“Mom, why have we never made a pie?” This had been a question that had nagged at me for a while. The kids at school always bragged about how their moms baked apple pie for Thanksgiving, which they served warm with a dollop of whipped cream. They brought in leftover slices and I drooled over the possibility of getting a bite.
My mom and I baked together frequently when I was a child. Brownies, cookies, pound cakes, peach kuchen. But pies? Never.
“The reason is that pie crust has lard in it,” she explained. “And that lard comes from pigs.”
Growing up in a kosher household, it makes sense why we wouldn’t make pie crust… not if it contained pork fat. This idea lingered with me for a while. In fact, it wasn’t until a year ago that I baked my first pie.
I had learned a long time ago that not all pie crusts contained lard, that they could be made with butter or vegetable shortening. But when you’re told as a child that you can’t make a certain dessert, well, the sentiment stays with you.
Making my first pie, which I did last Thanksgiving, was a proud moment for me. The crust, an old family recipe (on my husband’s side) that contains Crisco and white vinegar, came out perfectly brown on top and flaked beautifully every time I went in for another forkful.
This filling, too, is a revelation. Brown butter anything is a magical thing. But brown butter, apples, sugar, and sage. Tell me if you can think of anything more scrumptious than that.
But before you dig into a slab of apple pie, I have a GIVEAWAY for you!!! Many of you probably already know the wonderful company, Eat Boutique, run by Maggie Battista. Maggie and I met when we both spoke at TechMunch this summer and we made plans to get together. This woman is one of the sweetest people I have ever met and, not only that, but she creates the most beautiful gift boxes that contain incredible products produced by smaller businesses.
Seriously, I can’t think of a better gift to give a friend or relative than one of these boxes. They really are a foodie’s dream. And Maggie is giving away one of her Fall Handmade Gift Boxes to a very lucky A Thought For Food reader!
To enter, please go to this page and look at the items in the box and then come back and leave a comment telling us which product you’re most excited about. Only one entry per person! Only eligible for folks in the U.S. and Canada (sorry to our international friends).
You have until this Sunday, October 9th, to enter. The winner of the box will be announced next Wednesday, October 12th.
Sage and Brown Butter Apple Pie
makes a 9″ 2-crust pie
*note: the crust recipe I have does not provide exact instructions. The directions provided below are from my own preparation of the crust.
for the crust
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 cups shortening
6-7 tablespoons water
1/2 teaspoon white vinegar
for the filling
6 medium apples, peeled, cored, and sliced thinly
5 tablespoons butter
5-6 sage leaves, sliced into thin strips
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons flour
additional ingredients
1/4 cup milk or heavy cream
Mix together all of the dry ingredients. Place in the bowl of a food processor. Add the shortening, 6 tablespoons of water (you can add more if needed), and white vinegar and pulse until combined with dry ingredients.
Scoop dough out of the bowl and transfer to a lightly floured work surface. Fold dough into itself about 10 times and then mold into a ball. Wrap with plastic wrap and let sit for three hours.
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Take the dough out and, on a lightly floured work surface, roll half of it out to 10 or 11 inches around. Transfer the dough to the pie plate by rolling the dough around the rolling pin and then unrolling it out onto the plate. Using your hands, gently press the dough into the plate so that it is covering all of the crevices.
Roll out the rest of the dough into a circle and let sit while you prepare the filling.
In a pan, melt the butter over medium-high heat and cook until it begins to brown, making sure that it doesn’t burn.
In a large bowl, mix together the apples, sugar, salt, and flour. Coat the apples with the brown butter. Add the sage and toss together.
Transfer the mixture to the pie plate. Using the same rolling method, transfer the top of the pie crust to the pie plate and cover the apple mixture. Press together the edges of the crust and brush with a little milk or heavy cream to make sure they stick together.
Cut three or four slits into the top of the pie. Brush some more milk or some heavy cream on top and sprinkle with granulated sugar.
Bake for 15 minutes, then rotate the pie and turn the temperature down to 350 and bake for an additional 30 to 35 minutes, or until the top becomes slightly brown.
