Sweet & Savory Pie Cones
Sweet & Savory Pie Cones
The pie cone is crisp pie crust and the cone is filled with yummy sweet and savory fillings.
I made chocolate tofu mousse for sweet filling and Turkey vegetables for savory filling. Both came out so well and it tasted so good. we liked it lot.
In this instructable, I am going to share how to make pie cones and two yummy fillings. Thanks.
Ingredients
For pie cones
- 1 cup All purpose flour
- 1/2 cup Cold milk ( add little by little)
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- Salt
For Sweet filling
- 16 Oz extra firm Tofu
- 1 tsp Cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup Melted chocolate or Nutella
- 1/3 cup Maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla essence
For Savory Filling
- 1 cup minced turkey meat
- 1 medium size onion, finely chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 cup mixed vegetables
- 4 sweet mini peppers
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp fresh ground pepper
- 1/4 tsp dried oregano
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp oil
- cilantro for garnishing
Supplies for making mold
- Parchment paper
- Aluminim foil sheet
Mold Making
Take A4 sheet size of both parchment paper and aluminium foil sheet.
Make a fold in the middle of parchment paper and crush it on one end.
Take aluminium foil sheet and wrap it over the parchment paper to attain the cone shape.
Dough Preparation
Take a mixing bowl, add in flour and salt, whisk until all combine.
Add oil and mix it all well.
Add a tablespoon of milk at a time, mix well using hand.
Keep adding milk and knead until the dough becomes right consistency.
Roll the Dough and Bake It
Preheat oven to 400 F
Divide the dough into 3 equal portion. Take one portion, dust the floor with some flour and roll the dough using rolling pin.
Roll it according to the size of the mold u have made.
Once you rolled it, keep the cone mold on the dough and start rolling the dough over the mold. seal the edges using water.
One cone is ready now.
Repeat the same process for rest of the dough
. Once you have made all the 3 cones, it's time for baking. For better result, pie cones should stand upright.
Keep the cones carefully in the baking dish and bake it for about 25 to 30 minutes.
Take it out from the oven and let it cool down completely. Remove the cones carefully from mold.
Sweet Filling Preparation:
Wash tofu in fresh running water and cut into small cubes.
Take all the ingredients in blender and blend it until you get smooth paste consistency.
Transfer it to air tight container and refrigerate it for an hour.
Savory Filling Preparation:
Heat oil over medium flame, once oil heated, add garlic and saute for few seconds.
Add onions, saute until it becomes translucent.
Add in vegetables, season them with salt and pepper, cook for 3 minutes.
Add minced turkey meat & cilantro, mix all well and cook uncovered and stir often until the meat is cooked well.
Remove it from flame and let it cool down for sometime.
Pie Cones:
Take all your ingredients
- Pie cones
- Sweet filling
- Savory filling
For sweet pie cone: Take a cone, scoop some chocolate tofu mousse into the cone and top with fresh strawberry.
For savory pie cone: Take a cone, add some turkey meat fillling into the cone and top with shredder cheese.
Serving suggestion: Refrigerate the sweet pie cone for an hour and serve chill. For savory pie, preheat oven to 200C, bake for 5 minutes and serve hot.