Puttergirl | Sunday, April 15, 2001 - 06:27 pm  My niece and I have a debate going on that we need help with. Please answer the following 3 questions. To prevent bias, I won't tell you which side I'm on: 1. Do you think there should be more crust or more chicken in the typical chicken pot pie? 2. Do you think there should be more crust or more pie filling in the typical fruit pie? 3. Do you think more people like the crust or filling better in pies? Thanks!!!!! |
Nancy091158 | Sunday, April 15, 2001 - 06:28 pm  lol--i hate crust so i'm not getting in the middle of this one ;-) |
Azriel | Sunday, April 15, 2001 - 06:32 pm  1. I want a top and bottom crust on my chicken pot pie. 2. I want a bottom crust and a lattice crust on the top of my fruit pie *only because I think it's pretty* 3. I like crust if it's flaky and not burned on the edges. I like to eat out the filling and then have the crust with the gravy or juices left to eat at the end. Mmmmmmmmmm 4. I have the uncontrollable urge to make a pie now. |
Twiggyish | Sunday, April 15, 2001 - 06:37 pm  I think Az answered this one just right. I made a peach cobbler today for Easter and it has a thick crust with all the juices soaked in..yummmmy |
Soeur | Sunday, April 15, 2001 - 06:40 pm  1. Butter only in any crust 2. The crust should be no thicker than the fattest chunk of chicken in the pie. 3. Wet fruit pie = more crust 4. Depends of the crust. The more of a butter crust, the better |
Azriel | Sunday, April 15, 2001 - 06:43 pm  Flaky buttery crust yes yes yes ~drool~ |
Moondance | Sunday, April 15, 2001 - 06:50 pm  ditto Az! |
Gail | Sunday, April 15, 2001 - 07:00 pm  LOts of crust!!! That's the best part!! |
Fruitbat | Sunday, April 15, 2001 - 07:03 pm  Oh, you mean I was supposed to be putting fruit or chicken in those things? |
Puttergirl | Sunday, April 15, 2001 - 07:14 pm  LOL Fruitbat. So I take it you like the crust best? |
Mishamisha | Sunday, April 15, 2001 - 08:07 pm  Filling gal here. I thought the crust was just there to make it easier to dish up! |
Lafatme | Sunday, April 15, 2001 - 08:36 pm  more chicken in the pot pie, more crust on the fruit pie |
Max | Sunday, April 15, 2001 - 08:49 pm  I like double-crust chicken pot pies. Marie Calendar's are the best, IMHO. I guess that's more crust than chicken. More fruit than crust in a fruit pie. My favorite is apple pie with brown sugar, cinnamon, and butter topping. YUM! I think folks prefer the fruit filling over the crust, although that butter crust you folks are describing sure sounds good! Oh, and leftover pie crust should NEVER be discarded. Put some butter, sugar (brown or white), cinnamon, and raisins in it, roll it up, slice, and bake. Serve with some vanilla ice cream. It's wonderful! Only good when it's hot, though. Doesn't hold to the next day at all. We used to do this for our treat when we were baking pies ahead of time for an event. That way, it wasn't so hard to resist eating the pies. |
Tess | Sunday, April 15, 2001 - 09:12 pm  Well, I'd have to say I really prefer a good hot fudge sundae, but, since the topic is pies -- I'm definitely a filling girl. Unless we're talking Dutch Apple Pie, I love the crumble top. Also love chicken pie with biscuits for crust. I guess that means more crust than pie for the chicken but only if it's not really crust. Oh, dear. |
Glass | Sunday, April 15, 2001 - 10:04 pm  Flaky crust are great with anything - soggy crust are not (I freeze my friut pies before I bake them. The crust cooks before the juice melts and doesn't make them soggy.) But the filling is most important for the taste. A good crust is just an extra bonus. BTW - I like cream cheese in my crusts. |
Schoolmarm | Monday, April 16, 2001 - 03:05 am  Crust is good, but FILLING is the best!! (Carbs are bad for you...quite addicting...) YUM, now I'm hungry! |