Walnut pie is a
pie
A pie is a baked dish which is usually made of a pastry dough casing that contains a filling of various sweet or savoury ingredients. Sweet pies may be filled with fruit (as in an apple pie), nuts (pecan pie), brown sugar ( sugar pie), sweete ...
prepared with
walnut
A walnut is the edible seed of a drupe of any tree of the genus '' Juglans'' (family Juglandaceae), particularly the Persian or English walnut, '' Juglans regia''.
Although culinarily considered a "nut" and used as such, it is not a true ...
s as a primary ingredient.
Whole or chopped walnuts may be used, or both, and toasted walnuts may be used.
It may be prepared as a
cream pie, and may include maple syrup, molasses, and cinnamon as ingredients.
It may be prepared with a sweet filling base prepared with
corn syrup
Corn syrup is a food syrup which is made from the starch of corn (called maize in many countries) and contains varying amounts of sugars: glucose, maltose and higher oligosaccharides, depending on the grade. Corn syrup is used in foods to soften ...
, sugar, and eggs, similar to
pecan pie
Pecan pie is a pie of pecan nuts mixed with a filling of eggs, butter, and sugar (typically corn syrup). Variations may include white or brown sugar, cane syrup, sugar syrup, molasses, maple syrup, or honey. It is popularly served at holi ...
filling.
Chocolate and honey may also be used.
Walnut pie may be prepared using fruits such as raisins, figs, plums, and cranberries, among others.
[Varozza & Kerr 2014]
p. 256
Walnut pie may be served at room temperature or warmed.
It may be topped with whipped cream or served
à la Mode.
Walnut
A walnut is the edible seed of a drupe of any tree of the genus '' Juglans'' (family Juglandaceae), particularly the Persian or English walnut, '' Juglans regia''.
Although culinarily considered a "nut" and used as such, it is not a true ...
pie tart
A tart is a baked dish consisting of a filling over a pastry base with an open top not covered with pastry. The pastry is usually shortcrust pastry; the filling may be sweet or savoury, though modern tarts are usually fruit-based, sometimes wit ...
s
File:Walnut Tart - Aviv (4713854055).jpg, A walnut tart
File:Kentucky Chocolate walnut pie.JPG, A chocolate-walnut pie
File:Kentucky Chocolate walnut pie slice.JPG, A slice of the same chocolate-walnut pie
See also
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List of pies, tarts, and flans
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Cashew pie
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Chestnut pie
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Date and walnut loaf
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Peanut pie
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Walnut and coffee cake
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Walnut soup
References
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