Cranberry Custard Pie for Christmas Dinner 2023
It was only the three of us for Christmas this year, and I didn't want to make another Yule Log. It seemed like the perfect time to try something new and I've had a Cranberry Custard Pie on my bucket list for a while. There's no time like the present! I chose this recipe from Everyday Pie. I liked that it didn't require Jell-o, and I was intrigued by the ginger crust. As it turned out, this pie was disappointing and I'm glad I didn't bring it to a family gathering as it would have caused me some embarrassment. First of all the crust, which turned out underdone, tough and too thick. This recipe calls for 1 and 1/2 cups of flour and 1 stick of butter; whereas the other crust recipes I've used and which have turned out well call for 1 and a 1/4 cups of flour. So there may have been too much flour in the crust. It called for crystallized ginger and I didn't want to buy a specialty ingredient, so I put some ginger chewy candy in the food processor with ...