Flavors of fall: pie

Image via Flickr user suzettesuzetteOur next flavor of fall: pie! So much pie. Local pie recipes (perfect pie crusts with gluten or without, geoduck pie, apple pie, cherry pie, grape pie, lemon pie, nettle pie), pie poetry, where to buy pie locally.

And events! Three pie contests (see October 10 and October 23), signings of a new pie book from Dani Cone of High 5 Pie, pie classes, more. 

There's so much pie in this post, there's even a link to a recipe for an apple pie liqueur. Come n git it.

Pie crust recipes from around Seattle

• Pie guru Kate McDermott’s pie crust method.
• Laurie Pfalzer of Pastry Craft’s Pie Crust Survival Guide.
• Pie poet Kate Lebo’s Perfect Pie Crust.
• Jeanne at Art of Gluten-Free Baking’s Gluten-Free Pie Crust.
• Gluten-Free Girl Shauna’s Gluten-Free Pie Crust & Gluten-Free Vegan Pie Crust.

Pie recipes (sweet)

• Kate McDermott’s Shaker Lemon Pie.
• Kelly Cline’s Vineyard Pie (with port wine and grapes).
• Nurit of Family Friendly Food teamed up with Jessie of CakeSpy for Pumpkin Banana Cream Pie.
• Jeanne at Art of Gluten-Free Baking has two Gluten-free Apple Pie Filling recipes.
• Seattle Pie Man Steve makes mini and major Cherry Pies.
• Pumpkin pie from local pie class instructor Wendy of Four and 20 Blackbirds.

Pie recipes (savory)

• Geoduck pie from Kate McDermott.
• Irish Butte pasties from Laurie Pfalzer of Pastry Craft.
• If you’ve got some nettles in the freezer from spring, check out this Nettle Sausage Pie from Langdon Cook.

Pie miscellany

• Pumpkin pie poetry from Kate Lebo. “ Contrary to popular opinion, pumpkin pie lovers are adventurous, quizzical, good in bed and voluminously communicative.”
• Kate McDermott writes about Marjorie Winslow’s book with mud pies for dolls. “Pie-Throwing Pies: ‘Follow the first step in Mud Pies, only make it gloppier. Throw.’”
• Don’t feel like eating your pie? Drink it with this Apple Pie Liqueur recipe from Brook Hurst Stephens.

Buy pie

• A la Mode Pies
• Shoofly Pie
• High 5 Pie
• Pie in Fremont
• Seattle Pie Company

Seattle pie events