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Calling all you pie lovers (or just people who love FREE STUFF!) …I’ve got a YUMMY prize to giveaway this month. Pillsbury is generously giving out a sweet little package just in time for Christmas. It has two 9-inch glass pie pans, a pie server, pie-top cut-outs and a CD-ROM with photos and recipes of Pillsbury pie favorites!
i tried one of the recipes myself this weekend, and, I kid you not, I will be adding this glaze to ALL my pies with a top crust from now on. It MADE the pie, lemme tell ya.
PILLSBURY® Frosted Cranberry – Cherry Blackberry Pie
Crust
1 box (15 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated pie crusts, softened as directed on box
Filling
- 1 can (21 oz) cherry pie filling
1 can (16 oz) whole berry cranberry sauce (I swapped this for a bag of frozen blackberries)
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon (I left this out because I used blackberries)
Glaze and Topping
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
3-4 teaspoons water
1/4 cup sliced almonds
Heat oven to 400°F. Roll out pie crusts as directed on box for Two-Crust Pie, using 9-inch pie plate. In large bowl, mix filling ingredients. Spoon into crust-lined pan. Top with second crust; seal edge and flute. Cut slits in several places in top crust. (I used a small star cookie cutter to punch out some stars which I then stuck back on the crust. Husband thought this was genius. He doesn’t get out much. The prize includes a bunch of these little cutters to so my husband will think you’re a genius too.) Bake 40-50 minutes or until crust is golden brown. After 15-20 min of baking, cover crust edge with strips of foil to prevent excessive browning.
Ok, now THIS is where the the magic happens. As soon as you pull the pie out of the oven, in a small bowl, mix powdered sugar, corn syrup and enough water until smooth and desired drizzling consistency. I brushed this all over the crust and sprinkled with sugar. (oooh. pretty.) Top with almonds. Cool at least 1 hour before serving.
I tell ya that sweet glaze combined with the slight tartness of the cherries was divine and it was so Christmasy. (Is that a word?)
Anyhoo, all you need to do to grab this package and make your own magic pies is to leave a comment. I’ll draw a number for the winner on Friday, December 12.
Good luck, chickens!
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Congrats to our winner, Meg, who was the 11th comment (The number 11 was chosen by Random.org)!
Thanks for all the wonderful comments.
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December 6th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
I love pie AND free stuff! What a great blog!
December 6th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
Looks great! I LOVE pie! Especially with pretty cutouts & sugar glaze!
December 6th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
That is so cute! I’ve always wanted some of those little cutters, and a girl can never have too many pie plates!
December 6th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
Mmmmmm … pie! What prompted the swap to blackberries?
December 6th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
That looks so good!!!
December 6th, 2008 at 7:17 pm
Yum – that looks fabulous!
December 6th, 2008 at 7:27 pm
Um, pretty much that I couldn’t find any cranberries and had a bag of frozen blackberries. It was yummy!
December 6th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
That recipe looks so good and a awesome prize. I love baking pies so this gift would be so great.
December 6th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
That’s such a pretty pie!
December 6th, 2008 at 8:28 pm
I need an excuse to practice my horrible edge fluting technique! That’s a great looking pie Francie.
December 6th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
Delicious looking! I love pie, even more than cake sometimes.
December 6th, 2008 at 8:49 pm
I seriously want to lick the computer screen that pie looks so good! Man, now I am jonesing for pie. Sweet, sweet, pie . . .
December 6th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
That pie is making my MOUTH WATER! It looks delicious!
December 6th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
mmmmmmm…..looks good!
December 7th, 2008 at 1:35 am
Can I get electrocuted by licking the screen?
December 7th, 2008 at 4:41 am
That looks heavenly!
December 7th, 2008 at 6:36 am
I’d take that glaze in a shot glass!! Pie looks delicious. Did you use refrigerated crust, say Pillsbury? Thanks for hosting the giveaway.
December 7th, 2008 at 6:51 am
Well, this is one way to get me to de-lurk. Since I can’t make a pie crust to save my life, I always use Pillsbury’s fozen pie crust. The glaze looks/sounds wonderful!
December 7th, 2008 at 7:25 am
@ Will – Yep, Pillsbury pie crusts. I used ‘em for this pie and they were great.
@ Crystal and Jean – I’ve done that. Didn’t get electrocuted, but the dust on my screen didn’t taste so good.
@ Erin – I had to “reflute”* mine several times (*May not be an actual word)
@ Everyone, thanks for visiting!
December 7th, 2008 at 8:24 am
I’ve never been much of a pie maker-maybe because my mom never was, either–I do more cakes and cookies. I’d love to have some simple recipes and all of these kitchen goodies to get me started!
December 7th, 2008 at 8:44 am
I’d love to give that set a good home, and any of that pie as well!
December 7th, 2008 at 11:04 am
Your pie looks delicious. I can’t believe your bottom crust could look so flakey after being cooked with such a juicy filling.
I made and glazed individual sized cranberry cherry pies for Thanksgiving. You’re right, the glaze made them extra special. An added a touch of almond extract made the glaze that much more intense.
December 7th, 2008 at 11:26 am
Just got to visit. Will be making the pie today.
Yes, I love Pillsbury pie crusts since I hate to make my own
I’ll let you know how the Grandkids like it
Gramps
December 7th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
@ Charlene – I’ve always entered cakes and cookies in contests but never pie. I’ve decided it’s time to tackle ‘em!
@ Gramps – What lucky grandkids!
@ Debbie – Great idea on the almond extract.
@ Jen, thanks for stopping by!
December 7th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
I want to win this! Thanks!
December 7th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
ME! ME! ME! oh please oh please! I love to make pie. I made five pies at Thanksgiving for our seven person family. This would have been pretty helpful then…
December 7th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
I love baking pies. sometimes I make my own crust and sometimes I use Pillsbury. This recipe looks great!
December 8th, 2008 at 12:16 am
That looks so yumm! I’ve been too afraid to make a pie but I’ll have to try this recipe!
December 8th, 2008 at 7:21 am
I love the trick with the cut out stars! So cute
I will have to try that for sure this pie season 
That glaze does look delish 
December 8th, 2008 at 7:30 am
i LOVE baking and i LOVE your blog!! sure hope i win! thanks for the giveaway. -hayley
December 8th, 2008 at 8:39 am
I LOVE making pie. In fact, I am going to learn how to make the dough from scratch and make a blueberry pie.
December 8th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
oh, the ooziness of it all. it’s a gorgeous pie, milady, and it’d be enough to stop my heart if there were a huge scoop of vanilla ice cream melting on top.
December 8th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Oh yum. I have been searching for a way to use canned cranberries and I think I found it! I would love to win!
December 8th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
It looks so good and would be perfect for Christmas.
December 8th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
hooray for pie!! this is also a great gift idea for the holidays.
December 9th, 2008 at 4:33 am
What a great prize and the recipe sounds wonderful.
December 11th, 2008 at 7:29 am
I LOVE PIE! I can’t wait to try this one. It will be beautiful on the Christmas table!
December 12th, 2008 at 1:55 am
It would be great if the Blackberry pie came with the prize.
Very nice giveaway, and you make a yummy looking pie.
December 12th, 2008 at 4:31 am
Wow, that looks awsome! Can’t wait to try it:)
December 12th, 2008 at 4:46 am
That recipe made my mouth water! Yum!!
July 6th, 2009 at 11:23 am
Hi
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Regards,
William