Serve with a dollop of fresh, unsweetened whipped cream and a sage leaf.
143 comments
What’s not to be excited about in that box?! I’ll say the ginger syrup is the most intriguing, but it all looks great!
What a great giveaway! I’d most interested by the chocolate gingersnap cookies…I’ve never seen anything like it. Yum! And that pie looks to die for, by the way.
Thanks for the giveaway!
Gorgeous pie! That pumpkin filled brownie sounds amazing but everything in that box looks good.
Brian I am so glad you made pie! As a child who grew up with almost nothing but pie, it saddens me to hear a life without one, but I am glad you are making up for it now
I need to perfect my brown butter technique too…sounds so delicious.
Brian, magnificent pie, baby! Just in time for #PIEPARTYLIVE, too!
Isn’t it funny how much our moms can influence our eating patterns. Like the savory note in your pie from the sage. What a nice giveaway – I would love to try the Lady Bird Whole Grain Cookies.
MMnnnn. . . I loves me some apple pie, especially when you follow my sage advice and leave it at my house for me to finish.
He visitado el sitio web de eatboutique, y mi tema favorito es la propia caja. Si no fuera por la caja, no tendría ningún contenido.
What do I NOT want from the box. Do I have to pick just one? I love Lark cookies and I could drink maple syrup by the glassful. I think you should do a giveaway of that pie
I am all about apple pies, and sadly I have to say I never thought of brown butter or for that matter sage. What a wonderful combination of flavors, and I’m sure that pie crust was perfect, I also use a little vinegar in my crusts, I’m not really sure why, but it works!
I know how much our mothers can impact our lives, I think the fact that my Mom really didn’t like to cook worked just the opposite for me, I loved to eat cooking just came naturally.
that maple syrup looks especially fantastic! gorgeous pie, by the way – sage and brown butter? yes, please!
my mouth is watering and it’s only 7:15 in the a.m. Gorgeous combination!
My mother also never made pies but for no reason other than that I’m pretty sure she had no idea how to even attempt a pie crust!
This pie is truly a revelation, Brian. Layer after layer of gorgeous complex flavor. I’d be proud to serve this at my Thanksgiving table…but have a sneaky suspicion that it would have a hard time making it out of my apartment without a HUGE chunk missing! I would be SUPER excited about the ginger syrup in that box! I see many a Dark and Stormy-esque beverage in my future…
Yum! The pumpkin-filled brownie sounds delicious!
Brownies, no questions asked. What a fantastic giveaway and I love Eat Boutique and what Maggie is doing, very very cool.
That pie looks amazing! I’ll have to make it gluten-free because that is one beautiful pie.
As for the giveaway, I’ll have to abstain. So many of the goodies look so delicious and full of gluten, so someone who can enjoy them should win. That ginger syrup does look pretty amazing though!
The maple syrup for sure! I love the flavor of the real stuff!
What a beautiful pie! Everything in the box looks amazing, but I’m going with the pumpkin-filled brownies from Blissful Brownies. I need track down one of those, box or no box!
Gingersnaps! Though it al looks great
your pie looks lovely! I’m into um, everything in that box! but nothing tugs at my heart strings like promises of pure maple syrup!
I’ve never heard of ginger syrup. Seems like something I could have a lot of fun experimenting with!
What a great giveaway (and a beautiful pie)! As for the box, that ginger syrup sounds incredible. I can already think of many things I’d like to do with it!
That pie looks like it walked straight out of a bakery. Gorgeous. And fab giveaway you have going- too bad it’s not international!
Kudos to you for introducing pie into your world. Talk about making up for all those years of pielessness…brown butter, sage, and apple? Hells yes.
Ginger syrup, no doubt. That pie looks fabulous!
Whole Grain Lady Birds look delicious! Just what I need to join me in the morning tea hour! The pie looks delicious
mmmm i loves me some brownies (as a certain frishman might say)
Your pie looks wonderful. What a great gift basket, the pumpkin brownie is calling to me, sounds delicious.
