Food52 community pick as “Your Best Thanksgiving Pie”

Last week I found out that the hazelnut praline dutch apple pie recipe I entered into Food52′s “Your Best Thanksgiving Pie” was selected as 1 of 8 community picks.

While I may not have won, I still feel really awesome that 1) my pie was even selected to be tested and 2) my pie made the community pick list. And seriously, the headnote that Food52er DeannaMarie wrote? It totally rocks my socks. She says:

Food52 Review: I’m a total fan of this one. It is a pie for those that love apple pie, and praline, and can’t decide between which to have. I am not a big fan of too many nuts in my desserts, but this one I can totally dig. I ended up needing an extra tablespoon of whiskey to bring the crust together, on top of the 1/3 cup that the recipe suggests. But be careful if baking with kids that like to eat batter — this raw dough is an alcoholic’s dream. Wowzers. Also, the crust is tough to twist & turn into that special decorative crust — it is UBER flaky. It was a bit tough to roll out, but it came out beautifully when baked. I only needed to cook my apples for 3 minutes before they softened. All in all, a buttery-sugary-flaky crust, paired with a layer of praline, and then a healthy dose of apple pie. Winner, winner — skip the turkey dinner, I wanted more pie!

So, have a Happy Thanksgiving tomorrow, and if you haven’t made your pie yet, you can still whip this pie up … and if you’re pressed for time, skip the crazy twirled crust. It’ll still be an amazingly delicious pie to share with the ones you love.