Good Friday morning!! The sun is shining but there's a bitterly cold wind. In my kitchen it's lovely and warm because I'm baking. Today it's a Cherry Pie. Before you think I worked very hard to make it I must confess that I used a bought crust which I thawed, then added a can of Cherry Pie Filling to which I added some of our frozen cherries to make the pie a little fuller. I topped it with a crumb topping.
While the oven was on I thought of using some bread that was languishing in the freezer. I wanted to refill my container of Veiled Farmer's Daughter. This is a recipe that I got from Darren McGrady's site on You Tube. (He was the Queen's cook for many years and now posts his recipes ( and a bit of gossip about the Queen). This particular recipe became one of her favourites although initially she was suspicious of the title. No doubt you can look it up but it's so simple I can tell you in 2 minutes.
You need fine bread crumbs ( prefer WW), Brown sugar ( prefer the dark kind but regular will do), and cinnamon. Mix all together and spread on a cookie sheet. Bake about 8 minutes,I think he said, but keep an eye on it. I like this kind of recipe that isn't complicated and I can't remember if he specifies quantities but really, what can go wrong? DH enjoys this on ice cream.
Have you heard of Crust Dust? From King Arthur's Baking site....
Crust dust is a 1:1 mix of flour and sugar. Flour creates a barrier, and sugar prevents clumping and holds liquid, preventing a soggy bottom.
Well, since I was making this pie I wanted to see how sprinkling this Crust Dust lightly on the bottom before adding the filling would work. I'll let you know.
If yesterday you celebrated Thanksgiving you might be busy decorating for Christmas today. Here's the little wild ones doing just that.
Thanks for visiting!
Cherry pie! Yuuuuummm.
ReplyDeleteCherry pie looks and sounds fantastic! I also love your blog header images and the vintage illustration you are sharing in this post!
ReplyDeleteI learned so much from reading here today. I want to try both The Veiled Farmer's Daughter and Crust Dust. I'll be interested to hear how it worked with your cherry pie. The pie looks delicious, by the way.
ReplyDeleteWe did celebrate Thanksgiving here yesterday at my brother-in-law's house. My husband requested a Thanksgiving meal here at our house as well, so that's what I've been busy doing all day today. Then, God willing, tomorrow I will begin to gather up and put away all of our autumn decor and start bringing out the Christmas things little by little on Monday.
Love the graphic at the end. xx
Pie looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteCherry pie is so delicious. I have never heard of Crust Dust or Veiled Farmer's Daughter. The youtube channel sounds interesting. It's cold, but sunny and that brightens my spirits.
ReplyDeleteYour pie looks wonderful and the dust sounds delicious. I did put away my fall decor today and put out snowmen. I'm not decorating for actual Christmas since we will be gone most of December. Snowman can be out in January too!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Betsy
This looks good!
ReplyDelete... haven't had any cherry pie for a while.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure your kitchen was lovely and warm and the aroma of the cherry pie cooking most enticing.
All the best Jan
You do come up with interesting baking ideas.
ReplyDeleteNice looking cherry pie, my third fav pie! First would be Sour Cream Raisin and then Pumpkin:)
ReplyDeleteI often use bought pircrust these days. I can make good pastry, but it is so handy to have ready-made crusts when a pie is needed in a hurry---or I just don't feel like messing up the kitchen! Your pie looks delicious. Crumb crust, yum.
ReplyDeleteWhat else would you use the Veiled Farmer's Daughter for, it sounds interesting! And I too am curious about the crust dust.
Your pie looks yummy. I hope it was. We are getting snow so have to wait to put up Christmas decorations for a while. It's a walk on ice and snow to get to the garage that houses all those decorations. Oh well, at least I have my Christmas cards all done. diane in northern wis
ReplyDeletenever heard of crust dust. I confess I would buy a pie or at least the pastry, where I live (UK) it works out cheaper.
ReplyDeleteThanks for these tips! There's an easy piecrust recipe I found somewhere that all you do is stir it up andmash into the pie plate. I'll look for it. Love cherry pies!
ReplyDeletehugs
Donna
Two new recipes to try! I have a ww loaf that needs turning into crumbs, I've cut it in such a slant that I can't cut any more slices from it.
ReplyDeleteLots of bloggers mentioning pies the last couple of days, and I am getting inspired!! Thank you for the two tips about baking things that I never heard of before, and for sharing with us many of your loving baking accomplishments over the many years that you do out of love for your family. <3
ReplyDeleteI have really been craving pie - we had apple, made by my youngest son for Thanksgiving Day. It was really good for breakfast the next day, too!
ReplyDeleteThanks for tip about Crust Dust - I will definitely have to try that, especially when I make cherry pie using our own cherries from the garden as there is always so much juice after the sugar has been stirred in with the fruit - makes a delicious pie but sometimes it can be abit soggy!
ReplyDeleteEllabie
Hello, I came over from Sue's "My Quiet Life in Suffolk" blog. In the comments I scrolled down to see if there was anyone in BC reading her blog. I think I've figured out where you live, roughly, I'm not a stalker! I'm two ferry rides up the Sunshine Coast. If I'm correct my husband's dear grandmother lived in your town. Anyway, how lovely to read a blog of, if I may say so, the magic of ordinary days. I will continue to read.
ReplyDeleteI have heard of crust dust but never used it. Pie is my favorite dessert.
ReplyDeleteCathy