Thanksgiving Pie Giveaway!
Thanksgiving pie GIVEAWAY, the CREAMIEST pumpkin pie you've ever tasted, amazing Thanksgiving deals, secret pie crust recipe, and more!
Happy November, everyone! Here in this St. Charles Bakery it sure doesn't seem the holidays are right around the corner, especially when it's 70 degrees outside and sunny! But the Baby Boy Bakers are loving this time of year, and when we're not inside baking pumpkin chocolate chip bread and apple spice cupcakes we're outside playing at the park.
How have you been? Eaten anything lately that blew your mind? Do tell!
Thanksgiving Pie GIVEAWAY!!
Here's your chance to win a Baby Boy Bakers' pie of your choice for your family's Thanksgiving dinner ($20 value!), absolutely free.
To enter, leave a comment below answering this question: what is your favorite holiday pie?
Winner will be chosen at random. For up to four additional entries share this post on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ and like the Baby Boy Bakers' Facebook page. Contest will be open until Friday, November 11th, and the winner will be notified by email. Giveaway is only available to local St. Charles, MO residents, but non-local friends are still welcome to comment and participate!
New Baby Boy Bakers' Menu Goodies!
The Baby Boy Bakers have been busy in the kitchen, and we're here to introduce you to your new best friends. Ahem. I mean desserts.
Meet Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars and Pumpkin Pie!
Oh my goodness let me tell you, these desserts are over the moon incredible. The pumpkin cheesecake bars are sweet, creamy and cool, perfectly spiced, and sooo rich. And this pumpkin pie. You will NEVER taste a better one, guaranteed!
Can I tell you a secret? Pumpkin pie has never been my favorite. Ahhh! Does that make me crazy? I've always gone for our caramel apple or our chocolate cream pies. Let me tell you, this pumpkin pie may just blow them out of the water, and that is quite a feat!
Pumpkin puree is simmered gently with warm spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves before being baked to creamy perfection atop our buttery, flaky pie crust. The simmering before hand is unusual in a pumpkin pie recipe but well worth the extra step. It evaporates extra moisture from the pumpkin and concentrates and caramelizes that pumpkin sweetness. The other purpose is to heat up the spices and "bloom" their flavor - free up more of the taste molecules to interact with your tongue. Flavor explosion!
Baking science is legit.
Baby Boy Bakers' Thanksgiving Deals
Let's talk for a minute about this incredible holiday. How awesome is it that we get to gather with friends and family, eat an insane amount of food, and just be thankful for everything we have? I am personally so grateful for these two little boy bakers that have become forever entwined in my heart. Big Boy Baker has a huge spot in there, too.
Now let's talk food. Desserts, mostly. We've got some phenomenal Thanksgiving deals and I hope you take advantage of these discounts and feed your family and friends a feast worth gushing over!
First we've got our Basic Thanksgiving Dinner package. Comes with a dozen of our buttery, fluffy crescent rolls and one Baby Boy Bakers' pie of your choice. Normally that would be $32.00. Take 25% off and you're getting that at a steal for $24.99!
Looking for something a little bigger? The Feast Dinner Deal is perfect! Two dozen of our fluffy crescent rolls and two Baby Boy Bakers' pies of your choice! Any other time you'd pay $64.00. For Thanksgiving, we're taking 30% off and giving that to you for $44.99!
If you are having a MASSIVE Thanksgiving dinner look no further than The Baby Boys' Thanksgiving Dinner package. Four dozen of our incredible rolls (believe me, you'll want that many, they make absolutely perfect leftover turkey sandwiches!) and four baby Boy Bakers' pies of your choice. Can I get a heck yeah?! Normally that would be $128.00. We're taking a whopping 40% off and bringing you this deal for $79.99!
With any one of these deals your friends and family will ooh and ahh. Aren't rolls and pies the best part of the meal, anyway? The Baby Boy Bakers sure think so!
Baby Boy Bakers' Secret Recipe of the Month
This month the secret recipe is none other than Baby Boy Bakers' legendary Pie Crust! So flaky, buttery, and tender, and easier than you'd think. This is absolutely the only recipe I use for butter pie crust. If you give it a try I'd love to see your pictures on the Baby Boy Bakers' Facebook page!
Baby Boy Bakers' Flaky, Buttery Pie Crust
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups (315g) all-purpose flour
1 1/4 tsp salt
6 T unsalted butter, chilled and cubed
3/4 cup butter flavored shortening, chilled
3/4 cup chilled water
Directions:
Whisk together the flour and salt in a medium bowl. Using a pastry cutter or a fork, cut in the butter and shortening until mixture resembles coarse, pea-sized crumbs. Gently stir in the cold water.
Divide into two dough balls and wrap each in saran wrap. Place in the fridge for at least an hour. (Pie crusts also freeze well. Thaw overnight in the fridge when ready to use.)
To pre-bake a single crust:
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. On wax paper or well-floured counter top, roll out dough into a large circle, 1/8 inch thick.
Lightly spray 9 inch pie pan with cooking spray. Turn wax paper over into pan or carefully peel crust from counter top and place in pie pan. Trim and crimp edges as desired. Take a fork and poke the pie crust all over.
Line pie shell with aluminum foil and fill with pie weights or a generous amount of dried beans or rice. Bake until pie dough looks dry and is pale in color, 12-15 minutes. Remove weights and foil and continue to bake crust until deep golden brown, 8-12 minutes longer. Transfer pie plate to wire rack and allow to cool completely before filling.
To bake a double-crust pie*:
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. On wax paper or well-floured counter top, roll out dough into a large circle, 1/8 inch thick. Lightly spray pie pan with cooking spray. Turn wax paper over into pan or carefully peel crust from counter top and place in pie pan. Fill pie with cooled filling.
Roll out top crust and place over filling, pinching the edges of the top and bottom crust together. Trim and crimp edges as desired and slice three vertical slits in top crust to allow steam to escape. Using a pastry brush, wet top crust with milk and sprinkle with 1/4 cup cinnamon sugar. (Don't skip this! It's seriously the best part.)
Bake pie for 12-15 min, until light golden brown. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F, keeping the pie in the oven. Bake for 25-35 min longer, until deep golden brown. Allow to cool completely before slicing and eating.
*Or just follow your filling recipe's instructions. This crust is versatile!
Enjoy! Show me pics of your creations!
Time: 20 min prep, 1 hour chill time, 20-35 min bake time Serves: 1 double crust pie or two single crust pies
Don't forget to comment and enter our fabulous Thanksgiving pie giveaway! Happy Thanksgiving, friends.
