Cream pie
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 A slice of coconut cream pie topped with whipped cream and toasted coconut | |
| Place of origin | United States[citation needed], Germany [citation needed] |
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| Main ingredients | Pie crust, milk, cream, flour, sugar, eggs |
A cream pie is a type of pie filled with a rich custard or pudding that is made from milk, cream, sugar, wheat flour, and eggs.[1] It comes in many forms, including vanilla, lemon, lime, peanut butter, banana, coconut, and chocolate.[1] One feature of most cream pies is a whipped cream topping. The custard filling is related to crème patissière, a key component of French cakes and tarts. It is a one-crust pie, meaning the crust covers the bottoms and sides but not the top. The crust may be a standard pie crust made with crumbled cookies or graham cracker crust for savory pies.
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Cream pies are often associated with comedians who use them as a gimmick in their routines, with the pie being pushed against someone's face. When used for show business purposes, cream pies are generally mock-up pies made from only canned whipped cream. Pieing is the act of throwing a pie at a person or people. This can be a political action when the target is an authority figure, politician, or celebrity and can be used as a means of protesting against the target's political beliefs, or against perceived arrogance or vanity. Perpetrators sometimes generally regard the act as a form of ridicule intended to embarrass and humiliate the victim. In most or all US jurisdictions, pieing is punishable as battery, and may constitute assault as well. Some political activists throw cream pies onto the faces of politicians to shame them and humiliate them (e.g., les Entartistes).
See also
- Banoffee pie – An English banana, cream, and toffee pie.
- Black bottom pie – A pie filled with chocolate pudding and topped with whipped cream or meringue.
- Boston cream pie – A cake with custard and chocolate.
- Custard pie
- List of pies, tarts and flans
References
- ^ a b von Starkloff Rombauer, I.; Becker, M.R.; Becker, E. (2002). Joy of Cooking: All about pies & tarts. Joy of cooking all about series. Scribner. pp. 73–77. ISBN 978-0-7432-2518-2. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
