French Silk Pie

I keep mental files on people I know. Nothing creepy, just mental notes of what they like or don't like. I find it makes it easier to cook for people when you are able to make things that they enjoy. I have a very dear friend who loves french silk pie, but she does not like it with any whipped topping. Most french silk pies come topped with either cool whip or whipped cream, so whenever I see my friend (who lives far away from me) I make a point to make her some french silk pie. There are many versions of french silk pie, and this is mine.

French Silk Pie

3/4 cup butter, softened

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

3 eggs

6 ounces chocolate, melted (I use a dark chocolate)

1 pie crust (I use an oreo crust)

Begin by beating the butter until it is smooth. Add in the powdered sugar and beat until incorporated. Add in the chocolate and beat until smooth. Add in the eggs and beat until the filling is stiffer and has become lighter. Spoon into pie shell and allow to sit in the fridge for several hours or until set. Keep refrigerated as this does have raw eggs in it. You may serve it with whipped cream or plain. You may also add in about a tablespoon of peppermint schnapps to make it a minty chocolate pie. Enjoy!

An American Classic

Apple pie is classic Americana. It says 4th of July and summertime and picnics. It says family and home and country. And I love making pie, even having a job where I made pie every day for 6 months did not take away my love of baking pie.

In my humble opinion it is the crust that makes the pie. Crust should be flaky and crispy and melt in your mouth. If the crust isn't good, the pie won't be any good. I am torn as to whether I should let you in on my crust recipe. . .not right now. . .maybe later. I will tell you my secret ingredient. I replace a little water with chilled vodka. Here is my apple pie recipe.

Apple Pie
5-6 apples
3/4 cup dark brown sugar
Sprinkle cinnamon
Sprinkle nutmeg
2 Tbsp. flour
2 pie crusts

Preheat oven to 350*F. Peel, core and slice apples. Toss in the brown sugar, flour, and spices until evenly coated. Fill the bottom pie shell and top with 2-3 Tbsp. butter cut into pieces. Top with top crust. I chose to do a woven top crust on this pie. Sprinkle the top of the pie with some cinnamon and bake on a cookie sheet for 40ish minutes. I bake it on a cookie sheet in case it overflows the pie pan. I would rather clean a cookie sheet than clean an oven.


I have used several types of apples, but right now I am stuck on granny smith's because I like the tartness that off sets the sweetness of the brown sugar. I also go back and forth on what to use to sweeten my apple pie. I said brown sugar here because I probably use it the most, but I also really like to use honey. This will make for a slightly more runny pie, though, because there is more liquid.