Pudgies in Season: Green Tomatoes!

Got green tomatoes? There’s an app for that!  Don’t fritter away the summer without plucking a few green goodies for this tasty pie iron treat.

Fried Green Tomato Fritter

Ingredients

• cornmeal
• panko
• cayenne
• salt & pepper
• green tomatoes, 1″ cubes
• egg, beaten

Directions

Coat pie iron with high heat cooking spray.  Mix equal parts panko and cornmeal and season with salt, pepper, and cayenne.  Dip green tomatoes in egg and then dredge in dry mixture.  Pile into prepared iron and cook over a fire or grill until crisp, about 4 minutes per side.  Serve with Sriracha mayo!

I’m Stuffed

Try this tasty twist on a classic flavor combination: string cheese and pepperoni wrapped in breadstick dough!

This 4-ingredient pudgie pie is simple and so delicious.  Give it a whirl!

Slice a piece of sting cheese length-wise, leaving a little bit intact.  Slide in 5 pepperonis and wrap with 2 breadsticks making sure the cheese is completely encased.  They look like little mummies…little yummy-mummies!

Sprinkle with Italian seasoning and place in a double-wide pie iron that has been coated with high-heat spray.  Cook over a fire until golden and enjoy!

I’m Stuffed

Ingredients

• refrigerated breadstick dough
• string cheese
• pepperoni
• Italian seasoning

Directions

Coat a double-wide pie iron with high-heat cooking spray.  Slice string cheese in half length-wise leaving it attached at one end.  Slide in 5 pepperonis.  Stretch and wrap 2 breadsticks around string cheese and pepperoni so that it is completely encased in dough.  Sprinkle with Italian seasoning and place in pie iron.  Cook over a grill or campfire until golden.  That’s a wrap!

Pudgies in Season: Kale!

Kale, yeah!  It’s time to come kale away, Come Kale Away, COME KALE AWAY with meeeee!  Everyone’s favorite leafy green is in full-swing and just like everything else, it’s even better in the form of a pudgie pie!

Come Kale Away

Ingredients

• flatbread
• roasted butternut squash
• apple chicken sausage, sliced
• Muenster cheese, sliced
• cranberry sauce
• kale, chopped

Directions

Cut flatbread to fit in iron so it is slightly overhanging the edges and spread margarine on one side of each slice.  Place margarine-side down in pie iron and spread butternut squash on top–buy it or make your own ahead of time.  Next, layer in chicken sausage, 1 slice of Muenster cheese, cranberry sauce, and chopped kale.  Top with other slice of flatbread and carefully close pie iron.  Toast over a fire or grill for 4-6 minutes per side or until it reaches golden perfection.  Let cool 5 minutes before eating–just enough time for a rousing rendition of Come Kale Away!

Go Nuts for Donuts

There’s a hole lot to love about this maple-bacon-donut pudgie pie!

Here’s what you need to make the magic happen:

Split 1 cake donut and butter the cut sides.  Place buttered sides down in your pie iron pans and fill the holes with pieces from the other donut:

Pile in the rest of the ingredients, close your iron and cook over a fire or grill until golden.

Go Nuts for Donuts

Ingredients

• 2 cake donuts, 1 split plus pieces for hole-filling
• margarine
• sweetened condensed milk
• pecans or other nut, chopped
• 2 slices cooked bacon, chopped
• maple syrup
• salt, just a pinch

Directions

Split 1 cake donut and spread margarine on the cut side.  Place cut side down in each pie iron pan.  Press donut halves into iron and fill gaps with donut pieces.  Drizzle in sweetened condensed milk and maple syrup and top with bacon, nuts, and salt.  Add another drizzle of sweetened condensed milk and close iron.  Cook over a fire or grill until golden, about 5 minutes per side.  Let cool before scarfing.

Trust us, you donut want to miss this pudgie pie!

Pudgies in Season: Rhubarb!

Do yourself a flavor and use that backyard rhubarb bounty to make this tempting little tartlet.  If you miss this opportunity, you’ll surely rue the day!

When we were developing this recipe for our pudgie pie cookbook, Pudgie Revolution, we found that raw rhubarb cooks perfectly in a pudgie pie.  Since rhubarb contains significant liquid, we needed to find a way to keep this pie from being a soggy mess.  The solution?  We nestled a few pie crust scraps inside to soak up the excess moisture.  It works perfectly and tastes exactly like the best rhubarb pie you’ve ever had!

Bin There, Pack That

When that perfect-weather weekend pops up, having your camping supplies ready to go is a great way to minimize prep and maximize fun.  We fit most items into our camp bin and handy table tote.  Tote-ally awesome, right?

All of this stuff fits in the bin:

The “junk drawer” is one of those zippered bags that sheets and pillowcases usually come in. It’s clear, durable, and easy to open and close.  Our junk drawer contains: canisters of fuel, single burner stove, collapsible drip coffee maker, tiny cribbage board, deck of cards, tiny backgammon, collapsible dish-washing bucket, duct tape, tablecloth clips, emergency poncho, and extra batteries.  The “lotions and potions” sack contains sunscreen, sunburn gel, bug spray, cortisone, and camp soap.

When choosing a bin, find one with a tight-fitting lid that will be waterproof, even in the craziest of storms.  A sodden bin will surely sadden happy campers!

