It was such a beautiful, sunny day, and I was in the mood to have some fun in my pretty cottage kitchen and bring that sunshine right to the table! 😀 Sunshine = yellow. Yellow = corn! Corn it is! 😀 But how do I take a plain old can of corn and make it fun?? I was tired of corn. Especially canned corn. BOR-RING.
I always seem to have dabs of this and bits of that, so I started on a quest to take that corn and turn it into something that would make us smile just looking at it! 😉
I had an open pint of heavy cream leftover from something else, a nice ripe roma tomato, a lonely, sad pie crust sheet in the freezer, and plenty of assorted cheeses to choose from! Sounded like a solid start to me!
Awhile back, my hubby bought me the cutest mini pie pans and this seemed like the perfect opportunity to break them out and give them a try! Mini pies!! CORN pies….with cheese….LOTS of cheese!….and tomatoes on top! 😀 Simple – – pretty – – tasty. All you really need, right? 😉
So that was it. I thought about adding some fresh chives, but I was so looking forward to the sweetness of the corn and the tomatoes, that I didn’t really want an onion flavor in them, so I decided against that idea.
I also almost added a little basil from my monstrous, out of control BUSH that I have growing on the deck, but that, too, could’ve easily taken over the flavor in these little pies. So I decided to leave them simple and sweet. Kind of like the cook! 😉
My hubby FLIPPED over them! They came out so pretty and so stinkin’ cute, that I decided to name them “Sunshine Pies”! 😀
Though these pans had a very slick surface and were non-stick, I wanted to make darned sure that the pies would not in fact stick and that I could remove them easily. So I decided to roll the pastry out a little thinner on some fine corn meal. As you saw in the photo above, I only use Indian head brand because the grind is much finer than most and doesn’t resemble pea gravel if you know what I mean. This is also what I always use to make my corn bread and coat my pizza peel with. 😉
The pie crust sheet worked really well for this, and there was just enough to make 4 pies. Just trim the excess overhang off and use patch the spaces! 😀 Don’t worry what it looks like, the filling covers that. 😉
The edges don’t even have to be perfect, because these sunny pies that look like a summer sunset are so beautiful that no one will even notice! (Although I thought they did come out pretty darned good, though, if I do say so myself! 😉 ) Just have fun with them! 😀
So please do give these happy, sunny little pies a try! I guarantee that they will bring smiles by the miles all around the table! 😀 And they’re delicious to boot! Have a beautiful day all! 😀
*These “Sunshine Pies” were served with my Creamy Alfredo Mashed Potatoes with Parmesan, Asiago & Fresh Thyme and my Summertime Barbecued Pineapple Meatloaf! (Meatloaf recipe coming soon!)
I always use Indian Head corn meal because it seems to have a much finer grind to it. Do not skip this part, it prevents the pie crust from sticking to the pans so they can be removed whole and VERY easily.
3-Cheese Mini "Sunshine Pies" with Fresh Corn and Tomatoes
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DanaPNY
Saturday 19th of July 2014
These pies are super adorable and look delicious! What a creative way to eat your veggies. :D
Kelly
Saturday 19th of July 2014
Thank you, Dana!! :D I was lucky to get ONE of them! My hubby also loved them. ;)