What a great basket! Definitely will make someone happy
The maple syrup really got me 
I use it in so many things that I bake. I would love to try this brand.
Everything looks great, but the ginger syrup would def be the item I would love!
Thanks!
I am torn between the brownie and the maple syrup. I have never had a pumpkin brownie before so would love to try it but I really have a weakness for maple syrup.
Those brownies look great (and the ginger syrup looks like fun!) I also love this pie. I am a huge fan of brown butter as well…mmmm….
Ginger syrup! GOODNESS! My mind is cranking with possibilities.
Thank you so much for sharing the pie recipe. I love pie, but cannot seem to ever get the crust right…
And as for the gift box – WOW! Everything looks amazing, but I’m very excited for the gingersnaps.
I just came across your recipe, and LOVE it!!! It’s also beautifully style : )
I can’t wait to try it this weekend (our Canadian Thanksgiving). I’ve got tons of sage, so this is perfect!
Thanks for sharing. x
ps. I’ve also tried everything in that gift box, and it’s all wonderful.
I would love to be eating a chocolate and pumpkin brownie-yum! you can also send that pie!!!!
That is a seriously tough choice – they all look fantastic! I’d have to go with the ginger syrup for its uniqueness. Your pie looks scrumptious, and the aroma must be amazing, too!
My mum and I liked to cook together too, but never tackled pies – simply because we were both crust-challenged (I still am). Brown butter, sage and apples – really, Brian, I can’t think of a better combination.
That gift basket is so pretty and everything in it is tempting, but I would have to say that the ginger syrup caught my eye and imagination right away.
The ginger syrup…yummmmm.
Your pie looks and sounds amazing! I love mixing herbs with fruits for an unexpected twist. I think I’m most excited about the ginger syrup; it’s something I’ve never had before!
I would LOVE to try the pumpkin brownie… plus everything else
So glad you entered the world of pie-making – this one looks incredible! Sage brings such fabulous earthy flavor, I love it. The gift basket looks fantastic as well – I’m most excited about the maple syrup.
Lord have mercy… I have to pick ONE favorite from that box?! How’s a girl supposed to do that when EVERYTHING looks scrumptious?! OK OK… I guess if I have to pick ONE, it would be the ginger syrup…. or maybe the maple syrup… OMG, I can’t decide!
Your pie looks so delicious! I’d definitely be most excited about the maple syrup — I’m addicted to that stuff
Brownies and pumpkin together a last?! Yes, please
There’s something really special about those sugar maples in northwestern Mass. I am excited to try Maggie’s find from Williamstown, so if I don’t win, I’ll just have to send myself a nifty care package from Eat Boutique! Oh, and yesiree, I am indeed making that pie. It’s a beauty.
This looks excellent and your pictures are beautiful!!!! Hello new Apple Pie!
Oh, my! Everything looks wonderful, and I’d love to have the syrups to use. But I can tell you that those Whole Grain Lady Birds would be devoured within minutes of arrival.
Brian – I never knew this business about you and pies! What a wonderful thing to delve into and a very appropriate post with to go along with the current holiday season. When looking at the Fall Handmade Gift Box from Eat Boutique I couldn’t help but be struck by the Chocolate Ginger Snaps! Who doesn’t LOVE a ginger snap cookie!?!? I ask you! And being as busy as I am in grad school, I try to find a tasty treat to share with my colleagues when we’re all too busy studying for finals, finishing up our clinical placements, and sharing notes for our looming comprehensive exams – Chocolate Gingersnaps would be the perfect addition to our grad lounge! Kudos to you on a wonderful post and a lovely apple pie (and crust!) recipe… I’ve never made my own pie crust before and am inspired by your entry… hopefully I’ll have time to make it for this year’s Thanksgiving meal!
Cheers, always…
Miss
pumpkin filled brownie? yes please. oh, and some ginger syrup too!
but browned butter in my apple pie… i might just have to try that if i get a chance to bake this weekend!!
ps- congrats on the FB nominations, you got my vote!
