Victory ala Mode: Recipes from the First Annual South Side Pie Challenge
Fifty-two bakers brought us their best, and eight judges carefully considered them. We organizers were thrilled with the response we got to our call for bakers. The day of the Pie Challenge was a wonderful community gathering at a local grade school. Hundreds of folks came out to eat pie, helping us raise money for a good cause: $2000 for the Hyde Park/Kenwood Hunger Programs. Twenty-two of our entrants submitted their recipes for our e-book, which was prepared by Susan Carton.
We hope you enjoy perusing this collection and find some new favorites for your own family gatherings.
Julie Vassilatos and Kate Agarwal, South Side Pie Challenge co-organizers
Fifty-two bakers brought us their best, and eight judges carefully considered them. We organizers were thrilled with the response we got to our call for bakers. The day of the Pie Challenge was a wonderful community gathering at a local grade school. Hundreds of folks came out to eat pie, helping us raise money for a good cause: $2000 for the Hyde Park/Kenwood Hunger Programs. Twenty-two of our entrants submitted their recipes for our e-book, which was prepared by Susan Carton.
We hope you enjoy perusing this collection and find some new favorites for your own family gatherings.
Julie Vassilatos and Kate Agarwal, South Side Pie Challenge co-organizers
Susan Carton, South Side Pie Challenge cookbook coordinator
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Cookbook Recipes

NIGEL VON NUT

Bourbon Cherry Pie by Sooj Youn and Domique Perras

Joe's Pumpkin Chiffon Pie by John Aldape

Two Brothers Chocolate Moose-Goose Pie

Cinnamon Apple Pie with Whole Wheat butter Crust by Peggy Sanders

Chocolate Chip Extreme

Autumn Falling Leaves Pumpkin Pie by Sofia Klibadze

Yum Chocolate Pie by Andrew Howard

DePaul's DeLightful, DeLicious, & DeLovely by Brian Barker, Skylar Garland and Victoria Van Kirk Pride

