Yesterday I made two pies for a school event -- one was pecan and the other was a sweet potato pie. The pies were to be turned in today, but I had a meeting and couldn’t drop them off myself. Todd had to do it for me, which means I don't know if they were any good -- especially the sweet potato because I used a recipe I'd never made, which in hindsight was kind of a dumb thing to do. The recipe is from Epicurious.
So without having tasted the pie, I can tell you it baked up very smooth, didn’t call for much sugar (a problem with some sweet potato pie recipes) and had some melted butter in the filling to round everything out. And finally, the source of the recipe is Ruth Reichl’s book Comfort me with Apples which in itself is comforting since all of RR’s recipes are good.
And here’s another tip I got from Louise. If you ever need to top a pie with whipped cream and you know this pie will be sitting out for a while, there’s a stabilizer you can buy called "Whip it". I finally got to use my “Whip it” today and it worked perfectly. Or at least I think it did. It didn’t add any odd flavors to the whipped cream.
joan says
I haven't heard of Whip It until I read about it here....I 'll be on the lookout for it. Rose Levy Beranbaum has instructions for how to stabilize whipped cream in The Cake Bible. One recipe calls for gelatin, and the other for cornstarch. I've tried the gelatin recipe, and it works pretty well, but after a day or two in the fridge, the texture gets a little weird. It's good, though, if you need to let a cake frosted with whipped cream sit out @ room temperature for a while.
Katrina says
Whip it, a whip it good....love that song.
You're really making me want pie. I've got to take a week off eating so much stuff! (Doesn't stop me from baking and giving it away though!) 😉
Martha in KS says
WHIP IT is made by Dr. Oetker, and can be found on Amazon.com. My TX aunt sent me some & said that her friend gets it at the PX. It contains corn starch & really works! http://www.oetker.us/en/product/baking-aids/baking-ingredients
Therese B. says
The pie looks awesome Anna. The whip it reminds me of an old DEVO song...Whip it.
I will have to check on that whip-it. Is it similiar to dream whip????
Tracy says
I love using Whip It! I'm in the Chicago area and I found it at Meijer... if anyone is looking for it!
I started using this a few years ago when I was in a Baking and Patisserie Class at my college and we use whip it in basically anything we made with whipped cream! I now use it at home mostly for things that will be sitting out at a party or if its a gift for someone!
-Tracy
PS - I'm a long time reader and a fist time commenter!! Keep up the good work with the blog!!
Shauna from Piece of Cake says
Delicious! I'm feeling the Sweet Potato Buttermilk Pie from the Lee. Bros. cookbook this year myself. Thanks for reminding us about the Whip It! I always forget that exists and it is super useful.
Can't wait to see more holiday goodies from you!
Mimi says
Beautiful pie.
Mimi
Louise says
Pam, "Whip It" is in little packets like seed packets. They are bundled two or three in a plastic shrink wrap. ,,, This pie got good reviews on the Epicureous site. I'm glad it's posted so we can see it.
Sue says
Your pie does look beautiful. I hope you get some feedback about how it tasted. No doubt it's good. You just about can't go wrong with a Ruth Reichl recipe.
Anna says
I buy it at a speciality store called Specs, but a lot of grocery stores carry it in the baking aisle. World Market might sell it as well. If you can't find it at the store, try Amazon. I know it's on Amazon.
Pam says
Anna, it looks beautiful. Where do you find Whip It? I haven't seen that product, but since I didn't know it existed, maybe I just haven't noticed it in the stores.