Love this pie, Brian! And you’re right, anything with brown butter turns magical. Adding in sage just takes it to another level. I’d pick ginger syrup. No question.
You’re going to make me decide between that brownie or ginger syrup?!?
Everything in that box and this post is knocking my socks off.
That ginger syrup has my name all over it! I’m a serious ginger fanatic. Love the sage and brown butter twist on this American classic!
The Chocolate Gingersnaps sound fantastic!! I also love this pie post today – how beautiful!
the pumpkin-filled brownies sound amazing!! but that’s pretty much tied with the maple syrup… i keep telling myself i need to pick some up but i just can’t seem to justify the price when all the goodies i want to bake would use up almost the whole bottle
I am DEFINITELY psyched to try the ginger syrup from Morris Kitchen. Coming from an Indian household, ginger is abundant in our savoury dishes. This syrup would be an amazing way to infuse my favourite flavour into something a bit sweeter. I can definitely forsee drizzling a touch of this on some vanilla bean ice cream, and better yet, as a sweetener for my chai!
That looks amazing! drooling haha
the pumpkin-filled brownie from Blissful Brownies is my FAVE item in their! wow!
Thanks for the chance!:)
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Joey J.
I would be thrilled to try all of the things in the box, but the ginger syrup sounds amazing! I love ginger, and have never seen anything like this!
The Crispy Chocolate Gingersnaps certainly have me excited – the name alone reminds me of my favorite holidays and foods – I just love, love, love everything about the upcoming season!
Pumpkin! pumpkin-filled brownies for sure
as an innkeeper maple syrup is always on my fave list! I will FALL for anything Fall.
The ginger syrup sounds awesome and what a beautiful pie it is.
And congrats on your Foodbuzz nomination!
Pumpkin filled brownie? Yes please! The rest of the goodies are quite enticing as well.
I love the idea of adding sage to your apple pie. I actually just made my first pie from scratch tonight too (testing out a recipe for Thanksgiving) – I’m a bit afraid to cut into it to see if it turned out!
I would love the maple syrup in that gift box, as I have recently begun using the good stuff…but I’m most intrigued by the ginger syrup!
Wow! What a wonderful giveaway! Each item is so unique and sounds lovely! I am especially excited by the sound of “rich pumpkin-filled brownies”. One word – wow.
Your pie looks amazing! What a unique combination of flavors. The gift box is simply stunning, I would love EVERYTHING!!! But if I had to choose one thing I’m most excited about, I think it would have to be the sweet ginger syrup… so fun!
The pumpkin filled brownie sounds fantastic!
My mom used to make the pretty traditional apple pie. It was good. But I love the addition of sage and brown butter here! It just looks beautiful! (And my pie crusts made with lard have never come out quite as good as the ones I’ve made with just butter!)
This is so cool sounding! I love apple pie and use apples and sage often with pork but it never occurred to me to use them together in pie. Awesome idea!
Hey Bri! The pie looks fantastic! Hope you’ll come and share it on our blog hop http://bakerstreet.tv/2011/10/01/apple-blog-hop-cream-cheese-apple-tart/
everything in the box looks tasty!
Absolutely the maple syrup. I can’t live without the stuff! I love the idea of adding herbs to dessert. Apple and sage seem like a natural marriage. Add brown butter into the mix? I’m sold!
The pie is amazing….and I’m glad you found a pie crust recipe that suits your dietary needs! Thank you for the giveaway – as soon as I saw the oat cookies with cranberries I KNEW what excited me most! Beautiful recipe and photos (as always).
I adore adore all things ginger, so I’m super excited about the ginger syrup! Pick me, pick me!
My head is spinning with the possibilities of the ginger syrup!
That ginger syrup sounds phenominal. We have pancake day here every Saturday and I would love to pour that on a pile of warm pancakes. I bet it would be good mixed with some of the blueberry syrup I made this summer.
