures would be the same. Once removed from the oven, the steel may cool faster since the ceramic may hold the heat a bit longer as it is a thicker vessel.

    • @MaryAllenEllina
      @MaryAllenEllina Рік тому

      ⁠@@shawnahills4645Hello! The ceramic dish and the baking steel would not be put in the oven the same time as the pie dough would be in the pie dish which would have been in the refrigerator before putting in the oven.

  • @Kaditsu-Chronicles
    @Kaditsu-Chronicles Рік тому +1

    Please give us a mince pie😋

  • @nicolewooldridge9683
    @nicolewooldridge9683 Рік тому

    You’re adorable and so easy to listen and learn from.

  • @joyceeady38
    @joyceeady38 4 місяці тому

    Erin what makes the mereign turn syrupy on top of a pie between the layer of the pie and in between the custard and merreign

  • @kellywalton4195
    @kellywalton4195 Рік тому

    I went to the link you shared for the pumpkin pie but there are several on that page. What recipe is it? Thanks!

  • @billymeyer99
    @billymeyer99 Рік тому

    Can you cook the beans and grains after parbaking so we avoid food waste

  • @barbthompson2374
    @barbthompson2374 Рік тому

    For pie baking at home, do you recommend convection bake or normal bake?

  • @staceysnyder4868
    @staceysnyder4868 Рік тому

    I looked up the Meta Givens pumpkin pie recipe that pops up as a link during this video. The first paragraph of the description says the recipe is genius because you don’t have to blind bake it. However, the ‘notes from the test-kitchen’ suggests blind baking…And this is all before we get to the ingredients! Which is it for that particular recipe? Thanks for the clarification.

  • @Amylouharrision
    @Amylouharrision 11 місяців тому

    Love this gal😊

  • @lucyliggins7070
    @lucyliggins7070 11 місяців тому

    Don't forget sweet potato pie. 😊❤😊