This New Pie Trend Will Make You Throw Your Grandma's Recipe Out The Window
This is the MOST American way to eat apple pie
The world of food is heading into a bigger, better direction.
We all watched "Supersize Me" and swore off McDonald's, but let's be real: supersized foods are big on size AND taste, so we keep scrambling for more. Heck, even brands like Olive Garden are trying to serve up some crazy oversized concoctions. Well, there's a new dessert trend that is making a comeback from the days of the American Revolution. Get ready to trade your fork for a spoon because deep dish pies are now a thing.
The first deep-dish style pie recipe, written by Martha Washington, was thought to be more of a clam chowder pot pie and not a dessert. The invention was partially due to the English taxation on sugar, so people needed to stretch a dollar. Hence, pies with a lot less filling but a TON of delicious crust. The pie recently resurfaced when a pastry chef tried a "Crust Lover's" recipe. Now, the pies are taking the internet by storm. The best part about these gigantic pies is that they're fairly easy to make, and the crust-filling ratio makes the flavor much richer and flakier with every bite.
This majestic beauty is the deep-dish pie.
It's like regular pie, but with the filling-to-crust ratio that we've all been longing for. It's the ideal balance and it looks delicious.
The delectable dessert is prepared the same way as a traditional pie, but with a little more crust and the aid of a springform pan.
Springform pans are those funky ones you use, like, once a year when you sign up to bring cheesecake to a family party.
The crust is par-baked, so it stays crisp and delicious—not soggy and vulnerable to falling apart.
This step is crucial! Even the best pie crusts usually end up soggy because there's just too much filling! The bottom crust will stay firm and crispy due to the balanced deep-dish ratio. Then, the filling and top crust are added. Look good? This recipe is one for the books.
We're so excited to welcome this pie into our lives, but are there more variations of deep-dish pie out there?
Let's be honest, berry pies are wonderful, but they're definitely the JV team of the pie world.
There is so much more to this deep-dish pie phenomenon— like this deep-dish pecan pie!
This pie is pure ooey-gooey Southern goodness and it's pretty simple to make, too.
And this supersized, enticing pumpkin-meringue masterpiece.
A pie that looks like it smells like a pumpkin spice latte-infused campfire? This recipe is the key to eternal bliss, dear reader.
There's also this angelic coconut banana cream pie with a deep-dish graham cracker crust.
This pie tastes like what falling in love feels like.
An oldie but goodie: deep-dish dutch apple pie.
This is the ORIGINAL deep-dish pie with a modern-day twist.
For chocolate lovers, there's this deep-dish French silk pie with a Ferrero Rocher-inspired chocolate hazelnut crust.
Praise. The. Lord.
There are so many, many kinds of deep-dish pie.
What are you waiting for? Make a deep-dish pie and share it with your friends!