You had me at sage & apples in a pie. I’ve not actually done that, although that flavor combo shows up elsewhere in my kitchen!
Pie crust is an interesting animal. I’ve been making pies for a long time, and have fleeting memories of the 300 or so we made in 2004 & 2005 for a cancer fundraiser!
I did a series of experiments in January (in the blog of course) before a local pie competition and learned a few things. Lard crusts are great, if of course you eat lard, but only for savory pies, not sweet ones. A combination of butter and shortening is my favorite, and all butter crusts don’t work well. All shortening are much more common and seem to work ok, but to me lack flavor.
I also learned from the winners of the competition that cooking your apples before making the pie is a key to it being cooked well in side when you can only see how well it is cooked outside in the final stage. With that knowledge I’ll be back in 2012 to try again for some apple pie cred!
Oh, and your pies are always going to be prettier than mine. But you know me and I’m figuring that isn’t a news story.
Jason
Beautiful pictures as always
The Lark cookies sounds absolutely heavenly!
I’ve never heard of ginger syrup and would love to try it
I simply HAVE to make this pie. Have. To. And even though you hold your fork funny I would be ALL OVER that Ginger Syrup if I should win it. And if I don’t win it, i will have to make it. lol. Loving your blog btw. (Come visit some day!)
Trevor.
P.S. I found you through your Heart of Darkness post. Loved it!
As a True French Canadian, I love me some maple syrup! The one from Sweet Brook Farm looks awesome!
Keep up the great work on the blog!
Great looking pie, Brian! That crust looks perfect.
And I am definitely most interested in that ginger syrup. I never such thing existed, but I’m thinking I really need that for my baking pantry!
Most excited about the pumpkin brownie! And I also can’t wait to make this pie with the apples I just got in my CSA.
I am amazed, Brian, that you made a beautiful crust on your first try last year! I had such miserable luck with my first attempts that I totally gave up on them. And this pie, oh em gee, it’s just perfection. (I am going to pass on the gift box. Making so many treats already in preparation for the holiday season that I don’t need anymore!
I love your pictures! Pumpkin filled brownies sounds amazing =)
Ok so here’s the thing. This pie looks scrumptious and the giveaway sounds fun but where did y’all get that shirt?? Is that your husband or you in the shots? Either way I want that shirt. It’s adorable.
And that ginger syrup has me all tingly with excitement. Why didn’t I know such a thing existed?
Gorgeous photos! I adore sage but I am terrified of using too much after a massive Thanksgiving stuffing fail! A little fresh sage goes a LONG way haha
I didn’t get a chance to meet you and say ‘HI!’ last night at the bloggers bash but hopefully next time I will!
That ginger syrup sounds like a perfect ingredient to bake my own brownies,cookies and especially to heat and use over fall compote.
One more thing about your crust…it is perfect and can only be slightly better using very chilled liquid…just had to share…it is the cooking teacher in me….
Ginger Syrup! Also, I just made my first pie using solidified coconut oil. Every bit as good as lard IMHO. GREG
Your crust looks perfect! I see many more pies in the future. I never heard of Eat Boutique before. This gift basket looks wonderful. Love this giveaway and am craving a slice of your PIE (my favorite pie is apple, btw)xo
Bri, This pie looks so darn good & honestly I don’t even love pies, but saying that pretty please send me a slice! lol
That is one seriously stunning pie. And, I am intrigued by the addition of sage. I have to try it!
Brian, this pie looks amazing. Apple pie is one of the few things I bake regularly, so I am definitely going to have to try this.
That box is full of yummy fall yumminess! For sure, the #1 thing on my list in there is that amazing-sounding maple syrup (I checked with the roomie, and he agrees. A rarity!). A quality maple syrup is a special treat, indeed — a really delicious syrup so far outpaces it’s supermarket counterparts that it’s worthy of the #1 box ranking in my house.
Thanks for the fabulous posts and this great giveaway!!!
Cori
I’m really excited about the ginger syrup from Morris Kitchen!
Most definitely the maple syrup!
