Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Pillsbury Love The Pie Review and Giveaway




 Tell me do you love the pie? I love the pie that's for sure. I love eating the pie and I love making the pie. And making a pie with Pillsbury Refrigerated Pie Crusts makes baking a pie so much easier then rolling out your own pie crust. Something I have never been very good at.

This is apple season as most of you probably know. And I am very envious of those of you who live in a area where you can go visit an apple orchard, pick your own apples and then go home and bake a pie with the fresh apples. 
Here in Florida there are no apple orchards to be found. If you do live in apple country Taste of Home and Pillsbury have a great site where you can look for a local orchard event near your home. Go check out the map to find an event, plan a day of apple picking with your family and make some memories.

Take some pictures of you and your family making memories of picking the apples and then baking a pie and share it on the Love The Pie Facebook page.
 This past weekend I made some pie baking memories myself using Pillsbury Pie Crusts and I have to say my apple pie turned out awesome. I have an awesome collection of pie recipes but I decided to make the Perfect Apple pie recipe on the Pillsbury pie crust box.

Wow I was not disappointed. The pie turned out better then any other apple pie I have ever baked and my Pillsbury crust was a lovely golden brown.

I was a bit worried because I was out of aluminum foil and didn't figure that out until I was about to put the pie in the oven. Usually the edges of my pie crust get dark or even burn unless I wrap a band of aluminum foil around it as it bakes but take a look at this picture and tell me what you think..........

BEFORE

AFTER

So what do you think?? It looks purdy! and I didn't even have aluminum on it! WOW!

Now I have a couple of pie baking tips I want to share with you. First you know that little bit of lemon juice you always find in an apple pie recipe? Well when you are slicing up your apples pour the juice over the very first slices and toss. As you add more apple slices to the bowl toss the apples around. The lemon juice is what keeps your apples from turning brown. 

My second tip is use an egg wash on your pie crust and sprinkle with sugar all over the crust before you put it in the oven. That tiny bit of sweetness really makes the flavor of your pie crust come out and shine. Try it just once and I promise you will never back another pie with out adding that light dusting of sugar to the crust again.

Giveaway


Do you want to win a 

Pillsbury “Love the Pie” prize pack which includes a VIP coupon for a free sample of Pillsbury® Refrigerated Pie Crusts, a pie dish, and apple themed kitchen items. 

  Rules


Giveaway Open to US residents

Ends November 17th, 2010 11"59 PM eastern


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32. Louis H said...

my favorite pie is lemon meringue

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43. JoR said...

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73. McKim said...

Cherry pie is my favorite!

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75. Nicole C. said...

My favorite pie is French Silk.

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76. Unknown said...

My favorite pie is cherry!

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81. melsywsou said...

Pumpkin Pie!!

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I like chocolate pie.

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82. ♥ Vanessa said...

Apple Caramel Pie

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86. MOMFOREVERANDEVER said...

pecan pie is my favorite
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87. crboyd said...

I love pecan pie, most definitely my favorite.
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88. slb3334 said...

I like apple but my favorite is cherry

89. jenny said...

did you say pie i like pie all kinds of them but the #1 has to be cherry pie jenny9675309@yahoo(dot)com

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94. mogrill said...

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95. Leona P said...

banana cream

96. Min K said...

CHERRY

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98. Unknown said...

My favorite pie Ev-AH is Pecan!! Yeah Baby!! Yuuummmmiiieee!

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99. aajacques said...

My favorite is pumpkin pie!

100. llinda29 said...

favorite flavor of pie is pecan

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111. madlibs75 said...

Last year I made a cranberry pecan pie for the first time and it's my new favorite for the holidays.

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127. MamaHen said...

My mom's lemon pie is my favorite. It can't be beat!
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My favorite pie flavor is apple!

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136. Marisa said...

Peach!

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137. Tammy said...

Strawberry Rhubarb!

138. Lubelle said...

I love blueberry pie, but I usually make apple pie because it's so much easier and quicker to prepare.

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141. purplepassion126 said...

I love cherry pie!

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149. Linda said...

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150. Erica C. said...

My favorite pie is Blueberry or Banana Creme.

151. kygirl said...

My favorite pie is pecan pie.
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152. Tonya Dean said...

Caramel apple pie.

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153. kat said...

Lemon Meringue is my fave!

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154. Sue Farrell said...

Pecan pie is my favorite.
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155. nhmoose99 said...

Nothing better than warm apple pie and vanilla ice cream!!

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156. jamie95630 said...

my favorite is chocolate cream pie.

157. saturdaynightfever said...

French Silk is my pie of choice!

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158. Timshaun said...

My favorite pie is sweet potato
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169. Storm, The Psychotic Housewife said...

I like Blackberry pie with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream - yum~!

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170. Stacy said...

Peach would be my favorite, followed by apple.

171. EmmaPeel said...

Strawberry Rhubarb

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Blueberry Pie. GFC follower(1)

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180. Possibal said...

Blueberry is my favorite kind of pie,,,pumpkin,,,apple,,chocolate

181. MizVickik said...

Blueberry pie is my favorite! Thanks!

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185. slylady said...

My favorite pie s Chocolate Cream Pie. I could sit down and eat the whole thing!

186. Susan said...

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187. sadkins said...

I am a hot cherry pie person with a side a vanilla ice cream.

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190. Aleksandra Nearing said...

My favorite is key lime pie for sure. Thanks!
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191. susansmoaks said...

i love pecan pie
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192. bjerding said...

I absolutely love Pumpkin and Banana Creme pie. They're so good! Thanks.

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193. Deb F. said...

It is a tie between French Silk and Rhubarb custard.

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197. esldiane@gmail.com said...

I love cherry pie.
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198. wallindeb said...

Pie is my fave!

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