Thanksgiving is really not the time to try stuff you never made before especially if you have guest coming but I did anyway and I'm happy to say it was a success. My mom is a huge fan the southern thanksgiving classic desserts such as pecan, apple, and sweet potato pie, so they have been on the menu every year for Thanksgiving. I always try to change it up slightly. I made apple danishes last year instead of apple pie. I have made sweet potato cheese cake prior years. I try my best to be really creative but this year I decided I didn't want to do anything with apple, sweet potato or pecans. I wanted something different and I wanted to make something that doesn't contain a lot of added sugar.
I was flipping through one of my baking book and ran across another slab pie recipe. That's it!!!! so I came up with a slab pie recipe that contained currants, dried figs and dates with no sugar needed except for the glaze that I would make to stick the roasted almonds. This style of pie is great for serving guests.
Oh where is my piece?!? This looks so delicious and I love the shape of this pie. Look at that crust. Drooling over here...Thanks a lot, Shevon. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks libby It was good! Next time I'll save a slice for you!
ReplyDeleteI have the same issue and I've been dying to try this! Glad it turned out well for you- looks absolutely perfect!
ReplyDeleteThanks, That Fine Cooking mag issue had a lot of great recipes and photos. I also really like the section on potato salad!
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