All this stuff fits into our handy (and adorable) table tote:

Our table tote is a 5 gallon bucket with a snug-fitting wood lid.  We store items in here that we don’t need to access frequently so we can use it as a table.  Smokey says, “Only YOU can produce forest fun!”

Of course, we never go camping without our pudgie pie irons. Here’s a pie iron pro tip:  When the camp chair breaks and all you’re left with is the carrying case, use it to store your pie irons. It’s tote-ally perfect!

 

We Love You, Pie Iron Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Everyone knows the quickest way to a person’s heart is through a pudgie pie.  Quicker yet might just be a heart-shaped pudgie pie. Since we have yet to find a heart-shaped pie iron (hint-hint Rome Industries), we attempted the next-best thing.  While it was a labor of love to create, the Pie Iron Pineapple Upside-Down Cake we devised is pretty golden.

We’ve been experimenting with cake batter lately, and it turns out that it works great in a pie iron.  If you don’t want to make an entire cake mix (can’t imagine why) you can just divide it by the number of eggs called for and divide the rest of the ingredients accordingly.  We found a pineapple cake mix calling for 3 eggs, so we just made 1/3 of it by adding 1 egg and 1/3 of the oil and water called for.  1/3 box of cake mix is the perfect amount for 2 pudgie cakes.

At first, we didn’t succeed.  The first 2 attempts at this pudgie tasted great, but our pineapple mysteriously disappeared from the outside both times.  First we tried filling the pie iron with batter and laying the pineapple and cherry on top, and then we tried putting the pineapple and cherry on the bottom and covering it with batter.  Each time the pineapple moved into the middle.

So, we tried, tried again. While it is a bit arduous, the key is to cook the batter in the iron for a few minutes to firm it up and then add the pineapple and cherry on top.  Oh, the things we’ll do for the love of pudgies.

Pie Iron Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

• 1/3 box pineapple cake mix
• 1 egg
• 1/3 scant cup water
• 5 T vegetable oil
• 1 ring canned pineapple, heart shape optional
• 1 maraschino cherry
• high heat cooking spray

Directions:

Liberally spray pie iron pans with cooking spray.  Mix cake batter according to box directions. Fill one side of pie iron to the brim with cake batter.  Carefully close and place over heat source keeping iron extremely level.  Don’t be alarmed if a little oozing occurs.  After about 3 minutes, open iron and top batter with pineapple slice and cherry.  Close and continue cooking, about 5 minutes total on each side or until cake is golden brown.  Use a knife to gently release any stuck edges.  Let cool and share with the one you love!

 

 

 

 

Use Your Noggin!

Take a break from the holiday hustle and bustle and put that leftover egg nog from the office party to good use with this tantalizing yuletide pudgie treat.  You can relax knowing that Pudgie Revolution! is offering a FREE SHIPPING UPGRADE to Priority Mail until 12/18, so there’s still plenty of time to order those last-minute gifts for your pudgie lovin’ pals. You’re sure to be a holiday hero!

Ingredients 

• 4-5 fat slices of french bread, preferably a day or two old
• 1 1/2 cups eggnog
• 1 cup milk
• 3 large eggs
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/3 cup sugar
• cinnamon and nutmeg
• bourbon, brandy, vanilla extract, or the like

Directions

Butter your bread on one side and slice into cubes, placing cubes in an appropriately sized bowl or dish. Combine eggs, yolks, sugar, and a pinch of salt in a medium dish and beat vigorously until bubbly.  Whisk in eggnog and milk (preferably warm), along with a healthy splash of the spirits of your choosing.  Sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg.  Pour egg mixture over bread cubes and set aside for and hour or two, or overnight. Relax and enjoy some down time.  You deserve it!

Once your bread cubes are thoroughly sodden, prep your pie iron by spraying generously with cooking spray.  Pile bread mixture into pie iron and cook over a medium flame for 5-7 minutes per side.  This pudgie will ooze, so don’t be alarmed.  You know it’s coming along once it starts hissing at you.  That’s a good sign!  When both sides are toasty golden brown and the inside is firm, turn pudgie out onto a plate and dust with powdered sugar.  Let cool for a few minutes before drizzling with real maple syrup and devouring joyously.  Happy holidays!

 

Thanks a Latke! FREE SHIPPING

We at Pudgie Revolution love the multitude of holiday traditions celebrated this time of year.  Every delicious dish is an invitation to devise a pudgie permutation.  In appreciation of Hanukkah, we’ve conjured up this delicious recipe for potato latke pudgie pies and are offering FREE SHIPPING on orders placed through our website from now until 12/14. L’chaim!Thanks a Latke! Pudgie Pie

2 large russet potatoes

1 small yellow onion

1 egg

3 TB breadcrumbs

1 tsp baking powder

salt and pepper

Peel and shred potatoes and onion.  Wrap in a towel and squeeze out as much moisture as you can.  Beat egg well and mix with breadcrumbs, baking powder, salt and pepper.  Add potato and onion mixture to egg mixture and stir to combine.

Spray inside of pie iron generously with high heat cooking spray.  Pre-heat iron over the fire for five minutes.  Remove hot iron from fire, spray again, and fill with potato mixture.  Cook over a medium hot flame until golden brown and crisp, about 3-4 minutes per side.

Serve with homemade applesauce and crockpot brisket.