The California Condor is the largest North American land bird. As of 2011 there were only 390 know, making them one of the rarest also. Thankfully my pie does not contain any condor meat or other meat for that matter. Instead, it uses a device called a pie bird to allow me to make two pies in the same dish. My particular pie bird was a christmas present and is named after the California Condor.
Extra fact: The California Condor was used as the model for the Skeksis in the Movie The Dark Crystal.
This Pie was a last minute one. I was originally planning on doing a half apple half blueberry pie but I found that I did not have enough blueberry filling left over from the EnterPi. I only had enough apples for half a pie so my girlfriend and I brainstormed filling for the other half. I had a small butternut squash all cubed and roasted that I was planning on adding to a Thai curry I had planned for dinner so we started with that. From other ingredients on had we came up with a plan.
Ingredients:
Pie crust. I used some homemade gluten free that I had on hand. Any type will work.
Pie 1: Sweet
4 large Fuji apples. I use Fuji because they hold up well to baking. No mush!
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch. Flour will work too but I was keeping it GF.
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt
Pie 2: Savory
1 small butternut squash, peeled and cubed. Roasted is nice but optional.
1 med carrot diced.
1 celery stalk diced.
1 cup choconut milk.
1/2 cup frozen peas
1/2 cup red onion diced.
salt and pepper to taste
Extra fact: The California Condor was used as the model for the Skeksis in the Movie The Dark Crystal.
This Pie was a last minute one. I was originally planning on doing a half apple half blueberry pie but I found that I did not have enough blueberry filling left over from the EnterPi. I only had enough apples for half a pie so my girlfriend and I brainstormed filling for the other half. I had a small butternut squash all cubed and roasted that I was planning on adding to a Thai curry I had planned for dinner so we started with that. From other ingredients on had we came up with a plan.
Ingredients:
Pie crust. I used some homemade gluten free that I had on hand. Any type will work.
Pie 1: Sweet
4 large Fuji apples. I use Fuji because they hold up well to baking. No mush!
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch. Flour will work too but I was keeping it GF.
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt
Pie 2: Savory
1 small butternut squash, peeled and cubed. Roasted is nice but optional.
1 med carrot diced.
1 celery stalk diced.
1 cup choconut milk.
1/2 cup frozen peas
1/2 cup red onion diced.
salt and pepper to taste
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Signing UpStep 1: Making the sweet
First peel and chop your apples nice and thin. I use a hand slicer and then my knife.
If you are making a whole pie or taking your sweet time you can sprinkle the sliced apple with lemon juice to keep them from browning.
In a mixing bowl mix the apples, sugar, cinnamon, salt, and cornstarch until apples are coated.
Let stand 15 minutes stirring a few more times during that time.
If you are making a whole pie or taking your sweet time you can sprinkle the sliced apple with lemon juice to keep them from browning.
In a mixing bowl mix the apples, sugar, cinnamon, salt, and cornstarch until apples are coated.
Let stand 15 minutes stirring a few more times during that time.
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joaquinakiwi says:
Aug 16, 2012. 2:21 PMReply
This sounds really good, but I wasn't able to pay good attention to it after I read "Skeksis" and "Dark Crystal". Those scared the crap out of me when I was little...
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mygibzone says:
Mar 19, 2012. 9:56 PMReplyThis is so cool! I've never heard of a pie bird before. Thanks for the fun dark crystal factoid too! Voting for you & good luck!
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Random23 (author) says:
Mar 20, 2012. 10:12 AMReplyThanks!
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