pies for pudding

How to make homemade pumpkin pie in eight simple steps - no need to be spooked! Choose small, sweet pumpkins rather than using a large watery jack-o'lantern.

Pumpkin pie

sweet shortcrust pastry case (or

grams/1lb pumpkin

eggs

75 grams/3 ounces soft dark brown sugar

cinnamon

nutmeg

½ tsp ground allspice

½ tsp ground cloves

½ tsp ground ginger

275 milliliters/10fl oz double cream

There's nothing quite like homemade cherry pie. Serve with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Cherry pie

150 grams/5 ounces good-quality black cherry jam

100 milliliters/3½fl oz water

tbsp arrowroot,

red cherries, stalks and stones removed

250 grams/9 ounces plain flour,

175 grams/6 ounces fridge-cold unsalted butter,

tbsp caster sugar,

free-range egg, beaten

water

The Bramley apples in these easy puff pastry pies pair perfectly with marzipan for a sweet tart hand pie. 


Puff pastry apple pies

grams/1½lb Bramley apples, peeled, cored and roughly chopped

caster sugar

grams/1 ounces butter, plus extra for greasing

250 grams/9 ounces natural (uncoloured) marzipan, thinly sliced

tbsp demerara sugar

Bramley apples have an unbeatably tart flavour that works perfectly with the sweetness of the marzipan in this recipe.

Bramley apple slice

The Hairy Bikers' Bramley apple pie recipe will help you perfect your pastry. A deep pie dish is essential for fitting in as many hot, fluffy apples as you can. Serve with vanilla ice cream.


Perfect apple pie

golden caster sugar,

tbsp cornflour

400 grams/14 ounces plain flour, plus extra rolling

tbsp caster sugar

lemon, zest only

250 grams/10 ounces cold butter,

free-range egg,

From the bourbon biscuit base to the fudge topping. This recipe for Mississippi mud pie is a chocolate-lovers delight.

Mississippi mud pie

bourbon biscuits, crushed

grams/2½oz butter, melted

dark chocolate, minimum 70 per cent cocoa solids

butter

free-range eggs

muscovado sugar

milliliters/3½oz double cream

150 grams/5½oz dark chocolate, minimum 70 per cent cocoa solids

150 milliliters/5½fl oz double cream,

golden syrup

175 grams/6 ounces icing sugar, sieved

The inspiration for this key lime pie is the classic partnership of gin and lime; chocolate and lime is another great pairing – think of chocolate lime sweets. If you choose chocolate biscuits for the base, don’t be tempted to skip the lime cordial glaze or the chocolate flavour will overwhelm the filling. If you want to use more gin for the glaze, increase the gelatine to 4 leaves.

Gin key lime pie

chocolate biscuits,

grams/2¾oz butter, melted

limes, grated zest and juice

milliliters/1 tbsp + 2 tsp gin

tin condensed milk

gelatine

150 milliliters/5fl oz lime cordial

grams/1¾oz chocolate,

This classic American dessert is sure to impress, perfect when you want something different for a dinner party!

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