Is Wine Pie a Actual Factor?

I like wine and pie, and plenty of different individuals really feel equally about each. However a not too long ago resurfaced viral development has me questioning if I’d love them mixed in a single dish.

One Instagram person’s model of “wine pie” has racked up eight million views over the previous two weeks, and it’s straightforward to grasp why: Content material creator @itsmejuliette pours a bottle of wine instantly right into a ready pie crust, mixing it with some sugar, a contact of flour, cornstarch, vanilla extract, and cinnamon — earlier than baking it into what appears to be like like a gelatinous, deep-red dessert.

On digicam, the ensuing “pie” appears to be like related texture to Chess Pie, a traditional Southern dessert with a easy ingredient record. It additionally seems quite a bit like water pie, a Nice Melancholy-era concoction that’s stuffed with a water-based “custard.” So, is it doable that wine pie is one other forgotten gem of the dessert world, and does it truly work?

Is wine pie an actual factor?

Sadly, there’s no proof that wine pie is a misplaced custom or traditional recipe (though there’s something related, a chocolate and wine custard pie, that sounds notably extra scrumptious), however the reply as to whether or not you possibly can technically make one is a little more sophisticated.

Wine is not going to bake right into a stable filling by itself within the oven. However when mixed with flour and cornstarch, it might hypothetically set right into a custard-like texture. Water pie depends on an identical precept: mixing water with flour, butter, and sugar to create a gentle, gelatinous filling. A chocolate and wine pie does the identical, though the added chocolate helps it set.

In her video, @itsmejuliette doesn’t give precise measurements however seems so as to add roughly one cup of flour, one cup of sugar, and some tablespoons of cornstarch to the wine earlier than baking for 30–40 minutes. These ingredient portions and bake time would in all probability be ample to create a considerably stable filling. 

Nevertheless, different viral movies of wine pie (sure, there are a number of), like one from @amandamonger on TikTok that has over 21 million views, usually name for just some tablespoons of flour, no corn starch in any respect, and declare that you just solely must bake the pie for seven minutes. In case it wasn’t already evident that this components doesn’t work — seven minutes is not even lengthy sufficient to bake a pie crust, not to mention set a filling — baking professional Gemma Stafford gave it a attempt, reporting again with the findings on a current episode of her podcast Knead to Know. 

Cooking the pie for less than seven minutes did not come near sufficiently lengthy sufficient, and Stafford notes that she needed to bake it for 2 hours to get it to (sort of) set. Her co-hosts Ami Shukla and Tianna Cohen describe the pie as “juicy,” which is sensible contemplating you’ll be able to see a slice of it dripping onto a plate in a video clip of the podcast.

However though the pie will be served on a plate, and never in a glass, the reactions from everybody tasting it are unfavourable. The podcasters declare that “this isn’t a factor” and that even utilizing a great high quality bottle of wine wouldn’t enhance the completed taste. So you have got it from the baking consultants: don’t make wine pie at residence. (As an alternative, I’d advocate whipping up a batch of candy wine jelly and then serving it with cheese and crackers.)

Does this imply wine pie is pretend?

For anybody properly versed in meals content material on social media like myself, you will have observed different “recipe” movies that characteristic unrealistic or stunning dishes being made. These don’t have an official identify, however it’s best to consider them as video clickbait. 

The purpose right here, like a clickbait article, is to get extra eyes on the content material, with out truly offering something substantive. All these movies might characteristic recipes that received’t work, clips that can deliberately incite you to depart a remark, or go on endlessly with out ever exhibiting you the top of a video. Similar to there’s spam in every single place on the web, this sort of spam is throughout Instagram and TikTok, and it’s largely innocent — so long as you understand to not attempt these outlandish recipes.

For instance, if you watch somebody microwave uncooked floor beef it’s best to acknowledge that it received’t magically rework into an ideal burger. If it looks as if a content material creator is intentionally melting a Snickers wrapper right into a dessert, it’s in all probability as a result of they need you to depart a remark. And if an account claims to have the ability to make 5 facet dishes and prepare dinner a rooster all in a single pan, it’s in all probability too good to be true. So be happy to stare in amazement on the recipe video that pretends it’s a good suggestion to boil two canisters of Pringles for a facet dish — however don’t recreate it at residence.