Shawn Greene's Curry Pumpkin Pie

Made-with-a-Pumpkin Pumpkin Pie by Susan Carton

Pandas' Favorite Pie by Kaylan & Finn Agarwal

Affy Taffy Pie by Molly Heron

Mississippi Mud Pie by Deborah and Nora Molasky

Apple Suprise Pie by Clair Smith

Not Your Average Apple Pie by Jessica Henning

Harriet A Butterscotch Pie by Sharon Brinkman

Black and Blue Mango Pie by Chris Andrews

Peach Pie with Pecan Crumble by Adrienne Blumthal

Kentucky Bourbon Pie by Sheila Auslander

Parent's Pie, A Double Crust Peach Pie by Bethanie Smith

Miss Sheila Clay I Love You Day Sweet Potato Pie
Bourbon Cherry Pie by Sooj Youn and Domique Perras
Bourbon Cherry Pie won an Honorable Mention in the Fruit Pie CategoryJoe's Pumpkin Chiffon Pie by John Aldape
John Aldape, judge, sweet potato/pumpkin category. John is the general manager of Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak, and Stone Crab, and their official pie taster.Two Brothers Chocolate Moose-Goose Pie
This dessert was whipped up by Gabriel and Nolan Issa (ages 8 and 10).Cinnamon Apple Pie with Whole Wheat butter Crust by Peggy Sanders
Any variety of baking apple will work for pie; adjust the amount of sugar to accommodate the sweetness or tartness of the apples, and be generous with cinnamon!" I like to roll my crust thin to minimize the amount of crustChocolate Chip Extreme
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Crust with a Chocolate Filling This pie was created by the Peach Room Pre-School class at Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School.Autumn Falling Leaves Pumpkin Pie by Sofia Klibadze
Autumn Falling Leaves won First Place in the Pumpkin/Sweet Potato Pie CategoryYum Chocolate Pie by Andrew Howard
Yum to Second Prize in the Creme Pie Category. My sister made this for me a few years back, and I was blown away by how good it tasted and how little time it took her to make it. It works equally well with either a graham cracker crust or a flourcrust.DePaul's DeLightful, DeLicious, & DeLovely by Brian Barker, Skylar Garland and Victoria Van Kirk Pride
Pecan Pie…… Too predictable, surprise your guest’s pallet this holiday season with our DeLightful, DeLicious, & DeLovely Hazelnet Chocolate Bourbon Pie 'DeLovely' took Third Place in the Nut Pie CategoryShawn Greene's Curry Pumpkin Pie
This pie, also known as "Cucurbita Curry in a Hurry" won Second Place in the Pumpkin/Sweet Potato Pie CategoryMade-with-a-Pumpkin Pumpkin Pie by Susan Carton
Honorable Mention in the Pumking/Sweet Potato Pie Category. A light touch with the crust, a heavy hand with the pumpkin makes for a delicious dessert. The pie crust is straight out of Mastering the Art of French Cooking Volume I The filling is adapted from joyofbaking.comPandas' Favorite Pie by Kaylan & Finn Agarwal
a creamy, dreamy Oreo cream pie (first pie to be completely gone at the 2012 South Side Pie Challenge - so perhaps the people's favorite...?)Mississippi Mud Pie by Deborah and Nora Molasky
Mississippi Mud won Third Prize in the Creme Pie Category. Deborah says "My mom found this recipe in the Chicago Tribune in 1981."Apple Suprise Pie by Clair Smith
Clair's caramel and apple pie took Second Prize in the Fruit Pie Category.Not Your Average Apple Pie by Jessica Henning
Based off of Katie Aylsworth’s Zucchini Crisp My grandparents have a wonderful garden that produces a bounty of large zucchinis each year. These zucchinis always make it back from Michigan with me and have been the source of many delicious baked goods. This recipe is based off of a zucchini crisp my grandmother, Katie Aylsworth, created! A creative way to repurpose zucchinis! Happy Baking!Harriet A Butterscotch Pie by Sharon Brinkman
Harriet won First Prize in the Creme Pie Category. Adapted from the November 2002 Better Homes and GardensBlack and Blue Mango Pie by Chris Andrews
Chris makes this pie every year to mark the end of Spring Quarter -- and to feed a crew of hungry physiology TAs-- in the Biological Sciences Collegiate Division at the University of Chicago. From Great Pies & Tarts by Carol Walter, Clarkson Potter PublishersPeach Pie with Pecan Crumble by Adrienne Blumthal
Adrienne Blumenthal, judge, nut category. Adrienne completed pastry training and is the owner of Pie Box.Parent's Pie, A Double Crust Peach Pie by Bethanie Smith
This is the recipe that was passed on from my maternal grandmother to my dad (her son-in-law). My grandmother's children have never learned how to bake- because my grandmother does not measure her ingredients- she just "eye balls" it and it is very difficult to get the recipes just right, so they are happy to allow her to bake all of the goodies! The following recipe is the best version that my dad has come up with while watching and assisting my grandmother in the kitchen.Miss Sheila Clay I Love You Day Sweet Potato Pie
Miss Clay's pie took Third Place in the Pumkin/Sweet Potato Category. Please try to pick beautiful sweet potatoes not yams. Because sweet potatoes look real smooth, pretty with a few indentations of dots on them, and plump. In the palms of your lovely hands they will make you smile. Our sweet potatoes were eaten in the South by Slaves and reminded them of yams that they also ate from Africa on their journey. The African-American incorporated the sweet potato that is a part of our history. It is my healthy sweet potatoes that I enjoy and love on my journey.Thank you for your interest in Susan Carton's cookbook and for helping support the BakeSpace community of independent cookbook authors!
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Pie Among Friends: Recipes from the Second Annual South Side Pie Challenge
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These recipes are from the Second Annual South Side Pie Challenge. Our second event had fewer entrants than last year but just as many pie fans in attendance, and we were able to raise $1500 for the Hyde Park/Kenwood Hunger Programs. The Pie Challenge has taken on the feel of a tradition already, and the neighbors who came out to eat pie and support the Hunger Programs have become friends and collaborators. Once again wonderful musicians donated their talents, friends created beautiful decorations, and Girl Scouts served pie--pie in diverse, gorgeous abundance. New types on the table this year included peanut butter pie, green rhubarb pie, and Shaker lemon pie filled with lemon slices. We invite you to peruse our entrants' recipes and try many of them out! We think you will be as impressed as we were with the fine pies that graced our Pie Challenge tables this year. -- Julie Vassilatos, South Side Pie Challenge Organizer Look for South Side Pie Challenge updates at facebook.com/South Side Pie Challenge and southsidepie.wordpress.comnizer. -
Victory ala Mode: Recipes from the First Annual South Side Pie Challenge
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This collection comes from some of the entrants in the first annual South Side Pie Challenge held in Chicago this past November. While there has been a well-established apple pie contest for several years on the north side of the city, we felt the south side needed a showcase for its pies too, and we opened the doors wide to four types of pies: fruit, nut, crème, and sweet potato/pumpkin. Fifty-two bakers brought us their best, and eight judges carefully considered them. We organizers were thrilled with the response we got to our call for bakers. The day of the Pie Challenge was a wonderful community gathering at a local grade school. Hundreds of folks came out to eat pie, helping us raise money for a good cause: $2000 for the Hyde Park/Kenwood Hunger Programs. Twenty-two of our entrants submitted their recipes for our e-book, which was prepared by Susan Carton. We hope you enjoy perusing this collection and find some new favorites for your own family gatherings. Julie Vassilatos and Kate Agarwal, South Side Pie Challenge co-organizers Susan Carton, South Side Pie Challenge cookbook coordinator