
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), fruit preserves ( jam tart ...
prepared with
walnut
A walnut is the edible seed of any tree of the genus '' Juglans'' (family Juglandaceae), particularly the Persian or English walnut, '' Juglans regia''. They are accessory fruit because the outer covering of the fruit is technically an i ...
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 that is made from the starch of corn/maize and contains varying amounts of sugars: glucose, maltose and higher oligosaccharides, depending on the grade. Corn syrup is used in foods to soften Mouthfeel, texture, add vol ...
, 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 commonly served at holida ...
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.
See also
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Bündner Nusstorte, a walnut pie made in Switzerland
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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
Peanut pie, is a pie that is part of the cuisine of the Southern United States, in the Tidewater (region), Tidewater region, where peanuts are a common crop.
Origins
Peanuts arrived in North America in the 18th-century with African slaves. Peanu ...
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Walnut and coffee cake
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Walnut soup
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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 commonly served at holida ...
References
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