This is the best pumpkin pie ever! I have been making it every year for Thanksgiving for five years, (and a few Christmases, by request) My husband and his grandfather usually don't eat pumpkin pie, but they eat this one! I use canned pumpkin for it and it always turns out fine, next year I think I will try using a real pumpkin. I really think the maple syrup is what gives it the great flavor.

Reviewed On: Nov. 25, 2008

This is a great pie crust, I have always tried to make a crust, and end up sending my husband out to buy the roll out ones for the store. It was really sticky coming out of the bowl, so I just added tons of flour while I was working with it. It rolled out great, and let me easily cut out the lattice work top and decorative leaves for my pie this year. I doubled the recipe to make a two crust pie and have enough left over for the bottom of a pie at least. I also used 1/2 shortening and 1/2 butter instead of lard. It looks amazing and tastes even better! Kudos for a pie crust I didn't screw up!

Reviewed On: Nov. 25, 2008

This is a really good recipe, I only gave it 4 stars because I think it calls for too much water and sugar! This is my first time making applesauce, though my grandmother made it a lot when I was a kid, so I was craving some this year.I made a huge batch for thanksgiving last night, and some extra for my husband to eat before Thursday. I used 6 lbs of apples (Macintosh), and about 4-5 cups of water, and 1 3/4 cup of sugar and about 2 tbls of cinnamon. I used half white and half brown because that was all I had left, I also added nutmeg. after about 15 minutes of cooking I was able to use my potato masher to mash the apples in the saucepan. Then I added some whole very thin slices of 1 grannysmith, and let it all cook another 10 minutes or so longer. I ended up straining out the rest of the water, because I like chunky applesauce like the kind at Chicken out. it was about 2 cups of water. I have had to threaten my husband with no pie, if he eats all the applesauce before thursday. It is taking alot of will power to stay out of it.

Reviewed On: Nov. 25, 2008