That picture at the top of the blog post is a picture that evokes sweet memories. If you can’t tell from that picture what it is I will give you another hint below.
Who else remembers their mom or grandma making cinnamon sugar pie crust dough with the scraps left over from making a pie? Raise your hand!
I had some really great strawberries and had a hankering for a strawberry pie and with my fabulous new counter tops I was anxious to make a pie and actually have a smooth surface to roll the dough. I made a mini pie so I had some pie crust dough left over and decided to not waste it and made an age old favorite.
Chris came out to the kitchen after I baked it and I have to say he got a bit sentimental remembering his Grandma Kate (who was THE best pie maker) making this for him when he was growing up. It’s funny how the simplest things can take us back to a moment long ago. Seeing that pie crust cooling on the counter top did just that.
My mom had a metal pie tin with a pattern in it and I remember her using that to put the extra crust in, sprinkled with cinnamon sugar, baked to perfection for an afternoon snack for the four of us. There wasn’t much to go around but it was a treat. I can still see that vividly in my mind.
I wonder what my boys remember that is similar to these memories of mine? These are the memories that I want to keep alive and that is part of the reason I am writing about this today. These small things shaped my childhood, and Chris’ as well, and I remember a much simpler time with fewer distractions and simple pleasures like cinnamon pie crust fresh out of the oven.
Do you have a similar memory? I would love to read about it so make sure to leave me a comment.
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OH! My mom made those for us too! I had forgotten!
We do a similar thing with our left over pie crust but we roll it up and cut off little rolls(kind of like mini cinnamon rolls). We call them pie rolls but Lucas always called them “casseroles “. He recently made a pie and I noticed that he made some “casseroles “ with his leftover pie crust!
Love your granite! And your sweet memory! Do pop tarts count?
I always think of my grandma when we make Christmas cookies. I remember helping her when I was little and how good the house smelled. I still can’t make my sugar cookies quite as good as her or my mom.
Yep, that leftover pie crust baked with cinnamon sugar was part of my childhood memories too. My mom cut the extra crusts in strips and rolled them up like a cinnamon bun though. Yum, yum.
Isn’t it just a great memory? And I love that everyone has some version of this.
I can almost smell the cinnamon scent. My mom would make mini buns for us when she baked homemade bread. You need to carry on the pie crust tradition with Theo.
Oh those mini buns sound wonderful. I know you have great memories of those and yes–definitely will be doing things like this with Theo.
Pies were always a family favorite. My grandmother, and my mom made wonderful fruit pies. My sister and I do that now. We don’t know many people who bake like that any more, but at family gatherings (back when we used to have those) the pies are what everyone wants us to bring.
I bet you are a great pie maker! It is definitely an art form.
My mom, and my grandma, did the very same thing with the leftover pie crust. What a great memory. Thanks!
SO many of us have the same type of memory. It is a great thing to remember those sweet things from our past.
What comes to my mind is the wonderful chocolate cakes my Grandmother made. I remember licking the bowls for the cake and the icing. Yum Yum
Aw — I love that memory of licking the bowls!
My Mom did that but made them into pinwheels.
We all have very similar memories! I love that!