Comments on: Ellie braids…AKA: pie twists

By: Ed McCoy

Ed McCoy — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:35:13 +0000

I was so pleased to see “Aunt Robin’s” comment on Tootsie Rolls. Sounds just like growing up in our household in Connecticut. My mother and her mother both made wonderful, flaky pie crust. Mom was especially known for her Apple Pie, but all were excellent. Her scraps of pie dough were never wasted either; they were rolled out, sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar, rolled up, sliced and baked. We all loved her Tootsie Rolls. I wonder where the name “Tootsie Rolls” came from? Any ideas out there?

By: Aunt Robin

Aunt Robin — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:05:57 +0000

I’m surprised no one else in my family commented on the “tootsie rolls” that our mom made with extra pie dough. She’s a great pie baker and has the flakiest dough ever, and when we were little she used to make lots of rhubarb pies with the rhubarb from our backyard. But the scraps got rolled out, sprinkled with cinnamon sugar (already mixed and waiting in a cute sprinkle jar) and rolled up. The roll was sliced into rounds and baked and… yum! Tootsie Rolls! I’ve made them too, and I love them.

By: admin

admin — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 01:21:00 +0000

yeah, they are pretty darn good…

By: Cindy

Cindy — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:53:53 +0000

I make these all the time, not with the knots but just left over bits of dough that we twist and slab with butter and sugar. Yes, my grammy showed me and my mom kept it up. the knots are a great variation.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:57:39 +0000

This sounds more fun than making an actual pie.

By: Kimberly Lennert

Kimberly Lennert — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:28:26 +0000

I really love those- forget the pie and add frosting!

By: Great Aunt Gretchen

Great Aunt Gretchen — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 02:58:06 +0000

What a fun project. Thanks for sharing it with us!
Aunt G

By: Courtney

Courtney — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 01:36:06 +0000

Cute idea to braid them. I had a Wondertime piece last Christmas that was about making cut out cookies with pie crust instead of cookie dough and then sprinkling with cinnamon and sugar. Never thought to braid them, though!

By: Grandma

Grandma — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:18:31 +0000

Hi Carol.You’re a great cook and a great story teller! (smile). I’ll try some.

By: jennifer

jennifer — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:13:18 +0000

You have inspired me to bake my family (as opposed to class participants) a pie and make pie twists.