Cooking Adventures

How’s this for a cooking mistake? And a good fix. When I make quiche or spinach pie (or apple pie) I make my standard pie crust recipe from Joy of Cooking which makes two one crust pies or one two crust pie. I made quiche a month or two ago and my favorite spinach quiche recipe makes two one crust quiches. Yesterday I was making spanikopita. Instead of making little individual Filo dough pocket pies or turnovers, I just make one pie and usually use my pie crust, not Filo. I cooked the spinach, made the pie crust, rolled out the pie crust, & put it in two pie plates. I filled the pies and thought to myself, they look a little skimpy. About half way through the cooking, I checked the pies and thought, damn, they look really skimpy and the filling looks like it is going to dry out. I closed the oven door, started to walk away and then the light bulb came on over my head. I was supposed to make one two crust pie, not two one crust pies!

I thought about it a minute then took both pies out of the oven, scooped the filling out of one and into the other, then I cut the bottom crust away from the sides & slid it on top of the now full spinach pie. It came out just fine with a slightly sloppy looking crust. And it tasted great.

Not as memorable as the time I dropping the custard dish into the Kitchen Aid when it was on, but another one for the books.