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Pillsbury Refrigerated Pie Crusts Review & Giveaway

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Do you remember the trip to the apple orchard that I took a couple of weeks ago? That trips was spurred by the need to get the absolute freshest fruit for my mission to bake an Apple Pie – something I had never done before. I didn’t know if it was supposed to be easy or hard to make apple pie, but I know the hardest part is to get the perfect crust (at least that’s what I’ve heard.) I figured that for my first time, I didn’t have to bake TOTALLY from scratch and used Pillsbury’s Refrigerated Pie Crusts to help ensure the perfect pie.

About Pillsbury Pie Crusts

Pillsbury Refrigerated Pie CrustsTo celebrate all that apple harvest brings, Pillsbury is encouraging families to join in the fun in a number of ways this fall.

Get the family involved in making pies and other treats together.  Pillsbury Pie Crusts are an easy base for your favorite warm apple treats. Simply unroll into a pie plate, fill with your favorite variety of sliced apples and filling, and bake! From orchard to oven, Pillsbury Pie Crusts make apple pie baking simple with delicious results.

The Review

Once I had my Pillsbury Refrigerated Pie Crusts in hand (purchased from the refrigerated section at the grocery store) it was time to find a recipe. I thought that the Perfect Apple Pie recipe looked easy enough and had 4.5 stars out of 500+ reviews which made me think it must be pretty good. After selecting the recipe, I went to work and quickly realized why apple pie isn’t always the go-to pie of choice. Peeling, coring and slicing 6 apples is no joke. Maybe I wasn’t doing it the most efficient way (paring knife to peel, corer to core and slice, then slicing the slices into thinner apple slices) but from the get-go this apple pie became a labor of love.

Pillsbury Refrigerated Pie CrustsThank goodness I didn’t have to do anything with the Pillsbury Refrigerated Pie Crusts. I simply let them sit out to room temperature and then went to work. First the bottom crust goes into the pie dish, making sure to press the dough into the edges. Even with my sharp fingernails, the dough didn’t tear or get to thin as it was molded into the proper shape. Next, I filled the dish with the apple mixture, and finally I topped it with the second crust (there are two crusts per box). I used a fork to mush the top and bottom crusts together and then sliced the holes into the top of the pie.

Pillsbury Refrigerated Pie CrustsI baked the pie in the oven for about 40 minutes – being tantalized by the aroma of freshly baked apple pie for half of that time. I made sure to cover the edges of the crust with foil after the first 15 minutes to make sure they didn’t burn. I pulled open the oven door and took out the pie with my breath held, waiting to see how my first apple pie would look. It didn’t look bad at all (if I do say so myself.)

The crust cooked up perfectly. It came out a lovely golden brown with totally unburnt edges (yay!) Both the top and the bottom were the right amount of crispness (not too hard or too soft) and they both had a lovely flake to them. Between the four of us, the pie lasted less than a day. My fellow testers were impressed that I was able to make such and edible pie.

Pillsbury Refrigerated Pie Crusts

I have to give credit to both Pillsbury Refrigerated Pie Crusts and the Pillsbury Perfect Apple Pie recipe for helping to increase my kitchen cred. I’m sure that had I tried to make the pie crust on my own, the outcome would’ve been very different. I don’t even have a rolling pin.

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The WiC Project Pillsbury Pie Crusts Giveaway

The Prize:

One winner will receive a Pillsbury “Love the Pie” prize pack which includes a VIP coupon for a free sample of Pillsbury® Refrigerated Pie Crusts, a pie dish, and apple themed kitchen items.

Pillsbury Prize

To Enter:

  1. In the comments below, let me know one of your family’s fall harvest rituals ( such as going apple picking or baking a pie with freshly picked apples, etc.)
  2. For one bonus entry, “Like” Pillsbury’s “Love the Pie” on Facebook or follow Pillsbury’s “Love the Pie” on Twitter. Feel free to let them know The WiC Project sent you. 🙂
  3. For one more bonus entry subscribe to The WiC Project via reader or via email and/or “Like” The WiC Project on Facebook. Please leave a comment letting me know that you have.

The Rules:

Giveaway ends at 11:59 PM EST, November 15, 2010.

Visit our Giveaway Rules page for general giveaway rules that also apply to this giveaway.

Disclaimer: This post consists of my (and/or fellow tester) opinions only. Your experience may be different. No compensation was given for this review/giveaway. I did receive free products, information, and giveaway items from Pillsbury through MyBlogSpark to use and test for the purposes of this review. This did not affect the outcome of this review.

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  2. Our favorite fall harvest rituals is going to our local pumpkin patch and apple orchard to pick fresh apples and pumpkins!

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  12. I always make apple pies and pumpkin pies. I used to always make a mincemeat pie for my dad. We also have zucchini muffins made with zucchini from our garden.

