The best pie recipes, tried and tested (2024)

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What is the #1 pie in the US? ›

Apple pie is arguably one of the most popular pie flavors. A symbol of America, the apple pie was actually invented by the British. Apple pie is simply made with sliced apples on double-crusted pastry dough.

The clear winner for the United States as a whole was (not surprisingly) apple pie with more than 27% of sales going to the traditional flavor.

Romaniuk shares that apple pie is the most popular pie flavor across the nation – making up more than a quarter of all pie purchases, per the company's purchase data.

Marie Callender's Pecan Pie

With 29 grams of added sugar in one slice, you're well over the daily recommendation with this dessert alone. "Marie Callender's Pecan Pie is one of the least healthy choices for frozen pies. The calories per slice are 510 which is nearly double many other frozen pies available.

The Guinness world record for the most expensive pie cost customers to the Fence Gate Inn, Lancashire, UK £8,195 (then $14,260) or £1,024 (then $1,781) per slice when ordered by eight guests on 14 November 2005.

Chilling the dough allows time for the gluten strands in the flour to relax, which makes the dough easier to roll out and keeps it from shrinking while baking. Chilling helps moisture work throughout the dough, making it smoother and easier to roll out.

The cardinal rules of pie dough: Keep it cold, work fast, and don't overwork your dough.

1. Preheat the oven to the temperature that your recipe recommends. Most fruit pies bake at a temperature between 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Some recipes call for baking the pie in a 450 degree F oven to begin with, then turning down the oven to about 350 degrees F.

What is Florida's favorite pie? ›

Key lime pie is the Sunshine State's official state pie.

Today, about 50 million pumpkin pies are consumed each Thanksgiving. The traditional pumpkin pie recipe involves a pie pan, a pastry shell and filling. Pie pans are shallow containers, made of virtually any oven-proof material, with sloped sides and a narrow flat rim.

Shortcrust pastry is the best for pies that fully encase a filling as they tend to be firmer and less likely to leak. Puff pastry is great if you prefer just a pastry lid on top of the filling. Ready rolled shop-bought pastry are easy to handle and quite reliable - even professional chefs appreciate the convenience!

But each state has its own favorite of course, and for Texas, nothing tops the pecan pie. The nutty, sweet pie is so beloved by the Lone Star state that it was even named the official state pie in 2013 by the Texas Legislature, according to KUT, Autin's NPR affiliate station.

Ohio is known as the buckeye state so I had to oblige. The pie is a buckeye pie with a chocolate graham cracker crust, crunchy and creamy peanut butter filling topped with chocolate shell and buck eyes made from a recipe given to me by Meredith's grandma.