There is no choosing. I want this pie as a first course, a spoonful of that maple syrup, stir some ginger syrup into tea, dunk in a lady bird cookie…followed up by that pumpkin filled brownie and a chocolate gingersnap. My birthday is next week and this is what I’m wishing for.
My favorite Fall/Thanksgiving dessert? PUMPKIN PIE.
What am I known for being? A CHOCOHOLIC.
So what’s my favorite item in Eat Boutique’s Fall gift basket?
Definitely Blissful Brownie’s Pumpkin-filled brownie: that sounds like perfection!
Great post by the way! That pie looks deeeeelish!
Maple Syrup
the Lark cookies…not only because they sound delicious, but my daughter’s name is Lark!
Ginger syrup for me. Who knew there was such a thing?
What a beautiful pie and this gift basket looks awesome! I would be most excited about the chocolate gingersnaps! Thanks for the opportunity!
What a wonderful box! I think I would love the cookies since ginger snaps and chocolate are two of my favorite things. But what really intreges me is the Ginger syrup. I was thinking wouldn’t it be wnderful to use it to make ice cream and serve it with the cookies. You could really dress up, cottage cheese with a drizzle, or punch up hot cocoa. Oh, I’m getting excited at the thought of all I culd do with it. Please,let it be me. : 0
The ginger syrup is definitely interesting!
Ginger syrup for sure!
The pie looks lovely – I will definitely try it for Thanksgiving.
The most delectable item in the box? Absolutely the ginger syrup…. I recently watched Chef Jamie Oliver’s show on strawberries….He trimmed the tops off strawberries then lined them up (top down) in a casserole, drizzled them with vanilla bean infused ginger syrup, heated them for 3 minutes under the broiler and finally served them up with ice cream and crushed shortbread cookies. This box has a great start on this little feast….if only you could include Jamie…then it would be perfect!!
The Chocolate Gingersnap Cookies look sooo good! What a beautiful array of items for any kitchen lover!
Oh – those flavours together in the apple pie!!! Awesome. Browned butter rocks my world. And isn’t it funny how our parents’ fears infect us… My mom always told me as a kid how Very Dangerous it was to make caramel – and to this day i have issues with making it!!
It all looks amazing, but you can never have enough real maple syrup!
They had me at chocolate gingersnaps and then the ginger syrup put me over the edge! Cute little box to win!
I’d have to say I’m most excited about the ginger syrup. How interesting, and I love ginger, I can imagine a whole bunch of things to use it with, but mostly apples, as I live in Washington State, and in season. I’ve got a basket full waiting right now~!
This recipe sounds amazing. Got a ton of sage in the herb garden. Perfect use for it!
Congrats on Foodbuzz top 9!
I’m most excited about the maple syrup — I LOVE maple syrup. I’d just have to try and control myself!
That ginger syrup has my name all over it.
p.s. Great shirt!
The pumpkin-filled brownie is beyond intriguing! My two favorite things, pumpkin and chocolate, combined into my favorite baked good, brownies!! Very exciting!!
What a delicious looking pie! I would love to try the ginger syrup.
The pumpkin filled brownie!
Wow! Pie looks great, and the gift box is an amazing set of treats. Yum. I would definitely choose the maple syrup since we use that weekly with our homemade multigrain buttermilk pancakes! But the cookies would be a close second.
Yum, pie!! I’d choose the maple syrup!
I thought the ginger syrup was intriguing and nicely packaged. There are so many uses for ginger, so this is a great product. I am interested to try your apple-brown butter-sage apple pie recipe!
So hard to choose a favorite gift box item, but I’d have to go with the ginger syrup.I’m sure it would make for a lovely fall cocktail!
Also, thank you for posting this pie recipe. I’ve never made brown butter before, but will be trying this out along with a traditional pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving dinner this weekend.
My mom never made pie and she didn’t have a good reason either. It is a revelation when you finally make it for the first time, though–especially a really good recipe.
The gift box looks amazing! I think the ginger syrup is most intriguing to me.