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  16. Well… making pie, of course! I used to think baking an apple pie was an elaborate affair. Until, my mother confessed her delicious and well known pie recipe was simple — and she’s used Pillsbury Refrigerated Crusts for YEARS. Love it! mamaellesays {at} gmail {dot} com

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  18. Your pie looks wonderful! My family goes to a semi-local orchard every year, and they have tractors that drag you out to pick apples, and a pumpkin coach ride that takes you out to pick your own pumpkins.

    bringhamsweeps (at) yahoo *dot* com

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  41. Our fall ritual – Pears. We have to Bartlett Pear trees so in Sept we have: ginger pear pie, pear cobbler, pear clafouti, pear turnovers, pear butter, pear jam and anything we can think of with pears. I do use a ready made crust most of the time. Our kitchen is so small & the table is in the dining area so it is hard to find a good place to roll out crust.

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  49. My family always makes pecan pie together the day before Thanksgiving. We all have our roles and it always tastes Great!

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  51. We don’t have any fall rituals. We just do Halloween also known as All Saints Eve and do a little trick or treating and get ready for Thanksgiving preparations.

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  52. My husband, Dad and I all hop on our motorcycles and take a long ride to go to the cider mill. It is a favorite tradition that we have created the past few years.

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  56. This year my son picked out some apples from the store and made his first apple pie The apples were great but the crust didn’t turn out very well, I think it was over mixed!

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  60. Great giveaway! My families favorite fall rituals are saying what we’re thankful for around the dinner table on thanksgiving day before dinner. I’m getting married soon and it’d be nice to start some thanksgiving rituals of our own! 🙂

    [email protected]

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  69. We do something totally different as a Fall tradition! First, we get a family picture taken in the mountains. While we are up there, we find pinecones and bring them home and paint them for Christmas ornaments for the tree. (One year, we painted them Silver and Gold.) I think this year, we are going to find Acorns! Its’ a fun family outing!

    abstractrose at yahoo dot com

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  88. the only fall ritual we have is going to our local farmers market for apples, squash and pumpkins

    tiramisu392 (at) yahoo.com

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  93. We pick all the apples off of our two trees and store them for the winter. We give extra to friends/family to enjoy.

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  94. We pick all the apples off of our two trees and store them for the winter. We give extra to friends/family to enjoy.

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  97. I wait for a crop of apples to be delivered to the grocery store. I won’t pick apples that have been there for awhile. I select the best ones and use them to make a pie. The freshest apples are the best.

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  105. We always go to a pumpkin patch before Halloween to get pumpkins and take pictures.

    stephanieb @ ourcouponhome dot com

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  108. we went with the kids to a pumkin patch, carved pumpkins and decorated for halloween – now goin to decorate for thanksgiving

    Thank you for hosting this giveaway

    schnitzomage {at} gmail {dot} com

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  114. The fall cleaning out of the garden and putting it to ” sleep” for the winter. The pumpkins, squash, and potatoes come and are stored for use when it gets cold

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  121. Oh we love pumpkins here! Pumpkin pie all the way is our tradition, but apple is a very close second! We like to roast the seeds if we have time as well. kekagel(at)yahoo.com

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  126. We have two apple trees in our yard—so we get to pick all the apples–sort them—then give the bad ones to the animals and make lots of apple crisp for us.

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  133. Ours is raking the leaves every weekend. We make huge piles and jump and play in them. Love to make leave tunnels. So much fun!

    tdlsfm(at)gmail(dot)com

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  134. Every year we go apple picking at a local orchard with our three children. They are 24,22 and 20, things haven’t changed too much. My boys enjoy juggling apples, they also see who can fit the most in their shirts( don’t worry we do pay for them), and we taste test to see which kind of apples we like best. We end up with atleast 60 apples. I always use pillsbury pie crusts, tastes like scratch. Apple dumplings with custard sauce is their favorite. We have been apple picking for 23 and a half years, and its always been enjoyable, with a lot of laughs.

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  135. My boss brings me key limes from his yard and I always make a Key Lime pie for Thanksgiving.

    ewhatley at embarqmail dot com

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  138. It’s not a tradition yet but just moved and our yard has a nice apple tree. I would love to learn how to can and make a tradition of making all kinds of apple products.

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  143. We like to make Banana bread,raisin pie, and choc pie and talk about who’s going to be here for thanksgiving and what we are going to make. Always fun! Thanks! jacquecurl1(at)gmail(dot)com

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  151. One of our traditions for fall is having a fire in our fire pit the first cold night we have (which here in FL is usually not until November). Then we sit around the fire with hot cocoa and enjoy the warmth from the inside and out.

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  162. We take our kids to the pumpkin patch for a day of fun and, of course, picking out that perfect pumpkin! It’s a fall treat since it is only open at that time.

    Thanks for the entry!

    iclipcoupons at gmail dot com

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  164. We love to go apple pickin in the fall and come home and make homemade applesauce..the smells go thru the house and it smell so good…I then make about 4 apple pies to freeze for the holidays. So all I have to do is take them out and bake them and they smell just as good as the day I made the. [email protected]

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  175. I have an out date pills berry pie crust in my frig. It is 13 days out dated. Purchased and has always been refrigerated. Can I still use it

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