Any plans for Pi Day (3/14) on Monday?

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March 12, 2022 at 12:25 pm #33387
Mike Nolan
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Monday is Pi Day, anybody planning anything interesting?

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March 12, 2022 at 6:20 pm #33395
Mike Nolan
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Gastro Obscura sent out this post of 5 forgotten pies. I've made the Shaker Lemon pie, it is challenging to slice lemons paper thin, but if you don't get them paper thin they won't macerate right and they'll be chewy.

See 5 forgotten pies for pi day
March 13, 2022 at 10:02 am #33400
skeptic7
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I might do my favorite apple pie, but today will be a much better day for baking than tomorrow.
March 13, 2022 at 10:49 am #33401
BakerAunt
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Skeptic--Baking today and eating tomorrow on Pi Day is perfect, since an apple pie is best if it can rest overnight.
March 13, 2022 at 11:10 am #33404
Mike Nolan
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My oven will be in use this afternoon for today's pot roast, but I might find time this evening to do some kind of pie. I've got a single crust in the freezer I can get out.
March 13, 2022 at 11:24 am #33405
cwcdesign
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I'm making an Eclipse Cake for dessert tonight. Will is making pizza and we're having friends for dinner. So I won't be baking pie today or tomorrow.
March 13, 2022 at 9:35 pm #33421
Joan Simpson
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I've made the mock apple pie before but can't remember much about it,but it did taste like apple pie.I think the recipe I used was whole Ritz crackers not crushed up.
March 13, 2022 at 9:50 pm #33422
Mike Nolan
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My plan is to make a chocolate chess pie tomorrow.
March 14, 2022 at 11:39 am #33426
skeptic7
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BakerAunt;
I made the pie this morning. I would have done it yesterday but ran out of steam. The days when I would stay up till 2:00 am to bake a pie are over. Does a pie improved if baked the day before? I always try to make Thanksgiving Pies, and Picnic pies on the same day.

It was my favorite apple pie with oil base crust and Gold Rush apples. The apples were a little soft and withered they have been in the refrigerator since Mid Summer. These are particularly good keepers and were actually tastier and sweeter then when just picked.
March 14, 2022 at 2:22 pm #33428
Mike Nolan
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Here's the chocolate chess pie:

My thumb kind of got in the way when I was taking it out.

The recipe I used called for a can of evaporated milk, it wasn't until I had it mixed that I noticed they say a can is 5 ounces, the ones I have are 12 ounces. So I added an extra egg. Fortunately, it fit in the 9 1/2 inch pie pan. Not sure why the crust shrunk the way it did, it went all the way to the rim before baking.

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March 14, 2022 at 4:24 pm #33432
RiversideLen
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Your pie sounds good, Mike.

I'll be making a pizza pie for dinner.
March 14, 2022 at 4:53 pm #33434
BakerAunt
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Some humor for Pi day:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/comics/off-the-mark-by-mark-parisi/ss-AAV1hLd?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531

In this one, you need to look at the card in the background in the third panel. The artist has signed her name on a card in the background and dated it with the symbol for Pi:

https://www.gocomics.com/breaking-cat-news/2022/03/14

Great looking pie, Mike!

Skeptic: Your pie sounds delicious. My apple pies seem to solidify better if they get an overnight rest. I try to bake them right after dinner, and then we start slicing at noon the next day. I, too, can no longer do the "stay up until 2 a.m." for baking or anything else without paying a steep price the next day.

I did not bake a pie because I will be baking my husband a small birthday cake later this week. However, a cherry pie may be in the future for next week.
March 14, 2022 at 7:42 pm #33439
Mike Nolan
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The crust on my chocolate chess pie is maybe a little underdone in the center. Filling is great, though, sort of a melding of brownies, pudding and mousse for taste and consistency.

If I do this again (and I'd say there's a good chance I will), I'd think about either par-baking the crust a little or giving it longer in the oven.
March 14, 2022 at 8:59 pm #33441
RiversideLen
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Here's my pizza pi

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March 14, 2022 at 9:37 pm #33447
BakerAunt
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That's great, Len!
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