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layers_of_eli in bakebakebake

Mini Apple Pies with Cheddar Crusts

Mar 15, 2011 11:42

So, the whole slice-of-apple-pie-topped-with-a-slice-of-cheese idea didn't reach my delicate Southern ears until a few years ago. When I finally tried the combo, I was pleasantly surprised. Still, I find that many of my Southern cohorts have never heard of the pie and cheese pairing and are a bit skeptical ( Read more... )

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kimberly_2002 March 16 2011, 00:40:42 UTC

I officially love you. Apple pie with a slice of cheese on the top is one of my FAVORITES, and this is less messy :)

layers_of_eli March 16 2011, 03:15:02 UTC

Aw, I feel officially loved :) Thanks!

rowangolightly March 16 2011, 00:43:22 UTC

Oh. My. I must make these sometime as I'm drooling and I just finished supper and I'm full.

I have heard of apple pie and cheddar cheese but my background is so varied that I'm not sure where I came by the knowledge. I was born in Philadelphia, lived in Michigan and Iowa as a child; high school in Chicago and Independence, MO. Then I just moved back to the KC area after 6 years of living in Oklahoma (SO glad to be back!) where I was immursed in southern cooking.

But yes, good doesn't begin to cover the combination.

layers_of_eli March 16 2011, 03:40:25 UTC

You are a culinary hodgepodge for sure! But that's the way to do it -- take in influences from as many places as possible :)

rowangolightly March 16 2011, 04:17:00 UTC

Absolutely! And many thanks for all your good inspiration.

layers_of_eli March 16 2011, 04:18:57 UTC

aw, ditto to you! :)

woobeans March 16 2011, 04:23:38 UTC

i only heard about it a few years ago after i served some apple pie to a friend and she said, "apple pie without cheese is like a kiss without a squeeze!"

we (west coast canadians) all looked at her like she was nuts. but then we tried it and it was weird, but good. :)

layers_of_eli March 16 2011, 04:27:24 UTC

haha, weird but good was my first impression, too! And now I totally get the kiss/hug without a squeeze comment, because I need that sharp bite!

aimealamort March 16 2011, 14:06:19 UTC

I MUST HAVE THESE. Our family staple is homemade apple pie, with a slice of sharp cheddar cheese. If there isn't cheese, you don't eat the pie.

layers_of_eli March 16 2011, 14:15:29 UTC

I know how you feel -- now apple pie seems like it's missing something without it!

bluefalconchick March 16 2011, 21:19:17 UTC

Actually-I hate admitting it, but as a southerner I must.....I tried this several years ago with a friend who has family in Michigan (because apparently, this is how they eat apple pie), and IT WAS HORRIBLE. I didn't care for the taste, nor did I care for the texture of the cheese combined with the pie. What I had was a simple apple pie-home made...with a slice of sharp cheddar cheese melted on top of it. We cut the pie, placed the cheese on top, and popped it into the toaster oven JUST long enough to let the cheese melt.

I don't know if we were doing something wrong, or if I'm just TOO southern for this to appeal to me-Kyle LOVED it. Said it tasted just like when his grandma used to make it.

Me on the other hand? If I'm ever gonna add something to my apple pie that isn't pure vanilla ice cream, it better be a slight spread of peanut butter on the top....YUMMY.

layers_of_eli March 16 2011, 21:34:49 UTC

I don't know if it makes a difference with the taste, though it might change the texture: I've never melted it on top. I eat a slice with the pie like you might eat a slice of cheddar with a slice of apple.

That being said, it's one of those things that's distinctive, so some folks are bound to not care for it, I think! I'm Southern myself and love it, but maybe there's a little New England in me somewhere. haha.