Tuesday, February 9, 2010

What do you do with leftover pie trimmings?

When I was little I loved to help my Mom bake holiday pies. I would watch her skillfully roll out the dough into a perfect circle then gently transfer it to her pretty red pie plate. My little fingers mimicking her movements with my own small piece of dough.  Of course my favorite part came when my Mom would trim the pie edges - I knew those odd little pieces of dough would become a sweet treat later on.

My Mom would take the remaining dough, cut it into strips, brush it with butter and let my sisters and I sprinkle it with cinnamon and sugar. My sisters and I called them "pie crust cookies." These sugary strips of dough were often devoured with record speed, and at times favored more than the pie.


What do you do with your leftover pie trimmings? Has your family ever made "pie crust cookies"?

Holiday Pie Recipes From Taste of Home

By Sarah James at tasteofhome.com
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  • Laura's Avatar
    Posted by Laura Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:27am PST

    We did 'Pie Crust Cookies" with butter, sugar and cinnamon as well!

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  • NatalieS's Avatar
    Posted by NatalieS Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:50am PST

    we did the same, but called them cinnamon pie strips - they were the best part of the pie making

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  • justokay's Avatar
    Posted by justokay Mon Nov 23, 2009 4:37pm PST

    Yep, we sprinkled sugar and cinnamon on them and baked them in the oven. My mom would usually forget about them - but i never did! I always reminded her.

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  • Adelle's Avatar
    Posted by Adelle Thu Nov 26, 2009 7:29am PST

    I just put mine in the oven with cinnamon and sugar. I'll add the butter next time. Sounds yummy!

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    Posted by Adelle Thu Nov 26, 2009 7:29am PST

    I just put mine in the oven with cinnamon and sugar. I'll add the butter next time. Sounds yummy!

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  • Cake Lady's Avatar
    Posted by Cake Lady Thu Nov 26, 2009 8:08am PST

    My Mom used to roll out the remaining dough into a free form rectangle, spread it lightly with butter then top with a sprinling of cinnamon and sugar. We would roll it up, jelly-roll style and slice it into rounds. Lay them on their cut sides in an extra pie pan or cookie sheet and bake. They look like mini cinnamon rolls! Yum.

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  • Shopper Mom's Avatar
    Posted by Shopper Mom Fri Nov 27, 2009 12:09pm PST

    Sounds like many of us did exactly this.

    It is a great treat for Mom's "helpers"

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  • TasselLady's Avatar
    Posted by TasselLady Fri Nov 27, 2009 6:58pm PST

    That sounds interesting. I would have never thought of doing that, but now I can the next time I make a pie!!!! Sounds really good!!!!!

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  • GirlyGirl©'s Avatar
    Posted by GirlyGirl© Sat Nov 28, 2009 2:45am PST

    I usually bake them with a brushing of butter and the boys spread them with jelly. They usually crowd in the kitchen when I'm baking pies!

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