Oh, my goodness! The ginger syrup! So many interesting things to try: glazes and frostings, muffins, scones, cookies, not to mention blueberry-ginger-cinnamon rols, lemon-ginger shortbread; apple and ginger glazed pork loin, grilled swordfish with citrus-ginger chutney!
Thanks for the wonderful post and the opportunity to participate.
“brown butter anything…” SO TRUE.
Most excited about that Maple Syrple
Love you. Love pie. Love A Thought for Food.
I can’t wait to try that pie recipe. I am usually hopeless with pies, but that one looks like it would be delicious even if it turned out in a more deconstructed form
I would love to try that maple syrup in the gift box. Growing up as an American in Europe, maple syrup was one of the things we did without, and so when we found an inn owned by a Canadian couple in the Ardennes in Belgium, it was so exciting to taste real maple syrup again. That rare taste is one of the things I remember well from my childhood. So, in my mind, maple syrup is one of those things that deserves to arrive packaged in a beautiful bottle, and tucked in a wooden box like a treasure.
i’ve been trying to perfece joanne chang’s coco lime cooler from myers + chang, so the ginger syrup is on my must have list. i saw this gift box at twelve chairs and fell in love!
I’m most excited for the chocolate gingersnaps! I love gingersnaps but chocolate gingersnaps sound amazing!
Since we are in winter already here almost 300 days of rain, and now they say (meterologists) a brutal winter of ice, snow and maybe a big storm that will be the most recorded snow..I am definitely excited about the Maple Syrup, it will go on all my pancakes and waffles I can make with this grill I have outside our home in the patio when the electricity goes out..we would have food and it will be hot, with no electricity in our home the Maple Syrup will taste fabulous! Love your blog a lot, get great food ideas, use them, they are healthy and not complicated! thanks for a wonderful giveaway..happy columbus day, happy halloween, happy veterans day and then thanksgiving and christmas and hanukkah!!!!!!!!!!!!
I May already be too late to the party but just stumbled upon your site. GINGER SYRUP!! Although everything else looks especially tasty, the ginger syrup would force me to become creative on my own…something I’m usually scared of doing.
I have been dying to see this post since you mentioned baking this pie on twitter. This pie sounds like it was long worth the wait (though, I can see there being some residual childhood apprehension – I totally get that!). My father has made the same apple pie for years, and everyone claims it to the be the best. I don’t want to make the best apple pie – because I will never be able to make one just like his. So, it’s time for me to start looking at new recipes.
The ginger syrup sounds rather interesting looking at the box. Though the packaging on everything is beautiful and incising.
The ginger syrup…wow! I’d love to try that! and I’ve had brownies from Blissful Brownies and they’re nothing short of amazing. Pumpkin filled brownies–what a great fall treat.
I’m also going to try this pie recipe this afternoon. Thanks for the great recipe/instructions!
I see I’m late for the giveaway but wanted to comment anyway since I just discovered your blog; Googled for recipes with apple and sage, since I suddenly have an abundance of both! This pie looks amazing and appears to be worthy of my first pie from scratch, which I think I’ll make this weekend.
Those gift boxes are super cute! The ginger syrup in the fall box would be my pick, as I’m currently expecting my first baby and having lots of fun with syrups and other flavorings to make water more exciting to drink
It all looks wonderful, but I think the ginger syrup looks amazing. I really want to try that!
You had me at brown butter! I’ve never thought of adding sage to an apple pie, but 1) I love the look of the sage on top of the crust and 2) I love sage. Beautiful!
What a fantastic looking pie!
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Some things are worth waiting for and if you had to wait to make a pie, this one is worth it. Simply perfect Brian. The flavors sound a sophisticate’s take on an American staple. So glad you shared it for the TG LinkUp. You’ll make many people very happy! Beautiful photos as always.
Cherry-wood smoked salt – I’m swooning. Nothing could add a chef-level panache to an already great recipe more than a special salt. This bespoke salt curls around your mind like the smoke from a woodstove, intoxicating and warming.