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1. Orange Blueberry Pie
A thin layer of orange- flavored cream cheese topped with a soft blueberry compote. This pie is like a cheesecake, but less rich and filling. For a faster, more streamlined pie. Use whole, uncooked raspberries, tossed with a little sugar, in place of the blueberry topping.

2. Different Pumpkin Pie
The unorthodox system of cooking the filling on top of the stove and then pouring it into a fully baked, crisp pie shell alleviates the tendency for the crust to be damp under the pumpkin filling. I wish I could take full credit for it, but I can t. It is inspired a winning recipe from a contest sponsored by the Borden Company way back in 1931. Apparently, cooks are always looking to improve on a classic. The broiled topping, crisp and crunchy over the smooth pumpkin filling, is optional, but it elevates this pie to new heights.

3. Black Bottom Pie
In this pie, a crisp crust is topped with chocolate custard, fluffy rum chiffon, whipped cream, and grated chocolate. After a surge of popularity decades ago, black bottom pie all but disappeared, yet when I eat it. I can t think of any flavors that blend more harmoniously. This is a recipe with several steps, so before you have all the ingredients at hand before you start. It takes a bit of time, but the result is worth it.

4. Crumb Crust
A crumb crust will taste better with homemade crumbs, but you can make crumbs from just about any type of crisp, un-iced cookies, so long as they are fresh. A graham cracker or vanilla wafer crust is good with cream cheese fillings, a chocolate crumb crust or biscotti crust pairs well with chocolate and vanilla fillings, and a gingersnap crust will perk up just about anything, particularly pumpkin and chiffon fillings.

5. Basic All-American Pie Dough
Crisp and flaky, this dough is suitable any pie. Your hands are the best tools for making it, so I urge you to plunge them right into the flour and shortening and forge ahead, You'll become familiar with the feel of the dough right away and you'll be surprised how quick and easy it is. When friends taste your pies, they will want you to show them how you did it.

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Pie Pie Pie: Easy Homemade Favorites by John Phillip Carroll
Nothing says home sweet home like the aroma of a freshly baked pie. And with the voice of an old friend, author John Phillip Carroll teaches foolproof methods for making the delicious tried-and-true favorites that top every pie lover's list, plus some exciting new flavor sensations.

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